Tony Morris

Enterprise Architect • Cloud & DevOps Leader • Principal Engineer

Experience

Progressive

Mayfield, OH • Oct 2025 - Present

Lead Data Engineer

Remote

Oct 2025 - Present

Key Achievements
  • Stay tuned!
Technologies Used
  • Generative AI
  • Python
  • Azure
  • AWS

Sherwin-Williams

Cleveland, OH • May 2023 - Oct 2025

Principal Enterprise Architect

Hybrid

May 2023 - Oct 2025

Lead enterprise architecture initiatives across infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps, enabling strategic technology transformation and standardized delivery practices. Guide organizational alignment through architecture governance, capability planning, and modernization strategies.

Key Achievements
  • Defined and refined the Architecture Assurance process to improve review quality, reduce cycle time, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Established Technology Acquisition evaluation framework, enabling faster, more consistent vetting of new technologies and reducing adoption risks.
  • Led capability modeling, business process mapping, and application rationalization efforts using Bizzdesign, improving transparency and decision-making across the portfolio.
  • Built and grew the Architecture Community of Practice, creating Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to promote collaboration, shared learning, and reusable architectural patterns.
  • Partnered with product and delivery teams to embed DevSecOps principles, observability strategies, and standardized ways of working into solution design and execution.
  • Supported governance structures, including the Architecture Leadership Council, to standardize decision-making and improve traceability of architecture recommendations.
Technologies Used
  • Azure
  • SharePoint
  • Power Automate
  • Kubernetes
  • SAFe
  • ArchiMate
  • Bizzdesign

Hyland

Westlake, OH • Aug 2018 - Apr 2023

Director, Cloud Enablement

Hybrid

Mar 2022 - Apr 2023

Led Hyland’s enterprise-wide migration to AWS across 17 global data centers. Served as a key strategic and technical advisor for cloud enablement, DevOps transformation, and platform modernization.

Key Achievements
  • Designed and governed AWS architecture strategy, including multi-account design, security architecture, and workload migration patterns aligned with cost optimization and compliance.
  • Spearheaded migration from PowerShell-based provisioning to Terraform Enterprise and then Terraform Cloud, establishing secure pipelines with GitHub Actions, secrets management, and environment drift detection.
  • Architected fully automated, monitoried CI/CD pipelines, eliminating bottlenecks, reducing manual approvals, and enabling faster time-to-production for core SaaS offerings.
  • Championed platform thinking by creating reusable modules, codifying architecture standards, and coaching delivery teams on cloud-native development and delivery practices.
  • Partnered with product and engineering leadership to align delivery workflows, developer experience, and platform governance around cloud-first operating models.
Technologies Used
  • AWS
  • FinOps
  • Cloudability
  • Terraform
  • Dynatrace
  • GitHub
  • Confluence
  • Jira

Director, Public Cloud

Hybrid

Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

Directed Hyland’s managed public cloud strategy, driving governance, security, and operational excellence across global SaaS offerings. Focused on enabling business growth through cloud-first capabilities and alignment with enterprise objectives.

Key Achievements
  • Defined and implemented governance models for public cloud workloads, ensuring compliance, scalability, and security alignment.
  • Initiatied enterprise-wide AWS migration program, laying the foundation for multi-account strategy, workload modernization, and operational readiness.
  • Developed cost management and optimization practices, improving cloud spend predictability and transparency.
  • Aligned cloud platform capabilities with product delivery needs through close engagement with engineering, product, and operations teams.
Technologies Used
  • AWS
  • FinOps
  • Cloudability
  • Terraform
  • Dynatrace
  • GitHub
  • Confluence
  • Jira

Enterprise Architect, Public Cloud

Hybrid

Jul 2019 - Mar 2021

Defined and executed the technology strategy for Hyland’s managed public cloud offering, enabling secure, scalable, and reliable SaaS delivery.

Key Achievements
  • Established architectural blueprints for public cloud-hosted applications, aligning with enterprise architecture principles and compliance requirements.
  • Partnered with product teams to modernize application stacks for cloud-native operation, improving performance and maintainability.
  • Defined security and operational guardrails for multi-tenant workloads in AWS.
  • Guided teams through the adoption of infrastructure-as-code, automated deployments, and cloud monitoring practices.
Technologies Used
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Vault
  • Packer
  • GitHub
  • Octopus Deploy
  • Backstage
  • Confluence
  • Jira

Principal Architect, DevOps

Hybrid

Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

Drove DevOps modernization initiatives to improve delivery speed, reliability, and quality across Hyland’s engineering organization.

