EXPERIENCE / JEREMY McKELLAR

Architecture.
Delivery.
Real-world impact.

I’m a forward-deployed architect helping organizations move from technical complexity to secure, working solutions. My foundation is 8+ years at Microsoft across migrations, technical escalation, and Modern Work architecture, with a growing focus on applied AI.

Charlotte, NC · Interested in remote opportunities

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Jeremy McKellar
Modern Work Architect · Microsoft FastTrack
Enterprise customers
90+

Technical delivery and escalation management

Users migrated
850K+

Exchange Online, SharePoint & OneDrive

Migrations enabled
3.5M+

Through automation I co-developed

AI agents launched
5+

Business-specific agents supporting 1,000+ employees

MICROSOFT / 2018 — PRESENT

Explore the work.

From migration engineering to customer-facing architecture. Expand a role to see the work behind it.

May 2022 – PresentModern Work Architect (FastTrack)State & Local Government

Lead customer engagements from technical readiness and architecture through production go-live across Microsoft 365 and Copilot.

  • Lead architecture and deployment engagements across messaging, collaboration, identity, security, compliance, endpoint management, and Copilot for public-sector customers.
  • Design phased migration strategies across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, including workload sequencing, dependencies, and migration waves.
  • Guide identity controls, Zero Trust principles, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and Microsoft Purview to support secure deployment and governance.
  • Serve as regional lead for internal Microsoft Copilot deployment across the Americas. Led development and launch of 5+ business-specific AI agents using OpenAI technologies, supporting 1,000+ employees.
  • Partner with Sales, Engineering, Product, and customer technical teams to troubleshoot deployment blockers, coordinate escalations, and drive supportable production outcomes.
December 2020 – May 2022Escalation Engineer (FastTrack)Enterprise deployment & technical escalation

Led technical delivery, troubleshooting, and escalation management for 90+ enterprise customers.

  • Led technical delivery and escalation management for 90+ enterprise customers, addressing complex configuration, deployment, and service-readiness issues.
  • Provided technical guidance across Exchange Online, Teams and Teams Phone, Active Directory, Entra ID, Windows, and modern authentication.
  • Mentored and trained 40+ FastTrack Engineers on modern authentication, Microsoft 365 security practices, structured troubleshooting, and enterprise deployment readiness.
  • Diagnosed cross-workload issues, identified root causes, and coordinated remediation with customer engineering teams and Microsoft technical stakeholders.
February 2018 – December 2020Escalation Engineer (Migrations)Cloud migration & automation

Orchestrated migrations for 850,000+ users and co-developed automation used for 3.5M+ migrations globally.

  • Orchestrated large-scale migrations for 850,000+ users to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business, addressing workload dependencies and production blockers.
  • Co-developed automation adopted by the Microsoft FastTrack Migration Engine, enabling 3.5M+ user migrations globally and improving repeatability and operational scale.
  • Resolved complex migration failures and delivered technical training for 15+ engineers on data protection, migration security, troubleshooting, and the Microsoft identity platform.

TECHNICAL FOUNDATION

What I bring.

AI & Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot · AI agent delivery · Deployment readiness · Adoption & enablement

Microsoft 365

Exchange Online · Teams & Teams Phone · SharePoint Online · OneDrive

Identity & endpoints

Entra ID · Active Directory · Modern authentication · Intune · Autopilot

Security & governance

Microsoft Defender · Purview · DLP · eDiscovery · Zero Trust

Migration & delivery

Enterprise migrations · Google Workspace to M365 · Automation · Technical escalation · Workload readiness

WHERE I’M GOING DEEPER

Applied AI,
built with intent.

I’m building on my customer-facing architecture experience to go deeper into AI systems and product delivery. My learning focus includes Python, API integrations, retrieval, agent workflows, and evaluation.

The independent apps on my site show my product work today. As new AI projects take shape, I’ll share their implementation decisions, limitations, and results.

Explore my independent projects →

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

A foundation to build on.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S., Information Science

Certifications & credentials
  • AB-900: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
  • AB-730: AI Business Professional
  • AB-731: AI Transformation Leader
  • AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals
  • AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
  • SC-900: Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals
  • MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
  • Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
  • Microsoft Copilot Achiever Badge

LET’S CONNECT

Have a role in mind?

I’m interested in remote AI Solutions Architect, Product/AI Architect, and forward-deployed roles that connect customer problems with technical delivery.