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Experience

Career timeline emphasizing scope, responsibilities, and impact across Microsoft, AWS, and Mayo Clinic.

Executive AdvisoryEnterprise ProgramsArchitecture Leadership

Current Role

Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft (2026-Present)

Career Journey

Microsoft, AWS, and Mayo Clinic

Initiative Coverage

GenAI Adoption, Research Acceleration, Data Platforms, Digital Health

Operating Model

Governed Delivery with Security and Compliance by Design

DetailCompact
  1. Microsoft logoPrincipal Cloud Solutions Architect | Field CTO - Healthcare and Life SciencesMicrosoft · Full-timeMay 2026–PresentRochester, Minnesota, United States · Remote
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    Principal Cloud Solutions Architect supporting strategic Healthcare and Life Sciences customers to accelerate digital transformation and improve patient outcomes through cloud, data, and AI. Partners with executive stakeholders, clinicians, researchers, and IT leaders to define architecture strategy and drive adoption of Microsoft Azure and the broader Microsoft Cloud platform.

    • Lead end-to-end solution design across clinical, research, and enterprise domains
    • Guide cloud adoption, data and AI strategy, and enterprise transformation as a trusted technical advisor
    • Deliver architecture strategy sessions, innovation workshops, and rapid prototypes with customers, partners, and Microsoft teams

    Achievements

    Healthcare Data, Analytics, and AI Platforms

    Define governed data and AI platform strategies that help healthcare and life sciences organizations unlock enterprise, clinical, and research data value.

    Azure Platform Modernization

    Shape modernization roadmaps and scalable Azure architectures spanning cloud foundations, application platforms, data services, security, and operations.

    Digital Health and Clinical Innovation

    Design AI-enabled digital health patterns that modernize patient, clinician, and research experiences while supporting responsible enterprise adoption.

    Enterprise Architecture and Transformation

    Connect executive priorities to actionable target architectures and transformation programs across clinical, research, and enterprise domains.

    Customer Workshops and Technical Leadership

    Lead architecture strategy sessions, innovation workshops, and rapid prototyping engagements in collaboration with customers, Microsoft teams, and partners.

  2. Amazon Web Services (AWS) logoField CTO / Principal Solutions Architect, Global Healthcare & Life SciencesAmazon Web Services (AWS) · Full-timeDecember 2021–April 2026Rochester, Minnesota, United States · Remote
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    Set technology vision and transformation direction for global Healthcare and Life Sciences programs, partnering with executive stakeholders to align innovation with measurable business outcomes while maintaining strong governance and operational discipline.

    • Translate strategy into executable architecture programs and production roadmaps
    • Build high-impact demos and scale validated patterns into enterprise platforms
    • Mentor architecture teams and collaborate across field engineering and partner ecosystems

    Achievements

    Enterprise Generative AI Adoption

    Defined and operationalized enterprise GenAI strategy, accelerating governed production adoption across commercial, clinical, and research domains.

    Commercial Assistant and Platform Patterns

    Architected GenAI-powered commercial data and application patterns that improved engagement workflows and decision intelligence.

    Research and Discovery Acceleration

    Delivered scientific discovery platform capabilities including imaging and event-driven omics pipelines with HPC-enabled research environments.

    Enterprise GenAI Accelerators

    Built reusable accelerators including an Agent Hub for governed multi-agent orchestration and conversational AI across text, voice, and multimodal interfaces.

    Next-Generation Digital Health Architecture

    Led modular digital health reference architecture with interoperable unified data fabrics, reusable business capabilities, patient/provider applications, research environments, and AI-enabled contact center patterns.

  3. Mayo Clinic logoSystems Architect II / Cloud ArchitectMayo Clinic · Full-timeJanuary 2007–December 2021Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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    Led multi-cloud architecture, healthcare data platforms, and digital innovation programs as both strategic architect and hands-on builder, modernizing legacy systems and scaling cloud operating models with automation and security-by-design.

    • Directed enterprise cloud adoption with self-service provisioning and guardrails
    • Designed and modernized data and analytics ecosystems across clinical and research workflows
    • Established reusable cloud, data, and AI frameworks for scalable innovation

    Roles Held

    Principal Solutions Architect (2019–December 2021)Senior Solutions Architect (2016–2019)Senior Solutions Architect (January 2007–2016)

    Achievements

    Platform and Cloud Transformation

    Architected a multi-tenant clinical data and AI platform across Google Cloud and Azure with a HITRUST-aligned automated control plane and long-range modernization trajectory.

    Enterprise Data and Analytics Modernization

    Built enterprise data platform capabilities spanning warehouses, datamarts, and self-service analytics integrating clinical, operational, and research domains.

    AI and Research Enablement

    Enabled AI/ML and data science platforms for clinical analytics, genomics, imaging, and research workflows under strict healthcare regulatory constraints.

    Digital Health Programs

    Delivered digital patient engagement and care enablement solutions supporting education, triage, and virtual care workflows.

    Cloud Automation and Engineering

    Established DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code standards for governed, repeatable provisioning across cloud, data, AI, and application environments, reducing delivery cycles from weeks to minutes.

    Partner and Startup Ecosystem

    Enabled secure de-identified data environments to support external collaboration and startup innovation at enterprise scale.