Key Achievements
  • Designed and implemented modern CI/CD frameworks, integrating automated testing, deployment validation, and real-time monitoring.
  • Reduced relase cycle time by introducing feature flag strategies, blue/green deployments, and automated rollback capabilities.
  • Advocated for DevOps cultural change, mentoring teams on agile delivery practices, tooling adoption, and automation-first principles.
  • Partnered with security teams to embed DevSecOps patterns into delivery pipelines, improving compliance without slowing delivery.
Technologies Used
  • Jenkins
  • Octopus Deploy
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • GitHub
  • Confluence
  • Jira

Blue Chip Consulting

Seven Hills, OH • Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

Solution Architect, Cloud

Remote

Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

Architected cloud-native solutions and modernized legacy systems for clients across food services and manufacturing.

Key Achievements
  • Redesigned a critical supply chain application, migrating it to Azure with modern pipelines and monitoring.
  • Led solution design for enterprise modernization projects, introducing containerization and DevOps pipelines tailored to each client's maturity and compliance needs.
  • Built reusable reference architectures and playbooks to accelerate onboarding for new cloud-native projects.
Technologies Used
  • Azure
  • Azure DevOps
  • Terraform
  • Containers

Pleasant Valley Corporation

Medina, OH • Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

Manager, Lead Software Developer

On-Site

Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

Led the software development team responsible for the full lifecycle of a mission-critical ASP.NET WebForms/MVC 4 application serving internal staff and external stakeholders.

Key Achievements
  • Directed modernization efforts to improve performance and maintainability of the primary web platform.
  • Managed hiring, mentorship, and team culture with a focus on transparency and continuous improvement.
  • Balanced legacy maintenance with modernization, introducing scalable patterns and improving developer productivity.
Technologies Used
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • C#
  • ASP.NET WebForms
  • SQL Server

AXS

Cleveland, OH • May 2014 - Aug 2017

Lead Software Developer

On-Site

May 2014 - Aug 2017

Led engineering and architectural evolution of AXS’s global ticketing platform, serving high-traffic clients across sports, music, and entertainment.

Key Achievements
  • Architected and delivered core platform features for scale, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Modernized CI/CD pipelines with automation, validation, and real-time observability, enabling safter, faster deployments.
  • Elevated engineering culture through mentorship, onboarding programs, and technical documentation improvements.
Technologies Used
  • C#
  • .NET
  • CI/CD
  • Feature Flags

OverDrive

Garfield Heights, OH • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

Systems Developer

On-Site

Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

Implemented and supported a high-volume big data analytics platform ingesting tens of millions of user activity records per day.

Key Achievements
  • Built a multi-node MongoDB cluster in AWS for scalable ingestion and storage of interaction data.
  • Developed a C# metrics engine transforming raw usage data into KPIs for reporting and decision-making.
  • Ensured performance and availability through proactive monitoring and optimization.
Technologies Used
  • C#
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • TeamCity

Rosetta

Cleveland, OH • Apr 2009 - Sep 2013

Manager, Senior Developer

On-Site

Mar 2013 - Sep 2013

Led and managed teams of .NET developers, UI developers, BAs, and QA analysts. Oversaw estimating, task management, and code reviews. Worked with clients to gather requirements and provide technical solutions. Developed and maintained web applications using ASP.NET and SharePoint.

Key Achievements
  • Provided technical leadership for large-scale client projects from estimation through delivery.
  • Directed project timelines, resource allocation, and adherence to development standards.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering skill development and adherence to best practices.
Technologies Used
  • .NET
  • C#
  • ASP.NET
  • SharePoint
  • SQL Server

Senior Technology Associate

On-Site

Sep 2010 - Mar 2013

Planned, designed, and implemented custom Microsoft-based solutions while leading small to mid-sized teams.

Key Achievements
  • Delivered enterprise solutiosn that aligned with client business processes and technical requirements.
  • Mentored junior developers and improved team delivery practices.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
Technologies Used
  • .NET
  • C#
  • ASP.NET
  • SharePoint

Technology Associate

On-Site

Apr 2009 - Sep 2010

Contributed to the development of Microsoft-based solutions, supporting both front-end and back-end implementation.

Key Achievements
  • Supported delivery of high-quality solutions through coding, debugging, and testing.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet client requirements.
  • Gained foundational experience in software development and project delivery.
Technologies Used
  • .NET
  • C#
  • ASP.NET
  • SharePoint