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Santa Barbara, CA, US

Palo Alto, CA, US

Assisted enterprises with the adoption of Docker and Kubernetes in CI/CD pipelines, guiding secure cloud-native microservice development. Managed accounts across Texas (TOLA) and key globals, achieving 100% year-over-year (YoY) attainment with an average contract value of $2.6M.Delivered impactful presentations and technical demos for the Tanzu portfolio.

Milpitas, California, US

Managed a $15M/year pipeline and 10 strategic customer renewals, engaging with Azure and AWS partners to integrate customer workloads into public clouds. Led sales initiatives to promote Tetrate adoption, focusing on cloud-native applications and zero-trust architectures using Kubernetes and Istio.Ensured SLAs were met by overseeing Sev-1 and Sev-2 issue.

San Francisco, CA, US

Streamlined devops pipelines for major clients, improving efficiency and reducing deployment times. Maintained and strengthened relationships with high-profile customers such as Intel and American Express. Crafted a Value Stream ROI Model to capture current state client metrics and articulate future state cost savings. Led an exemplary POV in Q1.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Managed a $5M/year services quota as a sales overlay within IBM, focusing on integrating Red Hat services with software deals. Established trusted relationships with State and Local Government (SLED) clients and crafted high-level plans for Red Hat software adoption, particularly OpenShift Kubernetes, within on-prem VMware and IBM environments.Assigned.

San Francisco, California, US

Collaborated with five key SI partners to develop and implement go-to-market strategies for Pivotal Software solutions. Provided solutions engineering and pre-sales support for co-selling opportunities, participating in sales calls, and delivering presentations and demos to shared clients.Represented Pivotal at partner-sponsored marketing events.

San Francisco, California, US

Led the adoption of containers and microservices (Java/Spring/.NET) using PCF and Kubernetes for clients. Scoped requirements and installed proof-of-concepts (POCs) in VMware, AWS, GCP, and Azure environments. Supported use cases with MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Dynatrace, and Splunk.Achieved significant business outcomes. Managed engagement plans for.

Hopkinton, MA, US

Served as the resident systems engineer for a major TELCO, driving digital transformation initiatives to the cloud. Collaborated with technical account managers to address and resolve operational bottlenecks, supporting pre-sales opportunities for VNX, VBLOCK, Isilon, ScaleIO, and Hortonworks.Specialized in modern application and core platforms, including.

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Participated in security operations with a focus on identity and access management (IAM) and vulnerability management. Conducted comprehensive proof-of-concept (POC) engagements, from initial RFI to vendor scoring, including acquiring RSA Aveksa.Researched and modeled threat risks using tools such as Amenaza SecurITree and MS Threat Modeling for IAM and.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Designed, tested, and released FortiGate IPS packet signatures to manage network vulnerabilities. Conducted reverse engineering of x86 binaries and analyzed TCP/UDP PCAP traffic captures using tools such as Wireshark, Ubuntu, and Kali Linux.Received training in ethical hacking and malware reverse engineering from Fortinet’s Beijing team, gaining.

Richmond, British Columbia, CA

Maintained and extended a Python toolchain for the release of embedded device operating systems. Utilized tools such as Eclipse, GIT, Make, Scons, CentOS, and Python. Configured and tested units, managed SQL databases, and wrote scripts to streamline configurations.Deployed with a field engineering team to the El Paso, TX Sheriff’s Department to upgrade.

College Station, TX, US

Taught Python programming to undergraduates, demonstrating proficiency in the language and its applications across various use cases and complex systems. Developed and optimized educational content, led study sessions, and conducted live coding demonstrations. Created and implemented teaching methodologies tailored for non-major students, presenting.

Master Of Science, Visualization

Masters, Software Systems

Bachelor Of Arts, Mathematics