Sam Gambarin

- Lead a cross functional team responsible for Digital Platforms and Solutions, including innovation, strategy, design, engineering, and 24 by 7 operations. Including development, testing, and release of Kaiser Permanente website and Mobile app - Developing AI and LLM based solutions utilizing Chatbot and Search for Digital channels - Working with Senior Enterprise leaders to define strategic direction and funding - Have responsibility for engineering, release, and ongoing operations of environments for all Digital channels including web, mobile, chat - Digital Platform scope includes Consumer Identity, Search, Web Content Management, Personalization, Recommendation, Knowledge Graph, SEO, Data Synchronization and Exchange, Caching Layer, Digital Notifications to name a few - Led Enterprise DevOps and Public Cloud Platforms

- Responsible for strategy, design, engineering, and operations for Application and Analytics Platform as a Service (PaaS) based on Azure Cloud. All cloud capabilities are enabled in a secure and self-provisioning fashion. - Platform engineering team improved self-service experience for hundreds of application teams utilizing Azure Cloud for Digital, Analytics, and Care Delivery applications. - Championed adoption of containers by driving buildout of secured and governed Container Ecosystem and Kubernetes runtimes - Reimagined deployment and release management for a complex ecosystem of applications that comprise web and mobile - Executed re-platforming of over 80 applications to Azure Cloud - Worked closely with Security and Compliance teams to ensure enforcement of security best practices and policies

- Responsible for design, creation and operations of Platform as a Service (PaaS) at KP - Led an effort to enable developers to deliver Cloud Native and Cloud Hybrid solutions utilizing PaaS and IaaS. - Responsible for framework and oversee rollout of Shared Technical Services(Digital Foundation) components for Kaiser Permanente. Work with diverse set of stakeholders to position Shared Technical Services for success at KP. First set of Shared Technical Services was successfully deployed in 2015. - Responsible for on premise and cloud application integration strategy for Kaiser Permanente. Work with various internal stakeholders to understand integration market trends and needs to refine integration strategy. - Oversaw a diverse team of architects, developers, and operational employees working to deliver capabilities for KP

- Responsible for on premise and cloud application integration strategy for Kaiser Permanente. Work with various internal stakeholders to understand integration market trends and needs to refine integration strategy. - Delivered strategy for and organized operational aspects of Platform as a Service (PaaS) at KP - Responsible for framework and oversee rollout of Shared Technical Services for Kaiser Permanente. Work with diverse set of stakeholders to position Shared Technical Services for success at KP. First set of Shared Technical Services was successfully deployed in 2015. - Involved in DevOps, Cloud Application Assessment Framework, Application Portfolio Management, Big Data, and other efforts - Oversee a team of architects and operational employees working to deliver diverse Enterprise Architecture projects

- Overseeing product management and new capabilities of Kaiser’s Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Service Oriented Infrastructure (SOI) components. - Each year responsible for 4 to 7 projects that create new or enhance current SOA capabilities. Some of the current and past efforts are: Creation of SOA Dashboards, Extension of WSRR, SOA Governance, SOA DMZ Gateway, SOA Transaction monitoring, creation of SOA Utility services, Information and Canonical Model pilots. - Responsible for a team that conducts design reviews of all projects launched on Service Oriented Infrastructure at Kaiser - My team oversee and drives Proof of Concepts for new SOI (WSRR, Datapower, WPS/BPM, WMB, MQ, WAS) capabilities. - Drove creation and pilots of SOA Governance at Kaiser Permanente; currently working with a group of diverse stakeholders to operationalize. - Responsible for finances for the team of over 80 people. Working on the daily basis with management, finance team, and project managers to oversee the budget for the more than 100 concurrent projects; part of this process involves tracking utilization and review of SOWs and change orders. Also responsible for planning and forecasting of budgets for our team for the next four years.

Responsible from a program management perspective for a number of strategic initiatives for the enterprise infrastructure team. The team is responsible for Kaiser’s Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Service Oriented Infrastructure (SOI) components. Past and current projects include customization to WSRR, creation of utility web services, decomposition of SOA capabilities, remediation of security risks, selection and procurement of infrastructure component, and many more. Responsible for finances for the team of over 80 people. Working on the daily basis with management, finance team, and project managers to oversee the budget for the more than 100 concurrent projects; part of this process involves tracking utilization and review of SOWs and change orders. Also responsible for planning and forecasting of budgets for our team for the next four years. SOA/SOI components used by our team: WSRR, WPS, Datapower, ITCAM, WMB, MQ. All the web services are written using Java.

Responsible for leading project teams comprised of user experience, creative, copy, technology, and quality assurance personnel through website development and online campaigns projects. Client list includes: Microsoft, McGraw-Hill, Activision, Munchkin, G4TV.

Responsible for methodology, tools and operations activities of Project Management Office (PMO) for Guidance consulting organization reporting directly to CEO. Perform day to day Project Management and Account Management tasks for Major Accounts: Disney Movie Club (DMC), DisneyGiftExpress (DGE), and AECOM web properties.

