Michael Whittenburg
Enterprise Architect
- Atlanta, GA
- 770-823-0504
- mwhittenburg@gmail.com
Cloud & Architecture
Platforms: Azure (Expert), AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Architecture: Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF 9), Cloud Modernization, Microservices, Serverless
IaC & Orchestration: Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Strategy, Zero Trust Architecture
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
LLM & Generative AI: Azure OpenAI, LangChain, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
Frameworks: TensorFlow, TensorFlow.js, PyTorch, Keras, MXNet
Computer Vision: YOLO, Semantic Image Segmentation, Object Detection
Libraries: NumPy, SciKit-Learn, Pandas, Multimodal RNNs
Programming Languages
Primary: C#, Python, TypeScript, SQL
Legacy/Niche: Objective-C, Visual Basic, XML/XSLT/XPath
Web & Full-Stack Development
Frameworks: .NET (MVC, WebAPI, WebForms), AngularJS (1x, 2, 4), jQuery, Bootstrap 4+
Mobile: Ionic Framework, Responsive Design
Front-End: HTML5, CSS3 (LESS/Sass), SEO Optimization
Enterprise Systems
CRM: Microsoft Dynamics (Certified), Salesforce (Admin), SugarCRM, Oracle
CMS: Sitecore (9.x, 10.x), DotNetNuke, WordPress, Drupal
Tools
Development: Microsoft Visual Studio / VS Code, Sublime Text, GitHub, Azure DevOps
Design & Strategy: Adobe Creative Suite, LucidChart, Miro
Professional Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (2025/2026)
Focus: AI-100 (Designing and Implementing Azure AI Solutions) and AI-900 (Fundamentals).
Microsoft Certified: AI Architect (Beta - AB-730 / AB-100) (2025)
TOGAF 9 Certified (Enterprise Architecture) – Open Group
AI Programming with Python Nanodegree – Udacity
Microsoft Certified Dynamics Specialist
Salesforce Certified Administrator
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (In Progress)
Academic Background
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)
Major in Computer Science
As an Enterprise Architect at IBM, I lead strategic digital transformation and cloud modernization initiatives across the Microsoft ecosystem, with a specialized focus on the SLED (State, Local, and Education) and Healthcare sectors. I architect scalable, AI-driven solutions that align complex data, systems, and infrastructure to drive mission-critical business value. Previously, as Director of Enterprise Architecture at LivCor, I spearheaded the integration of Generative AI and LLMs into proprietary revenue management platforms and internal AI assistants, establishing robust business architecture frameworks for global functions.
With over 15 years of experience spanning enterprise architecture, full-stack development, and DevOps consulting, I bring a proven ability to deliver next-generation systems. My expertise lies at the intersection of Generative AI, Azure Cloud Architecture, and Post-Quantum Cryptography, leveraging prompt engineering, data enrichment workflows, and secure, scalable AI integrations to solve complex organizational challenges.
I hold a Nanodegree in AI Programming with Python and am a TOGAF 9 Certified architect with a suite of Microsoft AI and Dynamics certifications. As both a strategic leader and hands-on technologist, I thrive on bridging the gap between C-suite vision and technical execution to deliver reusable, secure, and forward-thinking digital platforms.
Strategic Leadership: Serving as an Enterprise Architect within IBM’s Microsoft practice, focusing on the State, Local, and Education (SLED) and Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS) sectors.
Digital Transformation: Driving cloud modernization and AI integration strategies across the IBM and Microsoft ecosystems to accelerate client innovation.
Technical Liaison: Acting as a primary technical bridge between IBM and Microsoft to ensure seamless solution alignment and delivery excellence.
Certification & Expertise: Maintaining a cutting-edge technical profile by pursuing advanced Microsoft AI certifications (AI-100, AI-900) to lead high-value AI transformations.
Revenue & Market Growth: Led technical solutioning and pre-sales architecture for high-value RFPs, driving market presence across Azure and AI platforms.
Architecture & Delivery: Headed the estimate and technical architecture for the NYC MOCJ Connect360 Azure Provisioning project, ensuring a seamless transition from pre-sales to delivery.
Sales Strategy: Developed comprehensive project estimation frameworks that improved accuracy and speed for enterprise-scale pursuits.
Proactive Security: Spearheaded critical security initiatives for clients, including the mitigation of the React2Shell vulnerability, ensuring robust and secure cloud environments.
As Director of Enterprise Architecture, I lead the definition and execution of LivCor’s technology strategy, aligning systems, data, and infrastructure across global business units. I am responsible for establishing a cohesive enterprise architecture vision while driving down technical debt and enabling scalable, resilient digital platforms.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities:
GenAI and LLM Strategy: Spearheaded the integration of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) into LivCor’s proprietary revenue management system and “Chat with Athena,” an internal AI assistant that delivers on-demand operational and financial insights across the organization.
