Larry Hook

Experience

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  US Navy

  Dec 1986 - Apr 1994

  Engineering Watch Supervisor

  -Supervise and direct a 10 man team in the operations and maintenance of the nuclear, steam and electric propulsion plants on board USN submarines and shore training facilities. Ensure all operations and maintenance is performed in accordance with applicable procedures and safety precautions.-Direct all maintenance and repairs to the ship's electrolytic oxygen generator. Instruct other oxygen generator operators and technicians ensuring this vital piece of equipment is always fully operational Show less

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  University at Albany

  May 1994 - Mar 1996

  Computer Support Specialist

  - Support College of Arts and Sciences Technical services group and University Business Systems network.- Troubleshoot and maintain client desktop application issues including email and office productivity applications.- Install, administer, and extend Netscape web server. Develop static and dynamic web pages.

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  DecisionOne

  Mar 1996 - Mar 1997

  Network Technician

  - Develop standard client software and network configurations.- Maintain and support world-wide Windows NT network consisting of 200+ servers providing client/server, email, www, file and print services.- Develop procedures for configuring, tracking, and delivering computers to end user desktops that were ready to use

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  ICM International

  Mar 1997 - Mar 1999

  System Engineer

  - Design and deploy messaging solutions based on Microsoft Exchange, including SMTP and X400 connectivity.- Interface with corporate IS departments to develop and implement workgroup and departmental networks in LAN and WAN environments utilizing Microsoft BackOffice and Citrix Winframe.- Migrate existing Novell networks to native Microsoft or integrated Microsoft/Novell networks.- Configure, troubleshoot and maintain network infrastructure devices including hubs, routers, switches, and csu/dsu's. Show less

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  GE

  Mar 1999 - Mar 2022

  - Set direction for cloud products, evangelize cloud principles and establish a clean interface with security and compliance requirements. Provide vision andthought leadership into the next generation of GE products- Mentor architects and engineers on GE technical standards, industry best practices and new technologies. Lead by example in embodying GE beliefs andencouraging teams towards the Digital cultural transformation.- Acting CISO for Internal Cloud Prodcuts ensuring a consistent set of NIST controls are included in all of the Cloud Products. Ensuring development teams include required evidence to support product audits focusing on Control effectiveness, operations, scope and maturity model.-Lead by example in embodying GE beliefs andencouraging teams towards the Digital cultural transformation. Supported several IT security teams in their cloud journey from on premise fixed systems to robust, quick responding cloud service based systems. Show less - Technical liaison across business, product, compliance, security and IT teams to ensure execution and delivery in line with prioritized business outcomes.Orchestrated an interconnected infrastructure solution for GE Healthcloud aligned with Healthcare, IT and Predix strategies.- Set direction for cloud products, evangelize cloud principles and establish a clean interface with security and compliance requirements. Provide vision andthought leadership into the next generation of GE products.- Lead architectural reviews of new product offerings and features and integrated solutions for critical GE deals and initiatives for Digital, Energy Connections,Power, Aviation, Healthcare and Transportation. Deliver findings and recommendations to key stakeholders including C-Level leaders, and ease transition fromdesign to execution to operation.- Mentor architects and engineers on GE technical standards, industry best practices and new technologies. Lead by example in embodying GE beliefs andencouraging teams towards the Digital cultural transformation. Show less -Developed and published reference architecture for compute, network and virtual environments. Used to standardize and deploy infrastricutre in Niskayuna, San Ramon and, Brazil, Oklahoma City GRC sites. Ensured GRC Architectures were in compliance with corporate standards.-Developed system architectures for development teams at Software COE using all Predix modules, implemented these on local, data center and cloud based infrastructures.-Interim Site Services leader for Software COE. Integrating COE in to larger GRC and GE It services, systems and teams. Provided leadership on all aspects of IT for the San Ramon site: client computing, backend infrastructure, collaboration and telepresense, executive support.Lead efforts to identify and implement cloud based client backup solution for all customers at the San Ramon location, ensuring all IT, Compliance and Legal concerns were covered in the solution-Partnered with the GE Big data team to develop and deploy initial versions of the Data Lake pod and Data Discovery Big data platforms in San Ramon and assist with transfer to the Corporate Big Data team.-Partnered with the DevCloud team on architecture incorporating cloud and scale out principles.-Worked with Dev on Demand and Proxy in the Cloud teams to meet requirements of SAGE developers. Show less -Participate in first formal GRC growth playbook initiative. Develop technical vision for network, storage, compute and collaboration tracks. Produce Multigenerational Plans and Milestones to meet commitments outlined in the growth playbook. Generate budget inputs to the S2 process.-Upgrade existing Virtualization environment to latest software versions of ESXi, vCenter, Nexus 1000v switches, and Netapp software. Improve software tracking and licensing facilitating a migration path to a cloud based environment. Increase virtual computational capacity by 50% and memory capacity by 300% driving virtualization rate to over 70%-Constantly assessing GIS, CIS and other service provider's offerings and capabilities to find and expand on use cases where GRC can consume and extend centrally provided services. -Technical leadership in the design and deployment of hardware, operating systems and applications to deliver systems enabling effective researcher productivity.-Engage peers at other GE business units and Corporate councils to maintain and constantly improve technical competency.-Prepare budgets, TCO, CBA and other financial reviews.-Manage Tier 3 contract staff (4 FTE) Show less -Lead team maintaining Global Research Server environment at all Global GEGR locations. Team supports Windows and Linux servers that maintain core network services, storage and backup environments, authentications systems and trusts with other GE businesses, monitoring servers, migrating and retiring obsolete resources, defining standard configurations and operating processes, maintaining fault tolerant clusters to increase service availability while meeting strict patching goals, participating on corporate initiatives as they relate to Global Research (CDI/CPA, SWSO, W2K, and E2K), designing Windows policies to automatically enforce required security and patching settings-Consult on several key business projects assisting in system design and integration with existing systems: Clean Room Toxic Gas Detection, D-Wing Gas Detection, Manufacturing Process Facility, IT Asset Management Project.Consult on several Research efforts assisting in system design and integration: Imaging Systems Archive implementation, LEAD Software distribution and deployment, ATW workstation configuration and optimization, GE Advanced Materials LIMS project, Biosciences Lab startup.-Designed and implemented protected networks for Data Acquisition equipment and computers. Effectively isolates GEGR lab equipment from IT patching and security efforts while meeting security requirements of GEGR. Mitigating risk associated with software upgrades, budgets and project timelines.-Designed new storage and backup models for GEGR Backup system. Models have been deployed in Niskayuna, Bangalore, Shanghai and Munich. Show less

  • Principal Architect

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Principal Architect

    Sept 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Solution Architect

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2014

  • Principal Technologist

    May 2005 - Sept 2011

  • Systems Engineer

    Mar 1999 - May 2005
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  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  Mar 2022 - now

  Executive Director - Cloud Center of Excellence

  - Build and lead a team of architects and engineers consulting with and assisting application teams architect and implement application using AWS Cloud services, standardized patterns and blueprints.- Interact with application teams to understand gaps, issues and needed features in the central services, consolidate demand and analyze the asks and assist the central teams in adding functionality to the central services.