Walter Curtis
About Walter Curtis
Walter Curtis is a Senior SharePoint Admin, Engineer, and Developer with over 16 years of specialized experience in SharePoint. He has worked in various roles across multiple organizations, including the United States Air Force and Amentum, and has a background in programming and telecommunications.
Work at Amentum
Walter Curtis has been employed at Amentum as a Senior SharePoint Admin, Engineer, and Developer since 2015. In this role, he provides support for SharePoint farm infrastructure, application development, and deployments. He engages with customers to identify future requirements and manages SharePoint security and compliance issues. Curtis also assumes responsibilities typically associated with a SharePoint team lead, including training and teaching, despite the absence of a formal team lead position. His collaboration with network, storage, and server infrastructure teams enhances SharePoint operations.
Education and Expertise
Walter Curtis studied at IHK Niederbayern in Passau, Germany, where he achieved a Fachinformatiker Anwendungsentwicklung (Programming) from 2005 to 2007. He also attended the Community College of the Air Force, focusing on Electronics and Telecommunications, and completed coursework towards an Associate’s Degree. With over 16 years of specialized experience in SharePoint, he covers all versions and enables advanced-level operations.
Background
Walter Curtis has a diverse professional background, beginning his career in the United States Air Force as a Telecommunications Technician/Controller from 1982 to 1986 in RAF Croughton, U.K. He then worked at ADLON Datenverarbeitung Systems GmbH as a System Engineer/Consultant from 1999 to 2004 in Munich, Germany. Following that, he held various positions, including SharePoint Consultant at the Colorado Department of Education from 2011 to 2012 and Senior SharePoint/MS Back Office Administrator at JBS from 2012 to 2013 in Greeley, Colorado.
Professional Experience
Walter Curtis has held several significant roles in the field of SharePoint and systems engineering. He worked as a Microsoft System Engineer at Motorola Solutions from 2004 to 2005 in Munich, Germany, and served as a Sr. SharePoint Engineer, Technical Lead, and Developer at MAXIMUS from 2013 to 2015 in the Greater Denver Area. His extensive experience includes engaging with customers to confirm requirements and managing compliance issues within SharePoint environments.