Randy Armknecht

Randy Armknecht is a Managing Director currently leading the Global Cloud Engineering practice within Enterprise Cloud. He has over 20 years of experience in a variety of roles from developer to global architect. Randy is a frequent speaker on the topic of cybersecurity and cloud computing at industry events, including conferences, executive sessions and as a guest lecturer at multiple universities.

MAJOR PROJECTS

• Evaluated and refined the cloud strategy of a $7 billion technology organization bringing new SaaS products to market in a multi-cloud environment.
• Enabled a defense contractor to quickly build and deploy within an Azure Government based Federal Enclave.
• Accelerated the adoption of regulatory controls in the cloud for a large global organization.
• Strengthened the resilience of revenue generating workloads in AWS for a global multi-billion dollar organization.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Cloud Governance and Compliance
• Modern Cloud Architecture
• Automation & Compliance as Code
• Secure by Design Systems

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

• Financial Services
• Defense Industrial Base
• Manufacturing

EDUCATION

• M.S. Computer Security, DePaul University
• B.S. Computer Engineering Technology, DeVry University

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & RECOGNITION

• Board Member for DePaul University – Arditti Center for Risk Management
• Speaker at NACD National Conference (2022)