About

Network Engineer & Cloud Architect

Network engineer with a passion for cloud architecture and infrastructure automation.

Focused on AWS, network security, and building resilient cloud environments for healthcare technology.

When not architecting cloud solutions, I'm tinkering with Arduino projects, designing PCBs, or organizing InfoSec community events.

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Experience

Senior Director - Cloud Technology Advisor @ Netsmart

April 2025 - Present

Drive cloud strategy, enterprise architecture, and AI adoption to transform SaaS healthcare delivery. Lead Cloud Center of Excellence, chair Enterprise Architecture Cabinet, and champion AI adoption initiatives. Focus on cloud transformation, AI/data strategy, privacy/compliance, and security/risk management.

Core Technologies
l AWS
l Azure
l GCP
l AI/ML
l Enterprise Architecture
l HIPAA
l HITRUST
Director - Cloud Technology Advisor @ Netsmart

September 2021 - April 2025

Established Public Cloud Community of Practice and led cloud adoption strategy. Spearheaded private cloud migration efforts and AWS adoption focusing on data, AI, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Fostered continuous learning through AWS Gamedays and hackathons.

Core Technologies
l AWS
l Cloud Strategy
l Enterprise Architecture
l DevOps
l AI Strategy
Co-Founder @ Badge Pirates LLC

June 2017 - Present

Co-founded bespoke electronics design and manufacturing company. Design artistic PCBs for conference badges, business cards, and marketing. Use mixed materials including 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC routers, and plasma cutters.

Core Technologies
l PCB Design
l Electronics
l 3D Printing
l Laser Cutting
l Manufacturing
Chief Architect/Sr Manager - Network Infrastructure @ Capgemini

January 2010 - August 2021

Network & datacenter architecture, cloud & virtualization deployments, presales support and solution development. Led network operations and engineering teams.

Core Technologies
l Network Architecture
l Cloud
l Virtualization
l Datacenter
l Solution Architecture
Subject Matter Expert - Wireless Routing and Switching @ Sprint

December 2004 - March 2008

Provided network direction for operations teams managing thousands of Cisco and Juniper routers and switches. Promoted to SME within 12 months. Led team providing direction on network projects and operational issues.

Core Technologies
l Cisco
l Juniper
l Routing
l Switching
l Network Operations

Tech Stack

Usually the tools I use for the job, depend on the job. There's no one-size fits all, and as such I'm always trying out new technologies, and constantly learning.

The following technologies are the ones I'm most familiar with, and I've linked to code that I've written with each.

backend

l Python
automation-scripts network-tools
l Bash
deployment-scripts infrastructure-automation
l PowerShell
windows-automation ad-management

frontend

l HTML/CSS
fellowshipoftheflux slydrr
l TypeScript
pingdumb

mobile

other

l Arduino
Arduino-Traffic-Light-Relay-Controller Traffic-Light-Relay-Server
l C++
arduino-testing embedded-systems
l Terraform
CTFd-AWS AWS-CTFs infrastructure-as-code

devOps

l Ansible
l Terraform
l Kubernetes
l Docker
l GitHub Actions
l Jenkins

cloud

l AWS
l Azure
l GCP
l Cloudflare
l VMware
l Hyper-V

databases

l PostgreSQL
l MySQL
l MongoDB
l Redis
l SQLite

networking

l Cisco
l Juniper
l pfSense
l VPN
l Load Balancers
l DNS

security

l Firewalls
l SIEM
l Vulnerability Scanning
l Incident Response
l Network Security

monitoring

l Prometheus
l Grafana
l Datadog
l Splunk
l ELK Stack

Resume

My curriculum vitae can be viewed at cv.carlfugate.com

A shortened PDF version can be downloaded below ↓