Anthony Williams

About Anthony Williams

I am a People person first. The people are who make the company what they are today…

Experience

1. Senior Technology Portfolio Architect

   Xcel Energy

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Technology Expertise: Continuous learning of relevant product knowledge, and key industry trends through use of data, industry experts, stakeholders, and co-workers\' insights to effectively address business and industry needs. I provide ongoing, comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of Technical Platforms to inform strategic planning for executive leadership. I have extreme knowledge of many technology domains (4 or more). I can train other architects in my focus areas. Business Knowledge: I provide ongoing, comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of the Business to inform strategic planning for executive leadership. For example, I can give talks at trade shows and different teaching activities. Requirements Analysis (NFR Focus): Be able to write solid Non-Functional Retirements and user stories. Clearly able to delineate business requirements from technical considerations, functional requirements from non-functional requirements when authoring requirements and user stories Methodology / Architecture Framework Build or implement tools, best practices and principles, teach other team members the benefits and strategy behind good methodologies and frameworks. I can teach Architecture Frameworks to other Architects. I can create and implement Methodology principles, tools, and practices and define which components can be used from Architecture Framework(s). I understand the four architecture domains (business, data, application, technology).

Education

• Des Moines Area Community College

  AS, Data Communications

  1993 — 1995

• Nancy Wolfson - Braintracks Audio(VoiceOvers)

  VoiceOvers

• Iowa State University

  Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems, Aerospace Engineering, Information Systems

  1986

Skills

• Itil
• Hardware
• System Deployment
• Leadership
• Citrix
• Poetry Readings
• Music Production
• Data Center
• Visio
• Infrastructure
• Security
• System Administration
• Voice Over
• Performance Poetry
• Dhcp
• IT Strategy
• Active Directory
• Technical Support
• IT Management
• Voice Acting
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Windows
• Disaster Recovery
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• Networking
• Project Management
• Troubleshooting
• San
• Shell Scripting
• Enterprise Software
• Netapp
• Vmware
• Antivirus
• Windows Server
• Firewalls
• Cisco Technologies
• Enterprise Architecture
• Dns
• Management