Leeland Artra

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DevOps Engineer | AI Researcher | Code Janitor @ PACE Aerospace & IT
Seattle, WA, US
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Seattle, Washington, United States, United States
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About Leeland Artra

Imagine having a DevOps Cloud Engineer and Technical Solutions Architect with a rich background in software engineering, ready to supercharge your projects. That's where I come in. With years of hands-on experience, I can help your teams design and implement secure, scalable, and compliant solutions, whether you're working with cloud, hybrid cloud, or traditional data center architectures.How can you put me to work? Tap into my expertise in AI Prompting, Machine Learning, object-oriented analysis and design, advanced programming, database development, and test-driven development to bridge the gap between complex technical needs and clear, actionable plans. Whether you're looking to refine your development strategies or need someone who can coach and mentor your project managers and engineers, I've got you covered. I specialize in elevating teams through AI Prompting, Behavior/Test Driven Design, and design patterns, ensuring your projects not only meet but exceed industry best practices.Need a robust CI/CD pipeline? I’ve built numerous solutions on Linux and Cloud systems, leveraging Terraform, GitLab automation, and cloud-native tools to streamline and optimize your workflows.But that's not all. As an Eagle Scout and bestselling science-fiction and fantasy author, I bring a unique perspective to mentoring—helping authors worldwide harness the power of AI to enhance their creative writing.In short, I'm here to be your go-to resource, helping you navigate technical challenges, mentor your team, and push your projects to new heights. Let's collaborate and make your vision a reality.Specialties: object-oriented analysis & design, software engineering, systems & network administration, advanced programming (Java, Jython, Bash, Linux, Python, SQL, C++ and C), database development, AI Prompt Engineering, Machine Learning development, Hibernate, Spring, TDD/Junit, Agile, SCRUM, Tomcat, REST, and more.

