Timothy Strimple

Lead national cloud practice managing 60+ consultants across enterprise and government engagements. Direct client-facing architecture, organizational transformation, and technical evangelism for Fortune 500 clients. Present cloud strategy and AI roadmaps to C-level executives.

Key Accomplishments:

• GenAI Tiger Team (Original Member): Selected as founding member of enterprise generative AI initiative. Drive AI adoption strategy, evaluate emerging AI technologies, and evangelize responsible AI practices across client organizations. Present AI use cases and implementation roadmaps to executive stakeholders.
• Large-Scale Government Cloud Migration: Lead architect for $10M+ Azure migration project spanning 6000+ servers across 15+ semi-independent state agencies. Utilized Azure Migrate and VMware HCX for automated discovery, dependency mapping, and phased migration execution. Designed migration framework balancing standardization with agency-specific modernization goals. Drove stakeholder alignment across organizations with widely varying technical maturity. Orchestrated 50+ person team including onshore/offshore consultants and state IT resources, establishing delivery framework achieving 98%+ on-time delivery rate.
• Azure Landing Zones & Cloud Governance: Architected Azure landing zone foundations following Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for government and enterprise clients. Implemented automated governance using Azure Policy, established cost chargeback models, and deployed security baselines with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Designed hub-and-spoke network topologies with hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute, VPN), enabling compliant multi-subscription environments across healthcare, finance, and government sectors.
• Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Established Infrastructure as Code standards using Bicep and Terraform across multiple organizations. Designed CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time and enabling self-service infrastructure provisioning with built-in compliance controls. Created reusable IaC modules for common architecture patterns, accelerating delivery across 60+ consultant practice.
• API-First Architecture & Gateway Strategy: Designed enterprise API gateway strategies using Azure API Management and Apigee for healthcare and finance sectors. Established governance frameworks for API lifecycle management, security policies (OAuth, API keys, rate limiting), and developer portals. Enabled microservices adoption and partner integration strategies supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Practice Leadership & Talent Development: Manage 60+ consultant practice across national footprint. Recognized internal expert for Azure cloud architecture and software development. Mentor consultants on cloud technology, AI implementation, client engagement, and technical leadership. Present to C-level executives on cloud strategy and AI-driven transformation roadmaps, driving architectural decisions securing multi-million dollar IT investment commitments.
• Cross-Industry Architecture Leadership: Delivered cloud architecture strategies across healthcare, finance, facilities management, and engineering sectors. Tailored solutions to industry-specific compliance requirements (HIPAA, NIST, PCI-DSS), operational constraints, and business transformation objectives. Shifted IT culture from top-down architecture to collaborative model across multiple client organizations.

Promoted from Principal Architect to lead architecture across multiple organizations within Transamerica. Directed cloud adoption strategy in both Azure and AWS. Synthesized fragmented domain knowledge across isolated teams into cohesive enterprise architecture strategy.

Key Accomplishments:

• Multi-Organization Leadership: Led architecture team across four organizations, shifting from siloed teams to collaborative enterprise architecture model. Presented architectural roadmaps to C-level stakeholders to secure IT investment direction.
• Cloud Migration Strategy: Architected Finance department's migration from on-prem to Azure. Drove shift from daily batch processing to real-time data streaming, reducing operational cost and improving data availability.
• Cultural & Process Transformation: Transformed IT culture from top-down heavy architecture to collaborative model between architects and engineering teams. Mentored architects on relationship management, effective stakeholder engagement, and cloud technology capabilities.
• Governance Optimization: Streamlined change management, Architecture Review Board (ARB), and risk management processes while maintaining finance regulatory compliance—major barrier to rapid delivery previously.

Served large enterprise clients and startup ecosystem through cloud adoption journey in national role. Evaluated existing infrastructure and designed cloud-optimized solutions. Technical depth ranged from high-level architecture to code-level problem solving including machine learning, IoT (millions of devices), blockchain, and Kubernetes microservices. Maintained expertise across multiple cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform) as part of open-source technologies team.

Key Accomplishments:

• Enterprise Cloud & AI Enablement: Partnered with Fortune 500 companies to design and implement cloud migration strategies. Delivered solutions spanning machine learning algorithms, IoT device management at scale, blockchain applications, and microservices on Kubernetes.
• Startup Ecosystem Engagement: Drove Azure adoption among startups traditionally hostile to Microsoft technologies. Used hackathons and direct hands-on client support to demonstrate platform capabilities. Embedded at co-working spaces providing technical expertise on real-world projects.
• Internal Tooling & Training: Developed internal tools for business management. Built and delivered training for Microsoft employees on AWS, Git/GitHub for distributed development, and DevOps practices.
• Talent Development: Mentored Microsoft Academy for College Hires during career transition to large enterprise environment. Served as go-to technical resource for open-source and non-Microsoft technologies.

Built software development team from one to eight members. Implemented CI/CD and automated deployment. Created entire revenue-generating platform serving hospitals, clinics, fitness centers, universities, and large employers for tracking and trending user and population health over time.

Key Technical Achievements:

• Health Analytics Platform: Designed and implemented server-based health trend prediction and population health analytics using machine learning algorithms. Built models analyzing user health data to provide personalized recommendations and early intervention triggers.
• User dashboard for viewing health progress over time with ML-driven insights and personalized recommendations
• Admin portal and reports for program administrators to track population health trends
• Internet-connected kiosk application deployed to hundreds of grocery stores and healthcare facilities nationwide with cloud-based analytics and local fallback algorithms
• Integrated various hardware devices for automated data upload into centralized platform