Jason Anderson

Jason Anderson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Modern Work Virtualization Specialist at Microsoft

  • Education

    • Madison Area Technical College

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      IT - Computer System Administration Specialist
  • Experience

    • Milwaukee PC

      Jun 2005 - Nov 2007
      Computer Services Technician
    • CDW

      Nov 2007 - Jan 2019

      Architect, design, and implement CDW's Cloud Services offerings comprised of Microsoft Azure, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Amazon Web Services. Strong focus on migrating enterprise customers from on-premises data centers to public cloud providers. Leverage deep technical and consulting skills to develop partnerships with CDW Field Solution Architects, Customer Success Managers, Technical and Practice Architects, and enterprise customers to help expand CDW's national cloud services footprint. Provide technical sales support for CDW Software Solution Executives, Advanced Technology Account Executives, and Account Managers for CDW Enterprise customers across, business, government, education, and healthcare verticals. Build strong customer relationships as a subject matter expert (SME) for cloud solutions by conducting cloud architecture and envisioning sessions, readiness assessments, project milestone reviews, and technical training to help continue to drive customers cloud journey forward. Provide professional services project oversight and escalation to CDW Consulting Engineers and partners delivering CDW services to customers. Participate in kickoff meetings, build solution implementation roadmaps, collaborate with Project Managers, Technical Leads, and Senior Engineers to ensure successful execution of project plans, as required by customers. Show less Design, plan, and implement projects nationally for business, government, education, and heath care verticals. Specializations around Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Platform and Infrastructure, Cloud Identity and Access Management, Enterprise Mobility, Information Protection, Federated Identity, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Access Control. Key contributor to CDW's Microsoft and AWS Service Engineering team responsible for developing, testing, and validating CDW services offerings. Assist in presales discussions with CDW customers around Microsoft and AWS cloud services road mapping. Assist in Bid Assurance process to maintain high quality of Statements of Work for accuracy. Show less

      • Enterprise Architect

        Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
      • Principal Consulting Engineer

        Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
      • Senior Consulting Engineer

        Jul 2013 - Aug 2016
      • Consulting Engineer

        Jul 2010 - Jul 2013
      • Associate Consulting Engineer

        Jul 2008 - Jul 2010
      • Desktop Support Specialist

        Nov 2007 - Jul 2008
    • Microsoft

      Jan 2019 - now

      Provide subject matter expertise to strategic global Microsoft customers in Houston, TX around Azure Infrastructure.

      • Modern Work Virtualization Specialist

        Jul 2024 - now
      • Principal Technical Specialist

        Jul 2023 - Jul 2024
      • Principal Cloud Solution Architect

        Jan 2019 - Aug 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft Global Challenger

      Microsoft
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    • MCTS: Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006

      Microsoft
    • OpenHack: Security, Compliance, and Identity

      Microsoft OpenHack
      Aug 2021
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    • OpenHack: DevOps

      Microsoft
      Sept 2020
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    • MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure

      Microsoft
    • MCTS: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Specialist

      Microsoft
    • Network+

      CompTIA
    • MCTS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

      Microsoft
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

      Microsoft
      May 2019
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    • MCTS: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center

      Microsoft
    • OpenHack: Migrating Microsoft Workloads to Azure

      Microsoft OpenHack
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    • MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

      Microsoft
    • MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration

      Microsoft
    • MCTS: SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenence

      Microsoft
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Level

      Amazon Web Services
      May 2017
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

      Microsoft
      Sept 2019
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    • MCTS: Windows Server Vritualization

      Microsoft
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

      Microsoft
      May 2019
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    • MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory

      Microsoft
    • A+

      CompTIA
    • MCTS: Deploying and Maintaining Windows Vista Client and 2007 Microsoft Office System Desktops

      Microsoft
    • OpenHack: Security, Compliance, and Identity Coach

      Microsoft OpenHack
      Apr 2022
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    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Sept 2019
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    • MCTS: Forefront Client Security and Server

      Microsoft
    • MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

      Microsoft