Leeland Artra's Current Company Details
PACE Aerospace & IT

Pace Aerospace & It

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DevOps Engineer | AI Researcher | Code Janitor
Seattle, WA, US
Website:
pace.de
Employees:
118
Leeland Artra Work Experience Details
  • Pace Aerospace & It
    Pace Aerospace & It
    Seattle, Wa, Us
  • Pace Aerospace & It
    Devops Engineer
    Pace Aerospace & It Sep 2024 - Present
    Berlin, Berlin, De
    As the "anchor" Cloud Engineer for a key US aerospace client, I drive best practices in DevOps and cloud infrastructure. I work closely with internal teams and external client engineers, ensuring seamless collaboration and top-tier technical solutions.Daily, I lead the deployment and management of Azure and AWS infrastructure as code using GitLab and tools like Terraform and ARM. I optimize database management with platforms like PostgreSQL and DynamoDB, ensuring efficient and scalable performance. To keep everything running smoothly, I develop custom monitoring solutions for workloads with tools like ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, and Azure Monitor, always looking for ways to improve system reliability and performance.With a focus on innovation, I’m passionate about creating and refining tooling from the ground up. I help the team continuously improve the cloud infrastructure for one of the most important aerospace clients in the U.S.
  • Future Fiction Academy
    Principal Software Prompt Engineer
    Future Fiction Academy Jan 2024 - Present
    Virginia Beach, Va, Us
    Responsible for developing new Python API applications and researching large language models for use by professional fiction writers around the world. Leveraging well understood writing and publishing industry knowledge and experience as a successful fiction novelist to develop, test, and train highly successful authors on the use of modern technologies and generative large language models to elevate their writing process, making it more efficient, dynamic, and innovative.
  • Fleetcor
    Technical Solutions Architect
    Fleetcor Oct 2022 - Jan 2024
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Working with the Global CTO Team to lead the technical transformation of Fleetcor's architecture, design, and implementations of software, applications, infrastructures, and platforms to cloud and AI computing in AWS and Azure cloud solutions. Directly overseeing the Microsoft and Amazon cloud and AI engineering teams dedicated to Fleetcor's solutions. Hiring and overseeing cloud engineering contractors to design and implement industry best practices in AI, cloud, networking, and right-sizing of new and transforming services. Responsible for the global cloud architecture of productized and business applications, services, and systems across many infrastructures and platforms.
  • Change Healthcare
    Senior Cloud Security Architect
    Change Healthcare Apr 2021 - Oct 2022
    Nashville, Tennessee, Us
    Keeping everyone's data safe and Change Healthcare from being a major news headline.
  • Change Healthcare
    Senior Cloud Engineer
    Change Healthcare Sep 2016 - Apr 2021
    Nashville, Tennessee, Us
    Building automated infrastructure for PaaS, IaaS, and CaaS solutions improving user experiences for the betterment of everyone's health.
  • Leeland Artra Author
    Principal Dreamer
    Leeland Artra Author Sep 2011 - Oct 2022
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    If you are looking for the science fiction and fantasy author Leeland Artra you've come to the right place, almost. My DIS clone (Duianna Industrial Systems tm) has his own LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lartra/I'm the original Leeland Artra. And always excited to nerd out on fantasy and science fiction topics. But, this profile page is grounded in more current technologies.Example bestseller novels:• http://lartra.com/get/thread-slivers Thread Slivers• http://lartra.com/get/thread-strands Thread Strands• http://lartra.com/get/thread-skein Thread Skein
  • Nordstrom
    Dev/Ops Engineer
    Nordstrom Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Responsible for enterprise CI/CD solutions using Jenkins, Chef, AWS, and Docker.• Independently automated 90% of a manual PaaS onboarding process resulting in a reduction from 15 days to 2 days for onboarding new services (87% decrease in time).• Designed, documented and provided training for automation suite for PaaS team.• SME of PaaS solution for Nordstrom software engineering solutions.• Provided critical mentoring and training for Nordstrom transition to AWS.• Successfully co-engineered enterprise telemetry collection solutions from Docker on EC2.• Provide Agile and Scrum expert training for engineering teams helping achieve more efficient practices.• Created self-paced courses for engineers to learn Linux VM technologies and Docker in the Nordstrom solutions.Manager's Comments:Leeland has done an amazing job supporting and improving the PaaS support and delivery teams. He's taken on all task asked of him as well as constantly looking for better and faster ways to deliver successfully, he frequently exceeds expectations.
  • Expedia
    Software Development Engineer
    Expedia Aug 2012 - Sep 2015
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Product development and support of the Order Management Services supporting all brands under Expedia, Inc.• Instrumental in production services resiliency improvements saving reducing outages and improving mean time to resolution for on-call support teams.• Assumed Scrum master duties for team and helped develop better agile practices.• Developed repeatable deployment systems using Chef and linux scripting creating Jenkins CI pipelines.
  • Altasource Group
    Senior Development Architect / Engineer
    Altasource Group Jan 2012 - Aug 2012
    Kirkland, Washington, Us
    Contract position with AltaSource exclusively at Expedia in Bellevue. Adding expert knowledge as required to various projects for enterprise web services and developer support.
  • Recon Dynamics
    Senior Applications Software Engineer
    Recon Dynamics Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
    Bothell, Washington, Us
    Responsible for enterprise provisioning and manufacturing web services systems analysis, overseeing development and production services, computing research and developing Java, TDD/Junit, REST, Spring, Hibernate, Python, C++, and SQL for enterprise systems deployment and operations.Highlights:• Created custom automated deployment system for production systems using web services.• Assumed JIRA administration duties and upgraded 4.0 to 4.4 as well as creating custom workflows.• Removed long standing memory leak in C++ OpenDDS services.
  • Amdocs Inc
    Senior Software Architect
    Amdocs Inc Jan 2009 - Aug 2011
    Chesterfield, Mo, Us
    Responsible for production systems analysis, overseeing long term development projects which encompass all development and production area teams, interacting with SCRUM driven developing for LAMP, Tomcat, SOAP, Java, Python, BASH, and SQL enterprise systems.Highlights:• SME & Product owner for PD teams on LAMP/Tomcat enterprise web services operational requirements.• Oversaw implementation of new object oriented modeling language driven topology configuration and deployment service for LAMP/Tomcat (~30% TCO reduction for all deployment efforts).• Created new hot fix deployment system for LAMP/Tomcat from scratch (~5% TCO reduction).• Provided Systems Analysis of deployment processes identifying automation points for ~20% reduction of deployment times.• Designed and co-developed of new LAMP/Tomcat configuration system to control production web services.
