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» Pioneering cloud native computing in collaboration with the CNCF» Kubernetes platform development in GoLang» Enterprise scale automation development» Terraform provider/plugin development (Go)» Designing and developing re-usable terraform modules to provide seamless deployments across multiple azure environments. » Writing generators, terraform providers and automation in golang.» Created terraform modules that work universally across the business units to deploy all necessary infrastructure in Azure from a single terraform workspace.» Define standards of practice for infrastructure as code at Lexis Nexis.» Host weekly knowledge sharing meetings to teach new SREs about our standards of practice.» Lead SRE for six cloud migrations.» Kubernetes architecture, helm chart creation, ArgoCD Deployments

Responsibilities:» Design and implement cloud architecture utilizing orchestration technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes and ARM templates/Azure CLI.» Define standards of practice for implementing application stacks using micro services.» Train teams on best practices for developing applications in Dotnet core with Docker.» Train teams on best practices for unit testing and integration testing with dotnet core, selenium and angular (jasmine).» Develop micro services with full coverage in dotnet core and angular.» Maintain and develop backend services in Java.» Setup CI/CD with automated testing and security audits.» Database migrations from Oracle to Azure SQL.Accomplishments:» Migrated all the legacy applications from on-prem to Azure.» Migrated all the oracle databases to SQL Server.» Designed, developed and tested an authorization micro service to control role-based access for federated users to library resources for all the Florida colleges/universities.

Responsibilities:» Deploy scalable image processing services to Azure» Process and classify thousands of images per minute» Detect pathology in fundus images using object detection, segmentation and convolution neural networks.» Process massive datasets using clustered processing via in-memory (redis) database» Develop complex algorithms for streaming image data in the cloud» Manage and develop complex architecture for all development needsAccomplishments:» Developed a highly scalable machine learning platform and pipeline for training and production serving using TensorFlow and Kubernetes in Azure. This platform specialized in deep learning using convolution neural networks.» Developed and optimized image processing services in OpenCV for enhancement, object detection and classification.» Created a containerized solution for building and deploying large C++ code bases in Linux using Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.» Created a background processing platform using Redis streams. This platform scales workers in parallel to the scaling of the queue using analytics captured from worker processes.

» Developing web applications and mobile applications across a variety of platforms» IIS server setup, maintenance and deployment» REST and SOAP services via ASP.net core and WCF respectively» Integration with various SQL technologies including MSSQL and SQLite» Lightning fast database implementation with dapper micro-ORM and entity framework» ASP.net core integration for greatly improved performance» Client application development for iOS, android and web that interacts with server data» Authentication, account management and token authentication for user accounts» GPS tracking and algorithms to factor time zones into hourly compensation» Angular 4 server-side rendering for web clientAccomplishments:» Developed a mobile app for remote employees to clock in, manage their times and keep track of their locations» An e-commerce web app» User management system that integrates a pre-existing LDAP directory with new customer accounts

Responsibilities:» Application development with angularJS, ASP .NET and SQL» Managing IIS server» Making quick and robust prototypes of future applications for marketing conventions» Designing company websites, logos, and advertisements» SEO and developing advertising strategies for target markets Accomplishments:» Prototype won a multi-million dollar contract with a 5 year commitment for the company» Developed a system to generate a mock Database for prototypes, decreasing development time while generatingfully functional, offline prototypes