Career Timeline

Experience

Career timeline emphasizing scope, responsibilities, and impact across Microsoft, AWS, and Mayo Clinic.

Executive AdvisoryEnterprise ProgramsArchitecture Leadership

Current Role

Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft (2026-Present)

Career Journey

Microsoft, AWS, and Mayo Clinic

Initiative Coverage

GenAI Adoption, Research Acceleration, Data Platforms, Digital Health

Operating Model

Governed Delivery with Security and Compliance by Design

DetailCompact
  1. Microsoft logoPrincipal Cloud Solutions Architect | Field CTO - Healthcare and Life SciencesMicrosoft · Full-timeMay 2026–PresentRochester, Minnesota, United States · Remote
    View related solutions

    Principal Cloud Solutions Architect supporting strategic Healthcare and Life Sciences customers to accelerate digital transformation and improve patient outcomes through cloud, data, and AI. Partners with executive stakeholders, clinicians, researchers, and IT leaders to define architecture strategy and drive adoption of Microsoft Azure and the broader Microsoft Cloud platform.

    • Lead end-to-end solution design across clinical, research, and enterprise domains
    • Guide cloud adoption, data and AI strategy, and enterprise transformation as a trusted technical advisor
    • Deliver architecture strategy sessions, innovation workshops, and rapid prototypes with customers, partners, and Microsoft teams

    Achievements

    Healthcare Data, Analytics, and AI Platforms

    Define governed data and AI platform strategies that help healthcare and life sciences organizations unlock enterprise, clinical, and research data value.

    Azure Platform Modernization

    Shape modernization roadmaps and scalable Azure architectures spanning cloud foundations, application platforms, data services, security, and operations.

    Digital Health and Clinical Innovation

    Design AI-enabled digital health patterns that modernize patient, clinician, and research experiences while supporting responsible enterprise adoption.

    Enterprise Architecture and Transformation

    Connect executive priorities to actionable target architectures and transformation programs across clinical, research, and enterprise domains.

    Customer Workshops and Technical Leadership

    Lead architecture strategy sessions, innovation workshops, and rapid prototyping engagements in collaboration with customers, Microsoft teams, and partners.

  2. Amazon Web Services (AWS) logoField CTO / Principal Solutions Architect, Global Healthcare & Life SciencesAmazon Web Services (AWS) · Full-timeDecember 2021–April 2026Rochester, Minnesota, United States · Remote
    View related solutions

    Set technology vision and transformation direction for global Healthcare and Life Sciences programs, partnering with executive stakeholders to align innovation with measurable business outcomes while maintaining strong governance and operational discipline.

    • Translate strategy into executable architecture programs and production roadmaps
    • Build high-impact demos and scale validated patterns into enterprise platforms
    • Mentor architecture teams and collaborate across field engineering and partner ecosystems

    Achievements

    Enterprise Generative AI Adoption

    Defined and operationalized enterprise GenAI strategy, accelerating governed production adoption across commercial, clinical, and research domains.

    Commercial Assistant and Platform Patterns

    Architected GenAI-powered commercial data and application patterns that improved engagement workflows and decision intelligence.

    Research and Discovery Acceleration

    Delivered scientific discovery platform capabilities including imaging and event-driven omics pipelines with HPC-enabled research environments.

    Enterprise GenAI Accelerators

    Built reusable accelerators including an Agent Hub for governed multi-agent orchestration and conversational AI across text, voice, and multimodal interfaces.

    Next-Generation Digital Health Architecture

    Led modular digital health reference architecture with interoperable unified data fabrics, reusable business capabilities, patient/provider applications, research environments, and AI-enabled contact center patterns.

  3. Mayo Clinic logoSystems Architect II / Cloud ArchitectMayo Clinic · Full-timeJanuary 2007–December 2021Rochester, Minnesota, United States
    View related solutions

    Led multi-cloud architecture, healthcare data platforms, and digital innovation programs as both strategic architect and hands-on builder, modernizing legacy systems and scaling cloud operating models with automation and security-by-design.

    • Directed enterprise cloud adoption with self-service provisioning and guardrails
    • Designed and modernized data and analytics ecosystems across clinical and research workflows
    • Established reusable cloud, data, and AI frameworks for scalable innovation

    Roles Held

    Principal Solutions Architect (2019–December 2021)Senior Solutions Architect (2016–2019)Senior Solutions Architect (January 2007–2016)

    Achievements

    Platform and Cloud Transformation

    Architected a multi-tenant clinical data and AI platform across Google Cloud and Azure with a HITRUST-aligned automated control plane and long-range modernization trajectory.

    Enterprise Data and Analytics Modernization

    Built enterprise data platform capabilities spanning warehouses, datamarts, and self-service analytics integrating clinical, operational, and research domains.

    AI and Research Enablement

    Enabled AI/ML and data science platforms for clinical analytics, genomics, imaging, and research workflows under strict healthcare regulatory constraints.

    Digital Health Programs

    Delivered digital patient engagement and care enablement solutions supporting education, triage, and virtual care workflows.

    Cloud Automation and Engineering

    Established DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code standards for governed, repeatable provisioning across cloud, data, AI, and application environments, reducing delivery cycles from weeks to minutes.

    Partner and Startup Ecosystem

    Enabled secure de-identified data environments to support external collaboration and startup innovation at enterprise scale.