Certified Solutions Architect and Director at Cloud Computing Technologies

Biography

Dr. Alan F. Castillo is an Information Technology (IT) professional and founding principal of Castillo Technologies, LLC doing business as Cloud Computing Technologies. Castillo Technologies, LLC provide IT consulting services to public and private organizations located nationwide. Dr. Castillo’s philosophy on technology arises from his passion to provide exceptional technology solutions to significant business challenges faced by his clients. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America and son of a foreign student who graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, Dr. Castillo was raised in Tempe, Arizona, United States of America.

Dr. Alan Castillo Certified Solutions Architect and Director at Cloud Computing Technologies Dr. Castillo served his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1991 to 1997, where he attained the rank of Sergeant. Cited by superior officers as a “born leader,” “a team player,” and “head and shoulders above his peers,” he was awarded multiple certificates of commendation during his military career. While serving, he built his first computer from spare parts in 1994, an i486-DX2 clone personal computer, to keep in touch with his family. Simultaneously, while serving as an active duty Military Police Watch Commander, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Park College in 1995.

From 1997 to 1999, he became a manager at Motorola MOS5 Semiconductor Products Sector. While at Motorola, he led Photo and Implant shifts where he implemented QS9000 and Six Sigma quality standards. His duties included oversight of training, staffing, production scheduling, ontime delivery, and equipment maintenance. Also, while at Motorola, Dr. Castillo achieved Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification.

In 2000, Dr. Castillo obtained a Master of Business Administration in Management from Western International University. In 2014, Dr. Castillo was conferred with a Doctor of Management in Information Systems Technology from University of Phoenix.

Dr. Castillo founded Castillo Technologies, LLC in 2000 to address an emerging computer networking services demand. He provided leadership and implementation expertise to companies located throughout Arizona. Since 2002, Castillo Technologies has been awarded more than 140 federal contracts. The company was also awarded the premier GSA STARS I, GSA STARS II, and Seaport-e contracts over the last decade. Castillo Technologies public sector clients include United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of the Army, United States Department of Energy, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and United States Air Force. Private sector clients include a number of Fortune 500 companies located throughout the Southwestern United States.

In 2011, Dr. Castillo focused his firm on cloud computing in response to the increasing demand for flexible elastic computing services from his clients. He has ongoing partnerships with Amazon Web Services, Red Hat Software, Microsoft Azure, and other industry leading cloud vendors. Dr. Castillo is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cloud Computing Program, at The Graduate School at University of Maryland Global Campus teaching cloud architecture, infrastructure, and implementation. Dr. Castillo was recently honored by Peerlyst as one of the “50 Influential DevSecOps Professionals.” Dr. Castillo is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society, Cloud Security Alliance, National Society of Hispanic MBAs, National Defense Industrial Association, and the Military Police Regimental Association. He also donates time and expertise locally to Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Arizona

Speaking Topics

The purpose of this quantitative correlational cross-sectional research study was to examine a theoretical model consisting of leadership practice, attitudes of business process outsourcing, and strategic intentions of leaders to use cloud computing and to examine the relationships between each of the variables respectively. This study investigated the propensity of leaders to combine business process outsourcing with cloud computing for competitive innovation by surveying a sample of Information Technology managers and directors of medium-sized enterprise firms across all industries in the United States. The application of Structural Equation Analysis (SEM) to the survey data from respondents’ revealed that the theoretical model had a borderline unacceptable fit, the relationship between leadership practice and intention to use cloud computing was positively correlated, the relationship between leadership practice and attitudes toward business process outsourcing was not correlated, the relationship between attitudes toward business process outsourcing and strategic intentions to use cloud computing was positively correlated, and the attitudes toward business process outsourcing had no mediating effect on the relationship between leadership practice and strategic intentions of leadership to use cloud computing. The findings of this study have value for leadership intending to optimize their business processes with cloud computing for strategic advantage.