CHRISTOPHER E. WEILEMANN
cweilemann@gmail.com
2536 Sun Valley Road
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 853-0498
Objective
To work in a team-oriented, virtual, agile organization, utilizing my extensive public sector cloud computing experience as well as my passion for customer service and success to develop and improve cloud and software architectures.
Skills
Cloud Computing
- Amazon Web Services — including Compute, Databases, Storage, Security, Networking, and Cost Optimization and Management.
Certifications
Software Development
- Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, Shell, CloudFormation, Terraform, and various other languages and frameworks.
Internal Training and Development
- Hiring and HR manager, internal training facilitator, on-going mentorship of new and experienced employees.
Experience
Field Solutions Architect
Chicago, IL
November 2023 — present
- Presales technical ownership of sales engagements for commercial and public sector customers of Amazon Web Services cloud services.
- Defined technical scopes and architectures for new and existing customers to create and migrate on-premises applications and services to Amazon Web Services via CDW delivery teams.
Partner Solutions Architect
Chicago, IL
January 2020 — August 2023
- Ownership of technical engagements for public sector partners, including more than a dozen resellers and distributors and over 18 public sector independent software vendors and system integrators.
- Defined and refined architectures for public sector partners and customers, assisted with partner RFPs, and led technical enablement through regular trainings, meetings, and webinars.
- Acted as the Amazon Web Services trusted advisor for public sector partners and customers, creating internal requests for new services and new features for existing services, escalating priority support requests from partners and customers, and engaging specialists to assist partners and customers for unique and complex requests.
Chief Technology Officer
Chicago, IL / Los Angeles, CA
May 2017 — January 2020
- Fully responsible for Development and Data Science consisting of more than 15 developers and data scientists.
- Implemented changes to CloudSight's cloud environment resulting in reduction in usage and cost by more than 75%.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Chicago, IL / Los Angeles, CA
July 2016 — May 2017
Web Developer
Chicago, IL
September 2013 — July 2016
Education
Indiana University
College of Arts and Sciences
Bloomington, IN
- Bachelor of Science with Distinction and Honors in Computer Science, minor in Mathematics.
- Team Lead for the Residential University I.T. Services, involving daily interaction with students.
Activities & Accomplishments
- Amateur Radio Operator and Volunteer Examiner, Extra Class. — Licensed May 2006.
- Head of Technology, Grace United Methodist Church. October 2015 — present.
- Co-Leader, Portico Collective, Grace United Methodist Church. August 2018 — present.
- Baseball Coach, Lisle Baseball-Softball League (2018 — present) and Naperville North High School (2003-2006, 2023 — present).