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Terrell A. Lancaster

AI & Cloud Solutions Architect

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Summary

AI & Cloud Solutions Architect with 9+ years securing enterprise systems across GCP, AWS, and Azure. I architect always-on, multi-agent AI systems with capability-scoped guardrails, zero-trust isolation, and 99.9% uptime — and advise on AI governance (NIST AI RMF) and cloud security architecture. Secret clearance eligible (prior service, U.S. Army).

Experience

Founder & Agentic AI Solutions Consultant

Blackfrost Software Corp · Las Vegas, NV (Remote) · Jan 2025 - Present

  • Architect and operate an AI-native security ecosystem — offensive agentic-AI red-teaming and defensive multi-site SOC/EDR with AI-driven alert triage
  • Build always-on multi-agent AI systems with capability-scoped guardrails, zero-trust isolation, and 99.9% uptime across multi-model orchestration
  • Advise on AI governance (NIST AI RMF, deterministic guardrails, PII-egress controls) and cloud security architecture across GCP, AWS, and Azure

IT Operations & Security Manager

Drive On Transportation LLC · Las Vegas, NV · Aug 2022 - Jan 2025

  • Architected zero-trust network security across GCP, AWS, and Azure with Tailscale mesh networking
  • Enforced least-privilege RBAC across multi-cloud IAM platforms; executed encrypted KMS data migrations
  • Reduced incident recurrence 45% through ITIL-aligned SOPs and change control procedures

IT Infrastructure Lead & Systems Administrator

Simply Vegas Real Estate · Henderson, NV · Nov 2017 - Aug 2022

  • Maintained IT infrastructure for 50+ user organization with Salesforce CRM administration
  • Authored SOPs and runbooks; led DNS, hosting, and security hardening projects

Infrastructure Field Technician

Pulau Corporation (Fort Irwin / NTC) · Barstow, CA · Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Maintained telemetry and networking infrastructure under DoD operational guidelines

Human Resource Operations Manager (NCOIC)

U.S. Army · Global Assignments · Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  • Previously held a Secret clearance (eligible for reinstatement); managed PII for 1,500+ personnel with zero security breaches
  • NCOIC for 24/7 operations and $2M+ asset accountability across global deployments

Certifications

Advanced
CompTIA CySA+CompTIA PenTest+CompTIA Security+
Core
CompTIA Network+CompTIA A+CompTIA Project+LPI Linux Essentials
Framework
ITIL 4 FoundationGoogle Cybersecurity ProfessionalGoogle Project Management ProfessionalGoogle IT Support Professional

Technical Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure
GCPAWSAzureCloud RunFirestoreCloud ArmorTailscaleVPC / IAMKMS
Security & Compliance
Zero-TrustNIST 800-53NIST AI RMFFedRAMP / OSCALOWASP Top 10RBACMITRE ATLASEd25519 Audit
Agentic AI & ML
Multi-Model OrchestrationGeminiAnthropicOpenAIGoogle GenkitMCP ProtocolPII / DLP FilteringSelf-Hosted LLMs
Engineering
Next.js 15TypeScriptPythonNode.jsTailwind CSSFirebasePostgreSQLDocker
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