AI Team Leadership: Provide strategic and technical oversight for LivCor’s GenAI initiatives, including prompt engineering, model selection, and LLM-based data enrichment workflows. Lead a globally distributed team in the U.S. and India focused on building scalable, production-grade AI pipelines.
Emerging Tech Enablement: Drive innovation through the evaluation and implementation of next-gen technologies—AI, low-code platforms, advanced analytics—to create business-embedded digital solutions that unlock trapped value and enhance decision-making.
Business Architecture & Governance: Own the enterprise architecture framework aligning business objectives with technology investments. Guide architectural decisions to ensure secure, scalable, and integrated platforms.
Organizational Growth & Hiring: Partnered with the CIO and SVP of Technology to restructure and scale the technology organization, leading to the successful hiring of over 30 key technology roles in 12 months.
System Integration & Automation: Reduced reliance on shared services by designing and implementing core system integrations, leading to increased operational efficiency and elimination of manual workflows.
I mentor cross-functional architecture teams, support data governance initiatives, and ensure architectural alignment during strategic planning and digital transformation projects.
• Drove adoption of business architecture that defines, data, system/applications, and infrastructure
• Ensured an aligned digital roadmap across global functions to avoid tech debt creation and ensure re-usable and scalable and innovative digital solutions
• Responsible for emerging technology
• Managed a team working with innovative technology that can be leveraged to create solutions that business units can embed in their products or services to release trapped value
• Provided leadership to business and systems architecture team members through partnership and mentoring
• Influence across the business & digital organization, actively participate in strategic planning and decision making, and the execution of complex digital initiatives and projects
Responsible for Enterprise Architecture, including;
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Primerica, Inc., headquartered in Duluth, GA, is a leading distributor of financial products to middle-income households in North America. Primerica representatives provide appropriate solutions through term life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, and other financial products.
A publicly traded (NYSE: CMLS) American broadcasting company with ~$1.1B in annual revenue and ~4000 employees. The second largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind iHeartMedia, Inc. Cumulus lists ownership of 447 stations in 90 markets. It also owns Westwood One.
• Responsible for enterprise architecture for multiple projects concurrently for internal and external systems.
• Full responsibility for technical design, resource hiring, delivery timelines, project leadership, resource planning, finances technical guidance in developing & leading the project technical teams.
• Ongoing architectural audit of initiatives for effectiveness to reduce development costs and improve quality.
• Collaboration with project stakeholders, peers, and management to ensure infrastructure and staff readiness for organizational change
• SCRUM and waterfall project management methodology used based on the business need, size of the project and client preferences.
• Project delivery based on requirements, following methodology and meeting timeline & budget constraints
• Managed and maintained development of packaged solutions, software development and enhancement projects, infrastructure implementation projects and security projects
• Ensuring that projects are progressing smoothly and within budget and timeline
• Management of staff issues within team members tactfully.
• Helping project team members grow personally and professionally
• Delivered Sales and Marketing document management web-based exchange for nationwide sales organizations with over 2MM hits to date and 700K Sales Workforce productivity improvements
• Delivered a Web-enabled solution to automate the selling cycle for radio stations sales teams
• Architected, developed and deployed web-based marketing catalog management tools for intelligent management of Web-Based Catalog items
• Architected, developed and deployed web-based sales configuration tool with an introduction of an innovating sales configuration approach.
• Resulted in >800K Sales Force Productivity improvements
• Full stack developer, primary technologies used were MVC for the backend, AngularJS, jQuery and BootStrap Frameworks on the frontend, along with HTML5 and CSS3 (where applicable)
• Responsive design slicing with strict cross-browser compatibility requirements (>IE8)
• Responsive design was also applied in some sections of the site to optimize the mobile user’s experience.
• Managed 450+ radio station websites
• Development of CSS, HTML, and custom modules for DotNetNuke cms platform
A professional employer organization that helps retailers turn strategy into action with the integrated RetailAction suite of Retail Execution Management solutions. Reflexis customers include The Home Depot, Metro AG, Tesco plc, Sears Holdings, Staples, Circuit City, Toys “R” Us, Barnes & Noble, AutoZone, and many other Top 250 Global Retailers.
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• Created custom reports and dashboards, end users included multi-level managers, sales and proposal team member/teams
• Managed the accuracy of Salesforce data input by sales teams – accounts, opportunities, support requests, tasks, quote links, opportunity/product lines, etc.
• Trained new sales hires and proposal team members on Salesforce utilization and best practices
• Created and implemented program-level internal processes/procedures for the sales teams
• Create and manage all communications for companies owned by Reflexis through multi-tasking
• Ensure cost savings without affecting quality by meticulously developing and maintaining budgets
• Lead and train the team to meet and exceed organizational expectations
• Create and promote effective marketing collateral through detailed research
• Create and manage new vendor launch programs to ensure mutually beneficial results
• Enhance business productivity by analyzing data, developing and executing strategic marketing
• Implement company-wide visitor experience and reporting program
• Emphasize company culture and values through internal marketing