Sebastian Vlad

Designed the AWS account and environment strategy for Data & Analytics applications. Led the design and implementation of the AWS Data Lake. Help define the strategy and roadmap for Hadoop and Teradata migration from on-prem to AWS Data Lake and Snowflake, using a mix of AWS native services and 3rd party tools like Databricks and Talend.

Help drive the Cloud strategy for the Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics at Travelers. Trusted advisor for the partners with establishing patterns and adoption of AWS cloud. Hands-on experience leading the engineers and developers to configure, automate, and enable AWS services using automation services. Interacting with engineers and architects in delivering projects and solutions in the AWS Cloud.

Managed the infrastructure architecture and security in a hybrid cloud environment, with assets in 2 private data centers in Paris, France and public cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. Responsible for the branch offices infrastructure, implementing and managing the network architecture and security infrastructure in our Bucharest, Paris and Las Vegas offices. Managed the AWS Technology Partner account and the Fortinet Partner Network account of the company.

Management of the IT&C department, leading a team of system and network administrators. Business and system operations to accelerate business performance, increase productivity, reduce cost and deliver business growth. IT infrastructure optimization, network design and security policy. Program and project management, customer support for 80+ business users. Software licensing, ERP implementation and support.

Technical and operational support for virtual trainings at Oracle University for the APAC, EMEA and NAMER regions in a team supporting a $60M+ business with over 40K customers each year attending Oracle University’s virtual training (LVC). Cross-cultural experience with a strong focus on quality and customer experience. Employee trainings and mentoring.

Network monitoring, maintenance and security, server management, software, hardware and operations support for 50 users;