Louis Williams
About Louis Williams
Louis Williams is an Active Directory Engineer at Alight Solutions in the Greater Chicago Area, with a background in IT and management roles at ExxonMobil and Rainbow International of the Illinois Valley.
Current Role at Alight Solutions
Louis Williams is currently employed by Alight Solutions as an Active Directory Engineer. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, he is responsible for overseeing the company's Active Directory infrastructure and related services. His role involves implementing and maintaining high availability solutions, such as Azure AD Directory Service for O365 consumption.
Previous Experience at Rainbow International
From 2016 to 2018, Louis Williams served as the President and Owner of Rainbow International of the Illinois Valley, located in Ottawa, IL. In this role, he led the company's operations and strategic initiatives. His leadership was instrumental in developing and executing business plans that contributed to the growth and success of the company.
Experience at ExxonMobil
Louis Williams has an extensive background with ExxonMobil, spanning various roles and responsibilities. As a Technical Lead in the Speed-to-Market Lab from 2014 to 2016 in Spring, Texas, he was involved in leading technical projects. Prior to that, he served as an IT Analyst in Active Directory Domain Operations from 2009 to 2014 in Houston, Texas, where he managed directory services. His earlier roles included positions within Upstream Server Operations and Global Base Operations, dating back to 2005 in the Houston and Baytown, Texas areas, respectively.
Educational Background
Louis Williams studied at the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, where he attained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a focus on Management Information Systems. He studied from 2002 to 2004, which equipped him with foundational knowledge in business management and information systems.
Disaster Recovery and High Availability Projects
Louis Williams has been pivotal in developing and implementing disaster recovery and high availability solutions. He created a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for a datacenter migration project, involving risk assessment and the automation of backups and metadata cleanup. Additionally, he planned and implemented a high availability solution for Azure AD Connect to enhance Azure AD Directory Service usage for Office 365 consumption.