Project Manager: Performed all tasks associated with management of the projects using Express framework based on SEI/CMMI principles. • Wrote business requirements/define project scope based on the interviews with clients (marketing, billing, legacy, external, etc…). • Responsible for development of the project plans and getting resources for the projects. Project plans are done using MS Project and eVista (Artemis). • Managed expectation of project stakeholders. • Conducted weekly meetings. • Performed cost/benefit analysis using Business Object and eVista (Artemis) tools. • Facilitated change management process. Requirements Manager: Performed all tasks associated with capture and management of software requirements using Express framework based on SEI/CMMI principles. • Wrote software requirement specifications and use cases for new development and new functionality of existing products. • Responsible for turning business requirements into software requirement specifications using SBC's methodology. • Analyzed, validated, specified, documented, and managed the real needs of project stakeholders. • Developed use cases and activity diagrams using Rational Rose and MS Office Tools.

Managed Information Technology, Operations (Manufacturing, HR, Finance and Legal) as well as Sales and Marketing activities in a start-up medical device manufacturing company. • IT: designed and built internal software system for inventory and cost control; provided support for desktop users; set-up office network; • Day-to-day operations: selected office location and negotiated lease terms, hired staff, negotiated with vendors, approved product designs, procured manufacturing equipment, performed HR and finance duties, managed QA in a government regulated field (FDA and California FDB). • Marketing and Sales: communicated with clients, identified marketing direction, negotiated sales contracts and distribution agreements. • Funding: worked with angel investors to get initial and follow-up funding for the company. • Regulatory activity: was heavily involved in small clinical trials to validate the design and safety of the ophthalmic devices. Established quality practices in compliance with Quality System Regulations / Good Manufacturing Practices. Worked with various consultants to secure FDA approval for distribution of the devices. Applied for and received necessary FDA and California FDB licenses.

Performed Project Manager and Technical Lead roles on the redesign and migration project for NetBank’s automotive insurance web site. The project involved creation of a new web site for NetBank from the existing NetInsurance.com web site that was no longer in service due to bankruptcy. • Performed job cost estimates and developed project plan using MS Project. • Was involved in writing of design specifications. • Participated in redesign/porting of the old site which was engineered on Windows NT platform using ASP, VB COM components and Oracle 8i to the new site designed and built on Windows 2000 using ASP as a thin client, VB COM+ for business and RDBMS for interaction layers, on top of SQL Server 2000.

Performed project management and engineering tasks for the GoAmerica Company, a Wireless ISP provider. The development group designed and maintained a value added feature of GoAmerica Wireless Service called Document Manager. The software development process was based on the Rational Unified Process (RUP) model. • Analyzed marketing requirements and produced software requirement documents • Wrote Use Cases, Use Case Realizations, Object Diagrams. • Performed Project Management tasks, along with development tasks, on multiple releases. Project management tasks included allocation of resources, developing project plans and gant charts, writing and approving change orders, developing technical design specification documents. Running weekly status meetings. • Used VB, SQL, XML, and XSLT to design a behind-a-firewall solution of the Document Manager Server. All VB components were written using COM+ methodology. • Used VB, PL/SQL, XML, and XSLT to design new components and fix existing components of the Document Manager web site. All VB components were written using COM+ methodology • Wrote stored procedure and designed tables and views in SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 8i databases.

Participated in design and development of a B2B system for ESR (Employment Screening Resources). The site was built using Windows NT, IIS, SQL Server 7.0 and MS Access 2000. Through integration with medical test centers the system allows ESR’s customers an easy and secure way of tracking medical test results of potential employees. • Analyzed business logic, created software architecture for multi-level user access system, created time/cost estimates. • Designed relational database schema for the site. • Wrote project components using MS SQL Server, MS Access, ODBC, IIS, ASP, and SMTP.

Participated in numerous projects in progressively increasing responsibilities: • Flysfo.com: Served as a project manager/architect/technical lead. The site was built for the San Francisco International Airport using ASP, VB, MS SQL Server, Site Server, and C. Translated business requirements into software architecture, developed project plan and design specifications document, designed the database schema, managed a team of 10 engineers, and implemented the more complex sections of the code. Served as liaison between the engineering team and the client. • Sega.com: The e-commerce site was implemented in Java on the ATG Dynamo platform, and deployed on Unix servers. Oracle served as the database backend. Was responsible for the third party integration components of the site: news feeds, seamless login to third party servers, and database feeds from third party databases. Served as liaison between marchFirst, third party vendors and Sega.com. For development, used Java, XML, Perl and SQL. • PWCEconomy.com: Participated in requirements gathering and writing and in developing of project plan, design, coding, and testing of the Price Waterhouse Coopers Economy web site. The site was a business-to-business application built using ASP, VB, and MS SQL Server. All DB interactions were implemented using stored procedures. The project plan was designed using MS Project. • Internal Cost/Utilization System: Developed a system for tracking cost/utilization of consulting team by writing an interface to the Oracle Financial system. The code was written using ASP and stored procedures. • Miscellaneous Projects: Participated in several smaller projects in roles ranging from engineering to architecture and project management. As a project manager wrote project proposals, developed project plans and gant charts, allocated project resources.

Performed design, analysis, coding, and maintenance for Preview Travel's Vacation Packages online booking engine. Project featured ASP, VB, Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), COM, user tracking (Sybase 11/ADO), and performance tuning/troubleshooting of IIS 4.0 in a heavy traffic environment. • Wrote Java Servlets to maintain and upgrade various applications. • Developed dynamic web pages using StoryServer 4.0 and SQL. • Designed and coded high volume email alert/confirmation applications using • Perl and C.