Tuck Decker
Executive Cloud & Platform Leader ➤ Multi-Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) ➤ DevOps/IaC/CI-CD ➤ FinOps ➤ Zero-Trust ➤ AI/ML at Scale ➤ HIPAA/HITRUST/SOC2 ➤ Driving secure, resilient platforms to improve health outcomes
- Role
- Director of Product Engineering Enterprise Data Services at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tuck Decker
I\'m mission-driven to shape and implement groundbreaking technology that improves health…
Experience
Director of Product Engineering Enterprise Data Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Sep 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Leading cloud data services and platform strategy for the BCBS network has enabled me to positively impact healthcare in the United States on the scale of the entire system, delivering cloud service innovation spanning 33 managed care organizations and serving 100 million people living in every ZIP Code in America. This role demands my expertise not only in technology but also in delivering high value outcomes in a regulated mission-driven healthcare environment.I own and direct cloud and hybrid data service platforms across on-prem, AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake, serving as the single accountable technology leader of teams scaling to 50+ developers, contractors, and FTEs in delivering cloud platformed products drawing on 10PB of critical PHI/PII data. I lead multiple interdependent Agile workstreams, coordinate cross-functional teams, and align stakeholders to ensure seamless product development and delivery. I own the budgets, direct the FinOps for the platform, prioritize investments, and negotiate contracts. I design and build scalable systems that meet the demands of a rapidly changing healthcare system-Migrated the world\'s largest aggregated healthcare dataset from on-prem to the cloud, a 3-year project delivered in 1.5 years with a 100+ person team-Built the AI infrastructure needed to train LLMs against it-Reduced data processing time from 1 month to just 1 day across 119 million patients in every ZIP Code-Transformed cloud capabilities while reducing cost >70% from on-prem-Delivered full, unqualified SOC 2 Type 2 compliance of all products across a single cloud platform-Received unanimous praise for user-friendliness and team-first working culture.
Education
George Mason University
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
2007 — 2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Master of Arts (MA)
2010 — 2012
Bellevue University
Master of Science (MS)
2018 — 2020
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