Solutions Architect · 15+ Years

Data Strategy
as a Business Asset

I help enterprise organizations balance Data Defense — governance, privacy, and risk — with Data Offense — Lakehouse migration, AI/ML pipelines, and monetization. Both sides. One expert.

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70% Avg. performance
improvement delivered
3M+ Users supported
across migrations
AWS · OCI
Azure · DBX Platform expertise
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The Framework

Offense & Defense

Most data consultants pick one lane. The best data organizations play both simultaneously — and they compound each other.

Data Offense
Activate Your Data's Value
  • Lakehouse Migration — Oracle/SQL Server → Databricks with Unity Catalog. Phased, zero-downtime.
  • AI/ML Pipeline Architecture — Feature stores, model registries, and orchestration for production scale.
  • Data Monetization — Identify and launch data products, APIs, and external data offerings.
  • Cloud Cost Optimization — AWS Well-Architected & OCI performance engineering. 30–60% savings.
Data Defense
Protect Your Data's Integrity
  • Data Governance — Unity Catalog deployment, lineage tracking, access controls & stewardship.
  • Privacy & Compliance — GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA-aligned PII management and classification at scale.
  • High-Availability Architecture — Multi-region failover, DR, and SLA engineering for mission-critical systems.
  • Risk Assessment — Deep audit of data estate vulnerabilities with a prioritized remediation roadmap.
Content & Insights

Three Content Pillars

Practitioner-grade guides, not think-pieces. Each pillar delivers specific, actionable content demonstrating hands-on expertise at a level that can't be faked.

01
Legacy Modernization
"The low-risk path from Oracle/SQL Server to Databricks Lakehouse — without disrupting the business that depends on it."
  • 7-Phase Oracle-to-Databricks Migration Playbook
  • Legacy vs. Lakehouse True TCO Calculator
  • Why Most Lakehouse Migrations Fail in Year 2
  • Unity Catalog vs. Legacy Catalog: Practitioner's Guide
02
Cloud Optimization
"AWS Well-Architected isn't a checkbox — it's a performance compounding strategy."
  • AWS Well-Architected Data Pillar Scorecard
  • OCI vs. AWS for Databricks: Performance-Per-Dollar
  • How I Achieved 70% Performance Improvement
  • 18-Instance OCI Migration: High-Availability at Scale
03
Strategic Governance
"Compliance isn't your data team's enemy — it's your competitive moat."
  • Why Your Governance Program Is Slowing You Down
  • Unity Catalog as Governance Infrastructure
  • The "Defense Becomes Offense" Framework
  • CCPA-Compliant Lakehouse Architecture Blueprint
About Me

The Practitioner
Behind the Framework

I'm J. Alberto Suarez — a Solutions Architect and Data Specialist with 15+ years delivering enterprise data strategies across cloud, big data, and AI/ML platforms.

My Offense/Defense framework was born from a simple observation across dozens of projects: organisations that treat governance and innovation as competing priorities always lose. The ones that architect both simultaneously compound their advantage over time.

Microsoft Azure certified, with deep hands-on expertise in Oracle, Databricks, AWS, and OCI — I bring the cross-platform depth to navigate decisions that generalist consultants can't credibly make.

AWS Solutions Architect Azure Data Fundamentals Databricks Fundamentals Oracle Certified Professional OCI Cloud Specialist AWS Well-Architected
[email protected] LinkedIn Profile Brisbane, QLD · Australia
15+
Years delivering enterprise data strategies
70%
Performance improvement delivered at Fronde
3M+
Users supported via Oracle Exadata DR at DirecTV
4
Cloud platforms: AWS, OCI, Azure, Databricks
Professional Experience
Dec 2023 — Present
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD
Application & Database Administrator
→Spearheaded enterprise data architecture design, leveraging SQL Server and Oracle to drive scalable solutions.
→Defined and implemented data governance frameworks and privacy strategies — 100% compliance with university standards.
→Architected cloud migration strategies to Oracle OCI with high-throughput data pipeline integrations.
→Designed hybrid data ingestion architecture for 'StudyFinder', syncing Databricks Lakehouse → PostgreSQL OLTP.
SQL Server Oracle Oracle OCI Databricks PostgreSQL
Apr 2022 — Nov 2023
Fronde
Wellington, NZL
Senior Database Engineer
→Established architectural governance for enterprise database solutions — 70% performance improvement through strategic optimisation and capacity planning.
→Designed and deployed self-service BI architectures on AWS and Azure, enabling data-driven decisions for business leaders.
→Led technical consultancy workshops on risk management, compliance, and reference architecture design.
AWS Azure BI Architecture Compliance
Aug 2014 — Apr 2022
Otago University
Dunedin, NZL
Data Management Engineer
→Co-developed the University's 3-year Enterprise Data Strategy — best practices for infrastructure, governance, and BI process maturity.
→Engineered scalable data modelling architecture for the Dentistry Faculty, integrating Power BI for patient satisfaction analytics.
→Orchestrated high-availability solutions across complex Oracle environments (12c/18c/19c, RAC, Data Guard) to ensure business continuity.
Oracle RAC Data Guard Power BI Data Strategy
2012 — 2014
DirecTV LATAM
Latin America
Database Architect
→Developed data models and ETL processes for a new e-commerce platform, introduced Oracle Exadata X3-2 for disaster recovery supporting 3M+ users.
→Delivered cost-effective solutions improving response times by 30%.
Oracle Exadata ETL DR Architecture
2006 — 2012
Earlier Career
Asesoftware — Oracle Database Consultant (2011–2012) · 30% query time reduction in large-scale environments.
INDRA Spain — Oracle Database Specialist (2009–2010)
IBM Colombia — Oracle Database Specialist (2007–2009)
AXSESNET — Support & Infrastructure Engineer (2006–2007)
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