Ibrahima Ba
41828 Progress Terrace, Aldie, VA 20105. -.-https://trailblazer.me/id/ibrba
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahima-ba-a3007a29
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Critical thinking AWS Solution Architect with extensive understanding of high availability architecture and
concepts.
Experienced in gathering business requirements through design sessions, business process descriptions, use cases,
data analysis, and task workflow. Passionate about data, analytics and automation.
Able to develop customized solutions using AWS and Salesforce toolset.
An analytical and business-oriented mindset with the ability to implement solutions and best practices to drive
business decisions.
SAVVIES
Hands-on skills with Salesforce reports and dashboards, business administration, and security
Understanding of the ins-and-outs of SF process automation and App customization
Set object-level security settings to control which users can access which objects
Enforce data integrity with formula fields and validation rules
Administer report and dashboard visibility and access
Clean and import data - Data Validation
Knowledge of cloud reference architectures and AWS best practice
Design, migrate, and deploy scalable, highly available and reliable applications on AWS
Ability to prioritize multiple complex projects
Work with the clients to define and develop cloud strategies and solutions to meet their requirements
Strong customer and partner facing consulting skills
Ability to fine tune a message for both technical and business audience
Strong systems analysis skills to be able to identify and quickly resolve issues
Design trainings on basic AWS features and solutions
Effective communication and collaboration skills
Friendly and patient attitude to achieve the highest level of service
Ability to thrive in a fully remote environment
Comfortable working in a highly agile, iterative environment
Skills in self-paced learning and experience in applying new knowledge
WORK HISTORY
AWS Solution Architect
KeibaCloud – Reston, Virginia
Build AWS infrastructure foundation to support applications. (EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, IAM, Route 53)
Select the appropriate AWS service based on data, compute, database and security requirements
Experience of compute, storage management and cost control mechanisms
Engage with C-level executives to define and execute cloud strategies
Assist customers architect solutions on AWS leveraging cloud best practices
Designing and implementation of public and private facing websites on AWS Cloud
Responsible for Creating AWS IAM Users, Policies, Groups etc.
Use on demand, spot, reserved instances based on different scenarios and tasks
Identify infrastructure deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
Successfully deployed a complex end-to-end business intelligence solution (Data lake with S3, Redshift and
Athena) that delivered tremendous value.
Help design and implement new Database servers for analytics and data migration. (Cassandra, Redshift)
Implement security standards with IAM and Guard Duty
Monitor servers’ performance and resource utilization to provide reports using CloudWatch and SNS
Automate the creation of AWS resources (EC2, S3 Buckets) with Python scripts
Configure User administration and permissions: Roles and Policies
Wrote a Json CloudFormation template to automate WordPress installation
Utilize Cost Optimization model (EC2-Right Sizing) to recommend better system resource usage
Experience with GIT Repository
Create strong relationships with key decision makers as trusted consultant of the AWS product line
Solicit feedback from customers to shape future iterations of the AWS platform
Assist with cost/benefit modeling and creating compelling business cases
Ensure success in building and migrating applications, software and services on the AWS platform
Operations Team Leader
Wholefoods Market – Friendship Heights, Reston, Tyson, Alexandria
Oversaw operations and profitability of stores (Avg. $65M/Year)
Created a collaborative environment where decisions were inclusive (296 Team Members)
Set clear goals with objectives well defined and planned action items
Communicated changes and priorities with confidence and humility
Strive to always lead with courage, commitment and conviction of my abilities to move the stores forward
Made all efforts to foster a culture of partnership and alignment to our company vision and standards
Fostered an environment of appreciation and recognition
Exemplified (at least tried) what it means to be a mindful and sensible leader
Achieved revenue objectives by developing strategic sales and marketing plans which resulted in growth of
customer base
Analyzed operating and financial statements for profitability ratios (KPI)
Built relationships with customers to increase likelihood of repeat business
Assessed the impact of current business processes on clients and stakeholders
Documented business processes and analyzed procedures to meet changing business needs
Identified process inefficiencies through gap analysis
Utilized problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues that affected business operations
Network Administrator
Edison Friendship Academy – Washington DC
Maintained network hardware /software and monitored the network to ensure network availability
Identified issues and implemented troubleshooting techniques to alleviate downtime and system failure
Installed patches and performed backups, system builds and image updates
Researched and recommended network products, services, protocols and standards for network
development.
Diagnosed and resolved hardware, software and network problems and replaced defective components
Installed and upgraded internal and third-party software
Setup and configure Labs for students
EDUCATION
Bachelor: Business Administration
University of Quebec – Hull
AWS Solution Architect Certification
Apple Certified Technician
Soon to be Certified Salesforce Administrator
