David Thompson

David Thompson has extensive work experience in the technology industry. David began their career in 2002 as a UNIX Administrator and SQL/Oracle DBA at Unilever. From 2005 to 2012, they worked as an Infrastructure Architect at the same company before being promoted to Lead Infrastructure Architect, BI Hosting in 2012. In this role, they were responsible for the delivery and design support of Unilever's centralized on-premise BI solution. David managed a team of architects, developed key designs, and acted as the first point of contact for design issues. From 2017 to 2020, David worked as a Senior Infrastructure Architect/Manager at Unilever, where they focused on data center technologies, cloud computing, and cloud migration. David evaluated containerization technologies and their fit for Unilever and developed technology strategy. Since 2020, David has been working as a Senior Cloud Architect - Azure at Cloudreach, an Atos company. In this client-facing role, they are responsible for migrating on-prem estates to Azure public cloud, creating landing zones, and operating models for new Azure deployments. David applies Microsoft and DevOps best practices in their work.

David Thompson has a strong educational background in physics. David obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Physics from The University of Manchester. David went on to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nuclear Structure Physics from Manchester University.

In addition to their academic qualifications, David has acquired several certifications in different fields. In November 2009, they completed the TOGAF® Certification Program offered by The Open Group. In 2019, they earned the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certifications from Microsoft. In the same year, they also obtained the Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification.

Furthermore, David acquired the Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification from The Linux Foundation in October 2020. David also earned the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate certification from HashiCorp in September 2020. Most recently, in April 2021, they achieved the Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Additionally, they obtained the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate certification from Microsoft in May 2020.

Overall, David Thompson's education history reflects their strong foundational knowledge in physics, which they complemented with various certifications in the fields of software development, cloud computing, and infrastructure management.