  • Amdocs Inc (Qpass)
    Senior Software Engineer
    Amdocs Inc (Qpass) Jun 2007 - Jan 2009
    Responsible for long term development projects of J2EE/REST web services in Agile/SCRUM teams in Spring, Hibernate, LAMP, TDD/Junit, Java, Python, SQL, and BASH.Highlights:• Lead for development of new loyalty point ecommerce Spring REST web service using SOAP and Hibernate.• Provided SME support for other teams in Java, Python, SQL, and BASH.• Wrote BASH TDD system based on sh2Unit automating testing of thousands of lines of previously non-unit tested critical path BASH and Python based services for LAMP/Tomcat/Weblogic web services.• Re-engineered critical services from BASH and Perl into a unified Jython system (more than 1 million dollars annual TCO reduction).
  • Nintendo Of America
    Senior Network Integrator
    Nintendo Of America Jan 2005 - Jun 2007
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    Responsible for systems analysis and long term development projects performing independent computing research in Java, SQL, Perl, and XPath IDM applications.Highlights:• Introduced Structured Project Management and TDD/Junit to IDM project allowing successful completion.• Re-engineered Java email processing system enforcing corporate business policies using XML, JDBC, JSP and secure LDAP to examine all email to and from Nintendo.• SME for troubled projects in Java, C++, embedded C, JSP and Perl and other database systems.
  • Hero Network Llc
    President
    Hero Network Llc Nov 2001 - Jul 2005
    Responsible for diverse IT projects in custom database applications, ecommerce systems, and automated backup systems for numerous companies.Highlights:• Oversaw various client development projects using PHP, Java and Perl for ecommerce sales systems.• Re-engineered medical billing system eliminating security threats for HIPAA compliance in C.
  • University Of Washington
    Director Computer Systems Technology
    University Of Washington Jan 2001 - Nov 2001
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Responsible for detailed C & Java systems analysis, developing software engineering plans, overseeing separate development projects and integration technologies to automate and improve laboratory research.Highlights:• Assisted with establishing numerous grants and contracts with the National Institutes of Health, The National Cancer Institute, The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute, and Isis Pharmaceuticals.• Successfully engineered, oversaw implementation of a remote Oracle database automation systems in Java leading to 3 new lines of biological research previously undiscovered.
  • University Of Washington
    Senior Computer Systems Researcher
    University Of Washington Jan 1996 - Jan 2001
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Responsible for oversight and development of real time Java based data sharing & analysis applications for biological laboratories. Highlights:• Personally created entirely new Java protein analysis automation system to process in over 1 million possible oligopeptide chains against an Oracle database using PL/SQL.• Oversaw and helped develop Oracle applications and database design for medical research projects in PL/SQL, C, C++ and Labscape.• Provided key specifications for continued expansion of the departmental Linux server services.• Successfully installed and created custom interfaces in Java for 3 separate Oracle Servers for various groups associated with the Department of Molecular Biotechnology.• Establishing a complete Systems Administration group for directly supporting the Department of Molecular Biotechnology with fully automated version control archives using custom KSH & Perl code.
  • Mesagnostics
    Senior Systems Administrator
    Mesagnostics Nov 1994 - Jul 1995
    Responsible for security systems development, phone system administrator / technician, general computing operations as well as debugging software development applications and performing research into new inter-network security mechanisms including cryptology.Highlights:• Designed the data transfer technology specification for implementation in C, which allowed for secure data transfer across public networks.• Identified construction and maintenance work required for MesaGnostics laboratory and research.
  • Saic
    Senior Systems Administrator
    Saic Mar 1992 - Nov 1994
    Reston, Va, Us
    Performed as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project San Diego Co-Center’s computer senior systems administrator, network administrator, security systems administrator, and phone system administrator.Highlights:• Designed custom PL/SQL system for CATIA CAD integration with Oracle 6 & 7• Designed, wrote and implemented in KSH a backup program that provides daily incremental, periodic full system archiving, and automatic recovery backup tapes of the UNIX, CAD, and database systems.• Successfully engineered, coded in C and installed a secure dial in/out system for researchers.• Took technical lead of a SAIT IT group, who were two months behind schedule, to repair their systems and network configuration allowing them to complete a large, highly visible project on schedule.• Successfully installed and maintained high speed fiber and switched Ethernet network as well as AIX, Solaris, CATIA, CDM, CDMA, Oracle, and Patran on the UNIX servers and workstations.
  • U.S. Navy
    Assistant Systems Administrator Ttgp San Diego
    U.S. Navy Jan 1986 - Jan 1992
    Washington, Dc, Us
    San Diego, CA - Positions held: Machinist Mate; Supervisor BEE Testing Facility NNTC Orlando, Florida; Programmer to Senior Chief NNPC Orlando, Florida; Building Supervisor NNTC San Diego, California; Systems Operator TTGP San Diego, California; DP Training Petty Officer TTGP San Diego, California; Senior Systems Operator TTGP San Diego, California; Assistant Systems Administrator TTGP San Diego, California.Highlights:• Created specialized communication software in C and PL1 as well as assisted in implementing the hardware linkage for the Pacific Fleet's 1990 Battle Fitness training exercises.• Provided specialized computer systems operations training on Multics ENWGS to participants of the Maritime Defense Zone Exercise for Central California 1990 operations. Received Letter of Appreciation from Commanding Officer, Maritime Defense Zone, Pacific for outstanding performance.• Devised recommended and implemented new security management software in DOS Batch, Pascal & DB3 for administration department, saving an estimated 60 hours of labor per month.• Devised and implemented full system training for Computer System Operators on Tactical Train Group Pacific's Honeywell DPS 8/70 Mainframe running Multics and ENWGS.• Conceived and developed Computer System Run Book, which described all of the common operations performed by Systems Operators for Multics. Thereby establishing better operational standards.• Developed a detailed computer program in C & DB3 to track student personnel information and compute academic achievements and class standings for Naval Nuclear Power School.

