Carl Neal
Senior Architect at After9Partners
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCarl Neal is a hands-on senior architect and data modernization leader with 25+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms across Azure, Snowflake, and hybrid cloud environments. He helps Fortune 500s and startups reduce cloud costs (often 30–40%), scale analytics adoption to thousands of users, and operationalize AI by translating C-suite strategy into engineering delivery. Carl built multi-tenant SaaS and Web3 systems, authored a widely used 120-page Operational Maturity Framework, and architected a “Data Intelligence as a Service” platform that improved lineage and compliance visibility by 60%. He combines deep technical chops in lakehouse governance, FinOps, and federated data operating models with proven delivery skills—mentoring 300+ engineers and advising on SEC-compliant tokenization and DAO architectures. Based in Atlanta, he’s equally comfortable in pre-sales and hands-on implementation, focusing on measurable ROI rather than vanity dashboards. A former Microsoft Principal Cloud Solution Architect, he is known for bridging governance, cost optimization, and AI readiness to create sustainable data cultures.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle 11g Certification, Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle 11g Certification at Advanced Technology Institute, VirginiaCAPE AND BERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYEC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker CEH, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker CEH, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at New Horizons Regional Education CentersMaster of Science - MS, Analytics, Master of Science - MS, Analytics at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Arts - BA, Accounting and Finance, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Accounting and Finance at Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of BusinessOracle certified Professional, Oracle certified Professional at ORACLE UNIVERSITY | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Github Skills (17)
azure8
microsoft-azure7
powershell7
arm7
microsoft6
arm-templates4
azure-cosmos-db2
saml-authentication1
analytics1
cosmosdb1
plugin1
mediawiki1
authentication1
saml1
retail1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
carlneal/adventureworks_dbt
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:73 PRs, 76 pushes, 53 branches in 8 days
carlneal/microsoft
Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:7 PRs, 15 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year
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