Cloud architect, consultant, and subject-matter expert on Docker, cluster management, and PaaS technologies.- Works closely with RightScale's enterprise customers on a concierge basis, acting as a mentor and developing valuable relationships with internal teams- Defines full-stack cloud-native architectures and implementation strategies for professional services projects using Linux and Windows platforms- Researches and selects appropriate technologies for each project, integrating RightScale with other best-of-breed platforms and solutions to result in robust and cost-effective architectures and processes- Integrates with any team's preferred time management and agile development processes including Scrum and Kanban- Leads training, deep dives, and workshops on Docker and related technologies- Develops and applies custom logic and approaches to cloud cost optimization, maximizing savings across all aspects of enterprises' cloud portfolios- Considering the always-changing business and technical landscape, defines strategies and positioning around RightScale's reference architectures for cloud provisioning, server configuration, and application deployment, integrating RightScale with technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware, Ansible, and Chef- Applies exhaustive automation techniques across all aspects of every project, resulting in solutions that build themselves and their surrounding environment from the ground up, self-monitor, and self-heal, allowing operations teams to do much more without adding additional headcount

Led operations architecture efforts for the company's modern web products and data services, resulting in:- Faster time to market- Improved availability and time to recovery- Improved infrastructure cost efficiencyEstablished enterprise-wide architectural direction for standardized and flexible DevOps processes:- Infrastructure provisioning with Terraform- Server provisioning with RightScale- Server configuration with Chef- Web app deployment with StackatoConducted outage postmortems and technical deep dives to continually refine the expertise and effectiveness of the server operations teams with AWS, MariaDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Kafka, Zookeeper, Node.js, Docker, Scala and the JVMLed cloud spend management efforts, driving waste reduction and cost optimization that resulted in savings of more than $2 million per yearAssisted engineering teams with full-stack software architecture, Docker containerization, deployment automation, and performance monitoring

Responsible for the security, architecture, technologies, and services used and created by App Press in the engineering and operation of the company's mobile app development platform. Ensured the platform to be highly functional, reliable, and resilient to risk and growth. Recruited key engineers and collaborated with the team, putting the pieces in place to stay ahead of schedule in meeting all development goals.Led platform development and instituted iterative, productive, and lightweight development methodologies including Continuous Integration with automated tests running on each commit and Continuous Delivery with automatic deployments to staging environments and push-button deployments to production. Implemented some of the most challenging Node.js and MongoDB functionality within the platform including intelligent proxying of web content and intricate data manipulation.Streamlined the operational needs of the platform, implementing tools for monitoring, error tracking, and runtime visibility. Devised the architecture for and led development of the management interface and services controlling automated billing, bandwidth usage collection, and reporting, using modern technologies including MongoDB, Node.js, and AngularJS. Introduced and operated a Cloud Foundry based Stackato PaaS for hosting new services and apps.In 2013, implemented upgrades to the platform's Node.js foundation logic improving fault tolerance, performance, and monitoring. Improved security by upgrading password encryption to the latest best practices. Automated the production infrastructure on Amazon EC2 using Elastic Beanstalk and Auto Scaling. Optimized access to the web application and S3 static assets with Amazon CloudFront and Route 53 DNS. Migrated all MongoDB databases to a fully-automated platform. These zero-downtime upgrades and migrations resulted in significant performance improvements for customers and increased reliability across the platform.

From 2012-2013, was responsible for architecture and implementation of the Fuel Platform's major components:A distributed cross-platform software architecture for Fuel REST APIs featuring a gateway layer—implemented in Node.js—providing a cohesive interface over the underlying cross-platform HTTP services; enterprise OAuth integration implemented in C# and an App Center web application allowing internal and external developers to manage their development efforts on the platform.An API logging system—aggregating data from ExactTarget's various API services—feeding time series graphs for realtime visualization, populating a search index for operational troubleshooting, and storing an archive of all activity on an HBase cluster.Fuel UX, an open source web UI library served from a globally-distributed CDN. Acted as the primary maintainer of the project, coordinating releases; internal and external communication; and support on StackOverflow, GitHub, and UserVoice. Wrote articles for technical publications including CODE@ and DailyJS, and presented the project at technical events including ExactTarget Connections and Indy.js.From 2010-2011, was frontend JavaScript lead on multiple new customer-facing web tools and JavaScript libraries, promoting performance patterns including code optimization, bundling, caching, and communication with REST services.Led implementation of tools for development proxying using Node.js, automation of app optimization, and modular MVC structure for large JavaScript applications, helping the team efficiently grow the number of completed projects.Created patterns for internationalization, browser AJAX integration, secure cross-domain scripting, OAuth token handling with server-side implementations in JavaScript and C#, and JavaScript library bundling, often resolving the most complex frontend integration issues encountered by the department.

Designed the application architecture and performed all iOS coding for the official US Open of Surfing 2010 iPhone/iPad app, as contracted by Hurley (division of Nike).Contributed code to the open source project ObjectiveResource, an iOS framework for effortless communication between iPhone apps and Ruby on Rails web services. Contributions included Objective-C, Ruby, and unit testing code.Developed and maintained TextMinder, an iPhone app for SMS text reminders, which is available on the App Store and interfaces with a custom API built with Ruby on Rails to send scheduled reminders via text message.Developed and maintained an iPhone app called DateCalcPro, which is a calculator for date operations that is available on the App Store.

Explored the latest modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Closure, and jQuery, demonstrating future directions for data retrieval solutions featuring mobile and web accessibility, new user interface concepts and interactive API design.Optimized the sharing and reuse of logic among iOS applications as the primary architect of the foundation for mobile app strategy.Continually increased the value of the company's nationwide, comprehensive public records search and retrieval application by introducing new features to intensify its utility to consumers while applying software engineering principles to enhance the structure and maintainability of the application's .NET code base.Enhanced the reusability, modularity and integrity of the code base and promoted painless refactoring by maintaining the application's unit testing environment and increasing the percentage of the application covered by effective, automated unit tests.

Established the business strategy - including services offered, capacity planning, infrastructure design, pricing, and marketing - for this successful and award-winning web hosting company.Ensured the high availability and security of over fifty servers providing service to thousands of users as primary administrator of systems and software including Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, IIS, Apache, MS SQL Server, MySQL, H-Sphere control panel, Kerio mail server, Nagios monitoring, Bacula backup.Streamlined operations by developing internal and customer-facing monitoring, management and automation utilities using C#, ASP.NET, and Ruby on Rails.Guided the business through its inception and growth over the years to its acquisition by a leading Internet services provider, providing consulting services to the acquiring company to ensure a smooth transition for all customers and employees.

Spearheaded the company's transition of internal development to the newly-released .NET Framework by developing reusable framework software, establishing best practices, defining team source control, build, and deployment procedures, and mentoring company developers on the new technology.Improved efficiency of operations by designing and implementing an enterprise-wide issue and task management system in C# and ASP.NET.Ensured high performance and data security by performing administration tasks on the company's Microsoft SQL Server database servers.

Acted as the primary architect and developer of a commercial web-based client tracking and management system used by state government agencies in Ohio, Oklahoma, and New York.Developed Web-based applications for internal and contracted projects using C#, .NET, ASP and VB/ActiveX technologies.Performed database administration tasks for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database servers, including configuration, database design, and optimization.