Thomas Guagliardo

Experience

• 

  GolinHarris

  Apr 1995 - May 2003

  Network Administrator
• 

  Mepco Premium Insurance Finance

  Dec 2003 - Aug 2006

  Network Administrator
• 

  Kerns Frost & Pearlman

  Aug 2006 - Nov 2012

  Network Manager

  • Managing day-to-day operations including LAN/WAN, servers, and telecommunications systems for a multi-site firm• Working with the firm’s largest in designing and implementing an integrated database solution for client billing• Researching and writing articles from an IT perspective on the legal ramifications of new technology as they pertained to unlawful search and seizure, corporate data archiving practices, and rights of privacy• Building customized websites and blogs for attorneys specializing in specific areas of their legal practice• Migration of the on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server to a cloud-based email system• Performing eDiscovery of evidence for legal cases for which the firm was providing counsel Show less

• 

  Analytics8 | Data & Analytics Consultancy

  Nov 2012 - Jul 2021

  Since 2012, I have been providing professional consulting services to hundreds of Analytics8 clients that operate in a wide variety of industries including pharma, manufacturing, finance, and life sciences. On a daily basis, the organizations I work with vary from small to medium-sized business to large corporations with datacenters in the Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. To each client, I bring the knowledge and insight of my 20 years IT experience in LAN/WAN management, system administration, project management, and mentoring users of all levels of proficiency.As part of Analytics8’s overall service offering, I specialize in creating enterprise solutions for Qlik Business Intelligence tools for our customers in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, hybrid cloud, and on-premises networks. As to my role on projects, I work with my clients through all phases from the initial development of a pre-sales demo based on client specific use-case scenarios, to project planning and execution, and mentoring clients in administering and developing utilizing Qlik products. For those organizations already invested in Qlik, I perform security and system health checks, web server load testing, and performance and price optimization assessments.For many organizations, the question of whether to utilize an on-premises or cloud-based solution has been one of deciding whether a more traditional approach was simpler or more cost-effective compared to the Cloud. With the evolution of AWS to a platform of such immense scope and possibility as it is today, the question is no longer ‘if’ a company will move to the Cloud, but ‘when.’ Show less • Working with Qlik to leverage AWS services and features for its QlikView, Qlik Sense, and NPrinting products• Designing AWS and Azure-based solutions for small to large companies looking to enhance their current infrastructures with a hybrid approach • Architecting, deploying, and managing enterprise-scale QlikView and Qlik Sense environments• Developing workflow processes for our larger clients to promote projects from development to QA and to production• Mentoring our customers and consultants in the effective use of NPrinting, cloud management, and IaaS• Advising global companies on policies and practices in implementing strategies to meet their Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives • Maintaining Analytics8’s internal operations and sandbox LAN/WAN network and server fleet• Writing custom course curricula and presenting on-site to our clients, emphasizing a hands-on, personal approach Show less

  • Senior Consultant/Cloud Architect

    Apr 2017 - Jul 2021

  • Lead Support Consultant

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Senior Support Consultant

    Nov 2012 - Jan 2015
• 

  Independent Consultant

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021

  Contractor
• 

  Inspire11

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  Senior Consultant/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

  • Deployments of VPCs, VNets, EC2, VMs, NLBs, ALBs, S3, EFS, Azure Storage Accounts including IaC with CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible• Cloud integration with on-prem using Azure AD Connect, Route 53, Azure DNS• Complex and secure virtual networking utilizing VPC peering, transit gateways and VPN IPsec • Data migration from MS SQL servers to RDS including cloud-based data redundancy solutions compliant with corporate requirements• Network security using AWS Firewall Manager, Azure Firewall, Microsoft Sentinel, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor• Business development for the firm’s cloud service offerings Show less

• 

  Insight Global

  Jan 2024 - now

  Consultant