Mark Zemanek
About Mark Zemanek
Mark Zemanek is a Sr. Enterprise Architect at Bristol-Myers Squibb with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and security, holding advanced degrees in Computer Science and Finance.
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Mark Zemanek serves as a Sr. Enterprise Architect at Bristol-Myers Squibb. His role includes the development and management of enterprise architecture strategies and solutions with a focus on cloud technologies.
Education and Expertise
Mark Zemanek holds multiple advanced degrees in finance and computer science. He earned his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, concentrating on Finance, from 1994 to 1997. Prior to that, he completed a Master's degree in Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology from 1991 to 1994. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the State University of New York College at Oswego, achieved between 1984 and 1988.
Cloud Best Practices Development
Mark Zemanek has been instrumental in developing best practices for hosting in the AWS Cloud. His work standardized the use of core AWS services including Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, S3, Route 53, ELB, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS, and Lambda. This standardization has facilitated more efficient and secure cloud operations.
Cloud Offering Evaluations
In his role as Sr. Enterprise Architect, Mark has played a key part in evaluating various cloud offerings from major providers such as Amazon, Oracle, Google, and Microsoft. His assessments have helped guide strategic decisions in cloud infrastructure selection and deployment.
Azure Hosting Infrastructure
Mark Zemanek established a robust hosting infrastructure in Azure for the deployment of Microsoft Virtual Desktops, Windows365 Desktops, and Windows-based applications. This initiative included the setup of an Express Route connection to the corporate network, enhancing connectivity and performance.
Transit Gateway Network Design
Mark designed and implemented a Transit Gateway network across eight AWS regions. This included a security tier for all traffic entering or leaving each region via an Inspection VPC, thus strengthening the security posture of the multi-region environment.
Palo Alto NGFW Implementation
Mark successfully implemented Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud hosting environments. This protects all traffic in and out of the cloud, ensuring a secure and compliant cloud infrastructure.