Leeland Artra Skills

Creative Writing Publishing Book Writing Audio Books Marketing Social Media Marketing Web Design Cloudstack Software Development Scrum Tomcat Unix Web Services Xml Bash Java Linux Agile Methodologies Rest Software Engineering Sql Integration Subversion Perl Databases Python Spring Mysql Programming Eclipse Junit Soap Apache Shell Scripting Software Project Management Test Driven Development Chef Rabbitmq Nosql Jenkins Performance Tuning Scala Ooad Database Development C++ Jira Agile Tcp/ip Cvs C Php Hibernate Maven Software Design

Leeland Artra Education Details

  • University Of Phoenix
    University Of Phoenix
    Database Design
  • Construx
    Construx
    Developer Testing Boot Camp
  • Construx
    Construx
    Developer Testing
  • Security Innovation
    Security Innovation
    Defensive Web Programming In Java
  • Novell Training
    Novell Training
    Novell Identity Manager (Idm) 2 & 3
  • University Of Phoenix
    University Of Phoenix
    Information Technology
  • San Diego Mesa College
    San Diego Mesa College
    Computer Programming
  • U.S. Navy Ntc San Diego
    U.S. Navy Ntc San Diego
    Data Processing Technician A School
  • Naval Nuclear Power School Ntc Orlando
    Naval Nuclear Power School Ntc Orlando
    Electrical Engineering

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