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A Business-Focused, Certified Cloud Technology Professional and Founder of skyPurple Cloud, a Cloud Service company providing experienced Cloud, AI & Data solution engineers for projects of any scale in Public Cloud. Partnered with Orca Security, Rotate, Britive and Aviatrix for multi-cloud networking & security, skyPurple Cloud offers Boutique Cloud Solutions, primarily focussed in the Healthcare and Life Sciences vertical. A background in Cloud Engineering and Security, Machine Learning & AI, Virtualisation, B2B, Technical, Pharmaceutical, Outsourced, Retail, Manufacturing & Corporate Sectors. Commercially-aware, with broad technical and scientific experience for organisations including, skyPurple Cloud, AuxCode, Britive & Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Certified AWS SA Professional, AI Practitioner & Security Specialty, Aviatrix "ACE" Professional Multicloud Network Engineer, Google Cloud Professional and Certified Cloud Security Professional - CCSP ISC(2). Delivering innovation with GenAI-enhanced cloud solutions on AWS and Google Cloud, to drive life sciences innovation and reduce cloud costs. Achievements include, member of F@ST Innovation team of the year finalist, for work on MHRA Covid Vaccine machine learning solution & architecting a multi-tier, machine learning platform for Pharmacovigilance. skyPurple Cloud recently saved one customer $350,000 dollars (annually) from their AWS cloud costs. Led in-house Application Development Teams for manufacturing and optical testing, using Python, GitOps and JIRA in an Agile environment with continuous integration & deployment, & UK scientific research computing function at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, developing apps for high-throughput screening, crystallography and DMPK data capture & analysis. Problem-solving approach to successful solution architecture and IT leadership, engaging with key stakeholders, offshore teams and 3rd parties, delivering ‘cost appropriate’ Cloud Solutions and Business Process Change via emerging technology solutions, with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure transition (SysOps) and leading app development (DevOps). Business transformation through IT service transition, IT strategy & technology roadmaps, client-facing services, cloud computing, server virtualisation, mobile devices & telecommunication solutions. Architecting solutions using VMware, AWS, Google and Azure platforms. Excited about building more worldwide partnerships for cloud success. It's not just a job to me!