Jason Issac Rinehart
Senior Product Architect & Technology Leader
Email: jason.rinehart@technicalanxiety.com
Website: https://technicalanxiety.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rinehart76
Location: Claremore, OK
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.
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, technical excellence with business impact, mentorship and coaching, cross-functional collaboration, and presenting complex concepts simply.
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
- 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
Director, Technology Leadership
- 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
Senior Cloud Architect
- 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%
Infrastructure Architect
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Overall customer solutions architecture and planning
- Design and implementation of storage and recovery architectures
- Understanding business requirements and budgeting
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Specialist
- 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
- 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
- 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
Computer Science (Major), Math & Biblical Languages (Minor)
Attended 1995 – 2000
Holdenville High School | Holdenville, OK
Graduated May 1995
Graduated May 1995
Key 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
- Spearheaded Azure Product offering design and launch, achieving 30% client adoption increase in first year
- Automated cloud environment deployments, reducing manual workload by 40%
Cloud Native Managed Services at 10th Magnitude
- Startup Success: Employee #2, built Cloud Native Managed Service business from inception
- Secured first 10 enterprise clients within 18 months of business launch
- Architected Azure deployments at scale, supporting 100+ customer environments
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 with 24+ published articles on Azure, governance, and technical leadership. Focus on real-world implementation patterns and lessons learned.
Rackspace Technology Publications
Contributing author for Rackspace Technology's thought leadership content, focusing on modern IT service management, cloud migration strategies, and enterprise governance frameworks:
- Modern IT Service Management is Transforming Managed Services - Part 1
Explores the evolution from traditional ITSM to modern service management, providing practical frameworks for IT teams to become strategic business partners through cloud-native capabilities and automated operations. - How Cyber Resiliency Evolves from Private Data Centers to Public Cloud
Comprehensive analysis of how cyber resiliency strategies must adapt when transitioning from private data centers to public cloud, covering shared responsibility models and recovery speed optimization. - Move to Azure Without Rebuilding Your VMware Environment
Strategic guide for organizations looking to migrate VMware workloads to Azure VMware Solution (AVS), focusing on preserving existing investments while gaining cloud scalability and innovation capabilities. - Summiting the Cloud: How Effective Governance Paves the Way to Success
Framework for implementing effective cloud governance using Azure Cloud Adoption Framework principles, covering cost management, security baselines, and deployment acceleration strategies.