Resume

Jason Issac Rinehart

Senior Product Architect & Technology Leader

📍 Claremore, OK

📞 405.537.6839

Professional Summary

Senior Product Architect and Technology Leader with 20+ years of experience driving innovation, cloud transformation, and infrastructure strategy for global organizations. Recognized for technical excellence, cross-functional leadership, and delivering scalable solutions that improve business outcomes. Award-winning contributor with a passion for mentoring, presenting complex concepts, and building high-performing teams.

Core Competencies

Cloud Architecture & Leadership

Cloud Architecture (Azure, Private/Public/Hybrid)
Product Design & Launch
Team Leadership & Coaching
Business Resiliency & Disaster Recovery
Infrastructure Strategy & Optimization
Solution Architecture
Automation & DevOps
Stakeholder Engagement

Technical Expertise

Global Infrastructure Strategy and Architecture
Solution Strategy and Architecture
Cloud Strategy, Planning, Governance and Operations
Datacenter Virtualization
Organizational Agility and the Tribe Methodology
Business Resiliency Planning
System/Network Security
Business Process Development

Professional Experience

Senior Product Architect, Global Services & Solutions

Rackspace Technology | March 2022 – Present | Remote

Spearheaded the design and launch of Azure Product offerings, increasing client adoption by 30% within the first year
Led cross-functional teams to deliver solutions aligned with business strategy
Automated cloud environment deployments, reducing manual workload by 40%
Presented technical solutions to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders
Award: Rackspace Technology Innovation Award for outstanding contributions

Technical Leadership:

Provide technical leadership and direction on designing and building the Azure Practice
Lead across functional teams including Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Professional Services
Develop automation skills to improve at-scale deployment and management of customer cloud environments
Design and implement secure production support systems and services

Director, Technology Leadership

Avanade | Jan 2021 – March 2022 | Remote

Directed engineering engagements across multiple regions, achieving 95% client satisfaction scores
Defined and delivered modern infrastructure architectures for public and hybrid cloud solutions
Managed and mentored offshore teams, improving project delivery speed by 20%
Achievement: Technology Leadership Career Path (TLCP) induction for strategic impact

Architecture Focus:

Defining modern infrastructure architectures for public and hybrid cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure
Cloud transformation and migration solutions, infrastructure solutions, cloud technologies
Strategic thinking about business issues across product areas and industries
Managing multiple projects simultaneously and driving to completion

Senior Cloud Architect

Children’s Mercy Hospital | Aug 2020 – Jan 2021 | Kansas City, MO

Led Cloud Engineering team to establish governance and best practices for Azure and Office 365 platforms
Designed and implemented secure cloud frameworks, supporting 5,000+ users
Developed monitoring architecture, reducing incident response times by 25%

Technical Responsibilities:

Extensive experience with Azure and Office 365 architecture, governance, security, deployment, and adoption
Designed and built complex systems using broad range of Azure services
Implemented dev-ops methodologies and Infrastructure as Code deployments

Infrastructure Architect

Helmerich & Payne | June 2020 – Aug 2020 | Tulsa, OK

Managed Enterprise Performance Team and Disaster Recovery/HA Architect, ensuring 99.99% system uptime
Developed IT strategy roadmaps and documentation, streamlining integration of new services
Coordinated with Enterprise Architect to align Infrastructure systems with company’s IT strategy
Instilled culture of availability and resiliency for all new systems through architecture activities

Cloud Platform Architect, Managed Services

10th Magnitude | Aug 2017 – June 2020 | Tulsa, OK

Built Cloud Native Managed Service business from inception, securing first 10 enterprise clients within 18 months
Architected Azure deployments at scale, supporting 100+ customer environments
Developed CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows, increasing deployment efficiency by 35%

Platform Architecture Focus:

Microsoft Azure (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Logic Apps, Functions, ARM, Azure Policy/Blueprints)
Microsoft Dynamics (Provance) ITSM platform design and integration
Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline development and Agile methodologies
VMware CloudHealth reporting, right-sizing, and policy enforcement

Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Lead / Senior Storage Architect

Pinnacle Business Systems | Nov 2011 – Aug 2017 | Edmond, OK

Supervised technology implementations and cloud architecture design
Guided implementations of technologies supporting complex corporate data infrastructures
Designed High Availability Data Platforms with geographic dispersion
Provided Level 4 support for corporate data infrastructure

Technical Expertise:

