Architect at Microsoft
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Architect at Microsoft
- Past
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- Information Security Architect at SAIC
- Principal Systems Engineer at Avanade
- Consultant at Airport Infrastructure Management
- V.P. of Technology at Global Digital Media
- Consultant at Deloitte Consulting
- Education
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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David Ziembicki Jr.’s Summary
Deep technical expertise in many of Microsoft’s infrastructure technologies in the areas of virtualization, security, high availability, storage, directory services, database services, collaboration services, and service oriented architecture (SOA).
An infrastructure architect with over 10 years experience in large architecture, design, and migration projects at Federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies.
Broad knowledge of Microsoft’s strategies and directions across a multitude of areas including datacenter design, dynamic systems, cloud computing, Software+Services, and service oriented architecture.
Recognized Microsoft expert in datacenter virtualization and consolidation and a key contributor to Microsoft’s worldwide server virtualization offerings.
Founding member of the Microsoft Certified Architect program, the highest level of certification offered by Microsoft.
David Ziembicki Jr.’s Specialties:
MCA -- Microsoft Certified Architect – Infrastructure
ITIL -- ITIL Service Manager
PMP -- PMI Project Management Professional
MCSE -- Windows 2003 Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Security
MCDBA -- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator
CISSP -- Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CISA -- Certified Information Systems Auditor
MOF -- Microsoft Operations Framework Essentials
LPIC -- Linux Professional Institute Certification Level 1
David Ziembicki Jr.’s Experience
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Architect
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Architect with Microsoft Consulting Services.
Recognized Microsoft expert in datacenter virtualization and consolidation.
Key contributor to Microsoft’s worldwide server virtualization offerings.
Founding member of the Microsoft Certified Architect program, the highest level of certification offered by Microsoft.
Five years experience leading, architecting, and deploying solutions in the Federal Government.
Five years experience leading, architecting, and deploying solutions in Fortune 500 companies providing critical infrastructure services in the Energy and Financial Services sectors. -
Information Security Architect
SAIC
(Public Company; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2004 — April 2006 (1 year 7 months)
Served as a lead Information Security Architect in the Systems Engineering group working with the Chief Engineer and Enterprise Architect in designing, developing, documenting, and implementing robust information security architecture.
Responsible for designing the information security architecture utilizing the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and the Information Assurance Technical Framework (IATF).
Led and participated in cross-functional architecture working groups
Design of information assurance enforcement systems for security scanning, remediation, and intrusion detection for Unix and Windows 2003/XP systems. -
Principal Systems Engineer
Avanade
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2000 — October 2004 (4 years )
Project: Fortune 500 Financial Services Company
Led the NT4 Server Consolidation and De-Commissioning planning project for one of the largest global financial services firms.
Design and development of an architecture to automatically discover, analyze, and plan for the migration or decommissioning of all NT servers in the customer’s 10,000 server infrastructure supporting over 100,000 users.
Project: Fortune 500 Insurance Company
Led the Windows 2000 Server and Domain Consolidation program for a Fortune 500 insurance company.
Consolidated from approximately 900 Windows NT servers to 500 Windows 2000 servers and from 100 NT domains to 2 Active Directory domains to provide a more simplified and centralized security and authentication infrastructure for 15,000 desktop users.
Led the design of the enterprise directory structure and the domain consolidation process.
Project: Fortune 500 Power Company
Led Active Directory and File & Print migration projects. Project team consisted of 5 consultants and 20 client personnel.
Multi-year program of migration projects consisting of migrations from Windows 95, Netware, NT 4.0, and HP OpenMail to Windows 2000 AD and Exchange 2000. -
Consultant
Airport Infrastructure Management
(Wireless industry)
November 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 2 months)
Served as Principal Network Architect for the design and implementation of an enterprise Wireless LAN infrastructure for a major US Airport.
Managed the design of a WAN, LAN, Wireless LAN, and server architecture to serve the entire airport. Designed detailed security architecture to provide secure network access for airports and airlines in addition to providing public Internet access.
Designed authentication, authorization, and accounting architecture using PKI, RADIUS, and 802.1x. Documented enterprise security policies and procedures to integrate with the airports existing policies and regulatory requirements. Negotiated and documented multiple service level agreements.
The wireless LAN system was believed to be the first airport-wide, multi-tenant implementation in the country to offer services to the airport, multiple airlines, and the public. -
V.P. of Technology
Global Digital Media
(Wireless industry)
October 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Served as VP of Technology and led the design and implementation of the company's IT systems. Responsibilities included solution definition and design, data center design and construction, distributed network architecture, network deployment, software design, operations management and corporate IT.
Accomplishments included deployment of kiosks and wireless networks in two major airports, construction and operation of a 24x7 data center using Windows 2000, NT, IIS, SQL Server, SMS, Exchange, and Cisco network hardware.
Implementation of a secure, multi-site IPsec VPN and multiple firewall architecture.
Design and implementation of a complete systems management architecture providing remote control, administration, and software distribution to all deployed systems. -
Consultant
Deloitte Consulting
(Partnership; Management Consulting industry)
June 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 6 months)
Member of an extensive Deloitte Consulting SAP implementation and infrastructure transformation project for a major US sporting goods manufacturer.
Project included a complete replacement of a major sporting goods company’s financial, order fulfillment, and supply chain management systems.
Performed a detailed business process assessment and analysis, created a new business reference model, and designed a new data model. Participated in the full project lifecycle from Project Preparation through Post-Implementation Support.
Led the logistics and distribution sub-team responsible for business process design and configuration of the SAP system to provide for improved order processing, efficient warehouse and supply chain management, optimized shipping consolidation, freight costing, and improved performance.
David Ziembicki Jr.’s Education
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S. , Management & Technology (MIS) , 1993 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Formula SAE, Student Senate, Rensselaer Sportscar Club
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