Jennifer S.
About Jennifer S.
Jennifer S. is a Manager at Fannie Mae in Washington, D.C., with extensive experience in cloud cost optimization and a background in litigation.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Jennifer S. is currently serving as a Manager, Lead Associate, and Project Manager, Cloud CoE at Fannie Mae in Washington, District of Columbia. She manages a multi-million dollar cloud environment, focusing on optimizing efficiency and cost management. She communicates with various stakeholders, including customers, developers, and architects, to ensure cloud services are maximally utilized and covered by reserved instances or savings plans.
Previous Legal Experience
Jennifer S. has a robust legal background, having worked as a Senior Litigation Attorney at Howrey LLP for 11 years. She also served as of Counsel at Stinson Morrison Hecker for 10 months from 2012 to 2013. In addition, she was a Pro Bono Attorney for Hispanic farmers, working in the Washington D.C. Metro Area for 9 months in 2012. Her extensive experience in litigation and litigation support complements her expertise in Cloud FinOps.
Education and Legal Training
Jennifer S. graduated with a Doctor of Law (JD) from Roger Williams University School of Law, where she studied law from 1993 to 1996. Prior to that, she attended Roger Williams University for her undergraduate education from 1989 to 1992. She completed her high school education at Northwest Catholic High School from 1984 to 1988.
Cloud Cost Optimization Initiatives
At Fannie Mae, Jennifer S. has implemented several initiatives to enhance cloud cost transparency and accountability. In 2023, she led a Cloud Showback Pilot to improve cost visibility. She also automates the start and stoppage of cloud services and monitors for cost anomalies to ensure efficient usage. Additionally, she works closely with Fannie Mae leaders to transition to a full chargeback model, aligning Finance, Technology, and Business Leadership to optimize cloud migration costs and improve cloud usage visibility tools.
Public Service and Community Involvement
Jennifer S. has served four terms as an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) in Washington DC. This role underscores her commitment to public service and community involvement.