Wilfred Thomson

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About Wilfred Thomson

Wilfred Thomson is a senior Technical Leader and certified AWS Cloud Consultant, passionate in building and leading high performance Solution Architects team, setting high benchmarks in designing and winning large/complex solutions, with best in class People and Talent Management. Wilfred has 30 years of experience in diverse technical and leadership roles across GCC, MENA, Global and India regions. Previously, Wilfred was Global AWS ROSA Campaign Leader with IBM Consulting, within IBM Cloud Centre of Competence, driving campaign and technical solution architecture for global clients on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS. Worked with AWS Alliance team within IBM Consulting to help enterprises accelerate Journey to AWS Cloud by modernizing Applications and Infrastructure using Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA). Formerly, Wilfred was Director for Cloud, Applications & Infrastructure with Omnix International, Dubai, where he built a Practice for Cloud Migration and Application Modernization, fostering partnerships with AWS, Azure, Red Hat, IBM, Mendix and UiPath. Wilfred is passionate about Cloud and AWS, had created a Business Plan and successfully established AWS Cloud business for GBM in Dubai. Earlier, Wilfred was instrumental in growing the IBM Software business for GBM, where he was heading the regional IBM Software Pre-Sales organization of 20+ Solution Architects and Technical Specialists, for many years. Prior to that, Wilfred worked for Microsoft Corporation as an Application Platform Solution Specialist for GSIs in India, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in UAE as OOAD Consultant, and Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) in India, as IBM Mainframe Consultant. Wilfred possesses many Cloud and Architecture certifications from AWS, Azure, Oracle, IBM and Red Hat, with many years of Senior Solution Architect expertise. Please refer to Certifications section below, for a complete list! Core Leadership and Management Competencies include - Building, managing and motivating strong high-performance technical teams; Proven People Management skills with a passion for leading Architects and Technical Teams - Developing and retaining highly skilled technical professionals by coaching and mentoring - Demonstrating integrity and ethics throughout, valuing diversity and differences #IBM #AWS #AmazonWebServices #RedHat #Cloud #TechnicalLeader #Architect #SolutionArchitect #CloudSolutionArchitect #OpenShift #ROSA