Daniel C. Eckert

About Daniel C. Eckert

When I\'m not exploring the country on a motorcycle, reading science fiction, or leading backstage teams to run live theatre performances, I am a senior technical leader, mentor, architect, and engineer. I love building great teams, grokking complex systems, and solving complicated problems. My career spans many disciplines including cloud infrastructure, datacenter design, network engineering, software engineering, supply chain management, product management, and business leadership.* Adept, compassionate, results-oriented business leader & technical architect with large-scale impact (up to $200m+/year)* Generator of needle-moving product design, cost savings, and optimization for enterprises, startups, education, and nonprofits* Creator of lasting products, healthy organizations, and robust, scalable infrastructure for 20+ years* Professional lens includes Hardware OEM, Hyperscale Cloud, K-12, InfoSec, ISP, Law, Life Science, Theatres, and Universities* Technical experience spans 80+ languages & frameworks and all major cloud & physical infrastructure vendorsAreas of excellence include:* Engineering: Cloud Architecture Datacenters DevOps Networks Rapid-Deploy Hardware Server SKU Design Software Architecture* Leadership: Healthy Culture Legal Compliance Product Strategy Risk Assessment Recruitment Talent Development* Logistics: Financial Innovation Procurement Supply Chain

Experience

1. Distinguished Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

   CVS Health

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Executive-level technologist designing next-generation private cloud and leading datacenter transformation ($200m+ program scope)== Notable Activities ==* Designing hybrid technology solutions including on-prem datacenter, edge computing, and AI* Designed cost-effective, modular, rapidly scalable, vendor agnostic “public cloud like” private cloud (“cloud scale, enterprise affordability”)* Advising VP, SVP, CxO executives on product portfolio strategy & investments* Conducting competitive analysis of new and emerging industry orgs, products, and services* Evolving, standardizing, and driving adoption of hybrid cloud technologies for one of the largest enterprises in the US (Fortune 6)

Education

• Iowa State University

  Computer Engineering

• North Carolina State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

Skills

• Javascript
• Information Technology
• Java
• Web Applications
• Cloud Computing
• Security
• Cisco Ios
• Web Application Design
• Html
• Management Consulting
• Perl
• Php
• Ccna
• Web Development
• C++
• Entrepreneurship
• Web Design
• Graphic Design
• Xhtml
• Project Management
• Network Security
• Photoshop
• C
• Microsoft Office
• Ajax
• Public Speaking
• Sql
• Linux
• Consulting
• Management
• Leadership
• Software Engineering
• Networking
• Software Development
• Python