President & Cloud Technologist – QUADRANT 8

Derrick J. Thomas

Accomplished IT Consultant and Senior Cloud Security Architect with over 19 years of experience delivering enterprise IT
solutions across the public sector. Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and securing multi-cloud environments (AWS,
GCP, Azure) for federal clients. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, optimizing cloud security, and automating processes
to enhance organizational efficiency. In 2021, Mr. Thomas was recognized with the NCI Director’s Award for his work with the
Exposure Notification System (ENS) team for Data Science of COVID-19. Mr. Thomas is also a veteran serving in the United
States Air Force Reserves with over 12 years of service.