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Manages a team that supports the cloud and on-premise infrastructure necessary to make GPU-enabled self-hosted runners for GitHub Actions available to GitHub projects at NVIDIA.

DevOps Engineer on the RAPIDS team. Successfully led efforts to migrate 15+ large, open-source repositories from legacy Jenkins platform to GitHub Actions with self-hosted GPU & CPU runners. Managed infrastructure on-premise and on AWS (EC2, Lambda, ECS). Deployed nightly and stable conda packages and Docker images. Created various tools in TypeScript, Golang, and Python to support automation and developer efficiency. Updated websites when needed.

Maintained AngularJS site platform while building new Angular 7 platform. Lead testing efforts with Jest, Selenium, and AppliTools. Built NodeJS applications to automate daily processes. Constructed CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins. Leveraged AWS CloudFormation to provision QA environments. Interviewed new team prospects. Mentored colleagues in all aspects of JavaScript and AWS.

Rebuilt static Vehicle History Report landing page from scratch using modern tooling and practices. Created a custom webpack configuration that was responsible for minifying/concatenating CSS and JS, transpiling JS, compressing all images, cache-busting assets, and compiling Pug into HTML. The re-architecture accompanied a visual overhaul that together resulted in a yearly profit increase of $2mil.

Performed regular updates and maintenance fixes to any of Recovery Brands' 20+ online WordPress properties. Collaborated with Front End team to build new sites from InVision mockups using modern tools like webpack, SASS, npm, and git. Wrote WordPress custom-post-type plugin to allow staff members to be easily updated on recoverybrands.com. Created git hooks to automate JIRA task updating. Authored grev npm package to streamline code review process by utilizing node and GitHub, Slack, and JIRA APIs.

Created websites for clients with frameworks like WordPress and Express. Ensured sites were responsive for mobile devices. Minified and concatenated static assets with webpack. Employed services like Clicky or Google Analytics for traffic data. Implemented Cloudflare’s free CDN for an additional speed boost. Deployed final product on shared hosting (Siteground) or VPS (DigitalOcean). Software Languages: HTML, CSS (& SASS), JavaScript (React, Node, Express, Pug, Axios), PHP, MATLABTools/Library Experience: Git, npm, webpack, RESTful APIs, Command Line (Oh My ZSH), WordPress, Vagrant, InVision, Gulp, Composer, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects

As a part of Lockheed’s Mission Systems and Training (MST) team, I configured and ran hundreds of missile simulations using our on-campus simulator. My daily tasks consisted of the following:• Complete change requests (CRs) using IBM Rational ClearQuest• Create new Software Requirements Specification (SRS) documentation• Amend existing SRS documentation• Build UML Diagrams in IBM Rational Rhapsody• Merge changes between branches in IBM Rational ClearCase• Update component documentation using Doxygen• Compare document changes using BeyondCompare• Perform command line tasks such as moving and copying files and folders, FTPing files, changing file permissions, writing KornShell scripts, and connecting to various servers via SSH.• Construct MATLAB scripts to automate repetitive tasks

Assessed customer support needs; provided support and solutions for iPod, iPhone and iPad devices; provided personal training for new customers; learned new products as they evolved. Worked part-time while in college.• Troubleshot issues with customers' devices• Identified software and/or hardware defects with devices• Suggested solutions to customers based on all available options• Performed data migrations from Mac-to-Mac or PC-to-Mac• Trained customers to use various Apple hardware and software in a one-on-one setting

• Identified customers' needs as a consumer• Suggested Apple products based on customers' needs• Maintained a queue of customers who enter the store• Communicated with team members to make sure customers are helped in a timely and orderly manner• Trained customers on how to use various Apple hardware and software in a one-to-many setting