Public/Private Cloud (VMware vSAN, PlateSpin Migrate, LogicMonitor, Veeam Backup & Recovery)
VMware (vSphere, vCenter, vRealize Suite, Site Recovery Manager, vCloud Director, Horizon 7)
Microsoft (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V, SQL Server, System Center)
Enterprise Storage (PureStorage, HP 3PAR, EMC Symmetrix/VMAX, EMC VNX, Dell Compellent, IBM v7000)

Senior Systems Engineer

Alliance Technology Group | Nov 2010 – Nov 2011 | Hanover, MD

Overall customer solutions architecture and planning
Design and implementation of storage and recovery architectures
Understanding business requirements and budgeting

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Specialist

Sonic Drive-In, Corporate | Nov 2007 – Nov 2010 | Oklahoma City, OK

Development and maintenance of Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan for Sonic Industries
Creation and maintenance of backup plans for all data
IBM iSeries operational support and continuity design
Developed risk assessments for all critical systems and ranking for action

Information Systems Technician

Sonic Drive-In, Corporate | Dec 2006 – Nov 2007 | Oklahoma City, OK

Corporate HelpDesk Support for 400+ corporate users and 4000+ Drive-In locations
Resolving issues in timely fashion with focus on customer service
Personal Communication device administration

Information Technology Manager

First National Bank | April 2006 – Dec 2006 | Wewoka, OK

Hardware and Software Management
Responsible for secure transmission of banking data to Federal Reserve
Assisted in conversion to Check21 from UNIX platform to Solaris
Assisted auditors in development and testing of Business Recovery Plan

Education & Certifications

Education

Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee, OK
Computer Science (Major), Math & Biblical Languages (Minor)
Attended 1995 – 2000

Holdenville High School | Holdenville, OK
Graduated May 1995

Certifications

Microsoft Azure AZ900
Certified Business Resiliency Manager (BRCCI)
Certified Business Resilience I.T. Professional (BRCCI)
EMC Technology Architect
EMC Networker Implementation Expert
EMC Symmetrix Implementation Expert
EMC Isilon Storage Professional
EMC Isilon Integration Engineer
EMC VPLEX Implementation Architect
Hitachi Storage Technical Consultant
HPE Master Architect – Systems Engineering
Veeam Certified Solutions Architect
Dell Compellent Top Gun Storage Architect
Dell PS Series Top Gun Storage Architect
Pure Accredited Installation Specialist
IBM System X Implementation Specialist
IBM v7000 Storage Architect

Key Projects & Achievements

Azure Product Innovation at Rackspace Technology

Innovation Award Winner: Rackspace Technology Innovation Award for outstanding technical innovation in cloud adoption through code
Spearheaded Azure Product offering design and launch, achieving 30% client adoption increase in first year
Automated cloud environment deployments, reducing manual workload by 40%
Led cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Professional Services

Cloud Native Managed Services at 10th Magnitude

Startup Success: Employee #2, built Cloud Native Managed Service business from inception to customer signature
Secured first 10 enterprise clients within 18 months of business launch
Architected Azure deployments at scale, supporting 100+ customer environments
Developed CI/CD pipelines increasing deployment efficiency by 35%

Enterprise Cloud Architecture Leadership

Technology Leadership Career Path (TLCP) induction at Avanade for strategic impact
Achieved 95% client satisfaction scores across multiple geographic regions
Improved project delivery speed by 20% through offshore team management
Designed secure cloud frameworks supporting 5,000+ users at Children’s Mercy Hospital

Infrastructure Excellence & Business Continuity

Ensured 99.99% system uptime as Infrastructure Architect at Helmerich & Payne
Reduced incident response times by 25% through monitoring architecture development
Developed comprehensive Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plans for enterprise organizations
Managed enterprise performance teams and disaster recovery architecture

Technical Writing & Thought Leadership

Technical Anxiety Blog

Author of Technical Anxiety - technical leadership and cloud architecture blog
24+ published articles on Azure, governance, and technical leadership
Focus on real-world implementation patterns and lessons learned

Professional Philosophy

“Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own” – Bruce Lee

As a technology leader, I believe in:

Innovation through disruption - Always seeking to develop new skills outside my comfort zone
Technical excellence with business impact - Delivering scalable solutions that improve business outcomes
Mentorship and coaching - Recognizing strengths in others and encouraging ownership of personal development
Cross-functional collaboration - Working effectively across Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Executive Leadership
Presenting complex concepts simply - Making technical details accessible to non-technical audiences

References

Professional references available upon request.

Contact Information

Email: jason.rinehart@technicalanxiety.com
Website: https://technicalanxiety.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rinehart76
Phone: 405.537.6839
Location: Claremore, OK

Additional project details and portfolio available upon request.