Cloud FinOps & Cost Governance
MBA | BS Accounting | Budgeting, Variance Control, Decision Traceability

I build governance-first cloud cost controls that leadership can actually review.

My work sits at the intersection of:

• FinOps cost governance
• IT financial management
• Cloud platform behavior (Azure-first)
• Audit-ready documentation and decision trails

This profile showcases how cost decisions are made, explained, approved, and retained — not just how dashboards look.

• Budget vs actual variance governance
• Cost ownership & allocation logic
• Forecast discipline and exception handling
• Executive-ready cost reporting
• Evidence retention for leadership, finance, and audit review

I intentionally avoid:

• “click-here” cloud tutorials
• admin-level claims I can’t evidence
• tool-first narratives without control logic

A governance-first portfolio demonstrating how cloud spend is controlled as a financial discipline.

What it proves:

• Variance thresholds trigger action
• Decisions are logged and reviewable
• Evidence artifacts are retained and traceable
• Cost governance operates on a repeatable monthly rhythm

➡️ Repository:
https://github.com/RobertMyersCloud/finops-cost-governance-foundations

Every proof pack includes:

• executive summary (one-page)
• documented financial logic
• evidence index (traceability)
• sample tables and decision records
• explicit assumptions and scope boundaries

No screenshots or artifacts imply production authority or engineering control.

• MBA + BS Accounting
• 20+ years in high-accountability environments (U.S. Navy, federal, aerospace)
• Budget ownership, procurement governance, audit readiness
• Executive reporting and documentation discipline

• AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) — platform grounding
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP)
• Network+ (cost & connectivity literacy)

Fort Worth, TX
Open to remote and hybrid roles

Small steps. Long vision.
Governance scales when decisions are explainable.