* August 2018 (Relus Cloud) - Presented on AWS Security Epics, Infrastructure Security, Secure CI/CD (DevSecOps) at security event with partner Alert Logic.* August 2018 (Relus Cloud) - Presented on customer use-case for Azure to RDS MSSQL migration at AWS-sponsored "Windows on AWS" event.* September 2017 (Capital One) - Chosen to speak at Capital One's annual internal conference. Topic: Improving Infrastructure Delivery with Linting for Ansible and Terraform

- Identified organizational need for EA program and helped to establish such at Interos through partnered inception of Architecture Review Board- Drastically reduced overall technology spend - Introduced technical controls that have led to 50% YoY AWS bill cost reduction - Further controls (budget-based controls) and technology changes (move to ARM-based architecture) in-flight pursuant to my recommendations - Successfully canceled $1.2m outside contract to in-house build of Interos' Cloud Landing Zone (CLZ) - Identified and executed opportunities to self-host SaaS-based offerings (reduction of $330k over 3 years)- Consult/advise on architectural/implementation decisions across the wider engineering org, such as how to implement an enterprise-ready data storage and encryption design for customer-provided data- Leading "tiger team" of software engineers to execute a full migration to an enterprise-ready CLZ- Designed and built new cloud landing zone (CLZ) from ground-up using AWS Control Tower, AWS/Hashicorp AFT- Enhancing cloud GRC and security through adoption of advanced SCPs, guardrails, automated policy tools, etc.- Advise on technical and product roadmap to achieve IL5 compliant-architecture

- Architect for PCI-DSS Level 1 compliance- Represent infrastructure in regular audits with our PCI-DSS QSA- Enhance delivery and orchestration of hybrid cloud and platform services through automation- Design, build, and support enterprise-wide CI/CD processes, built on Gitlab, Kubernetes, and AWS ECS- Provide architectural guidance for new workloads and workload migrations into AWS, with a focus on Kubernetes

Relus Cloud acquired by Cloudreach Aug 2018

Leading a micro-team of highly skilled DevOps/Cloud Engineers who are solely tasked with performing datacenter-to-cloud application migrations. We accomplish our goals in collaboration with application development and support teams, following agile processes and utilizing cloud-native tooling -- such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Ansible, Docker, Artifactory, GitHub Enterprise and multiple AWS services such as ECS, S3, EC2, etc. -- and serve as a thought and knowledge center around cloud concepts and practices in Capital One's Commercial Bank.

* Lead, mentor and coach one to two small teams of DevOps professionals using an agile framework* Serve as the primary technical point of contact between Blue Sentry and our customers* Evaluate Blue Sentry customers’ maturity in public cloud (AWS) adoption and recommend strategies for how customers can transform their business by maturing cloud adoption* Design and implement continuous integration and continuous deployment frameworks from code to deploy* Design and implement automated provisioning and configuration frameworks in support of infrastructure-as-code* Design, implement, configure and manage system monitoring solutions that alert teams to problems before customers are impacted* Work closely with customers and other team members to understand complex requirements and translate them into automated solutions* Provide support to ensure mission critical applications and components are being monitored and meet security, reporting and retention requirements as well as disaster recovery requirements of Blue Sentry customers* Primary architect and engineer on iSentium Mongo database project (see media)* Primary architect and engineer of Bastian Solutions IoT project (see media)

(Conversion from contract to FTE)* Automating provisioning of complex (high-availability, peered VPC, peered multi-VPC) AWS cloud architectures using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Packer, and Ansible* Assisting everything from enterprise IT shops to app development shops in migrating from traditional on-prem infrastructure and service deployments to highly elastic and scalable cloud-based solutions across a wide variety of verticals* Building custom tooling leveraging AWS SDKs, CLIs, APIs, etc to automate cloud deployments* Development of custom software solutions* Building Hadoop pipelines (using tools such as EMR and SQS)* Development of custom CI/CD pipelines and solutions, using tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, XCode (for iOS/macOS deployments), and Fastlane* App instrumentation and server monitoring using custom developed Datadog monitors/scripts* Performing VMWare to AWS environment migrations* Performing on-prem to RDS database migrations

* Automating provisioning of complex AWS cloud environments using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Packer, and Ansible* Assisting everything from enterprise IT shops to app development shops in migrating from traditional on-prem infrastructure and service deployments to highly elastic and scalable cloud-based solutions across a wide variety of verticals* Building custom tooling leveraging AWS SDKs, CLIs, APIs, etc to automate cloud deployments* Development of custom software solutions* Building Hadoop pipelines (using tools such as EMR and SQS)* Development of custom CI/CD pipelines and solutions, using tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, XCode (for iOS/macOS deployments)* Primary engineer for PeopleFluent DR project

• Engaged clients in an agile workflow at all points in the SDLC• Built technical solutions focusing on the Drupal platform• Provided technical content for project proposal submissions• Streamlined DevOps processes and development automation using tools such as Jenkins, etc.• OneNet and Commissaries.com Migration from ColdFusion to Drupal 8 - Defense Commissaries Administration (DeCA), Ft. Lee, VA (see media) – Participated in second full Drupal 8 deployment within federal government – Participated in Drupal 8/LAMP deployment in a DoD environment – Participated in security audits, RMF submissions, and STIGs to ensure application conformance to DoD security guidelines – Built custom module that permits controlled access to a hierarchical view of report documents saved on a separate filesystem (outside of Drupal) through Drupal’s web UI and securely proxies downloads of those documents by using securely generated signed URLs – Built custom module that enables content type and taxonomy-based notification subscriptions via email. Since the site has up to 30,000 ac ve users, this module was engineered towards scalability (i.e. making use of WorkerQueue and an elegant storage model of user preferences to allow optimal query efficiency) – Built custom module that constrains "publishability" of content based on a workflow state and user role (module uses the Workflow module as a dependency), with content being auto-published/unpublished based on a workflow state – Integrated SOLR with Drupal's content model to produce more relevant and useful faceted search capabilities, including custom SOLR dismax functions/boosts

* Bettering key performance metrics for clients by helping with their adoption of DevOps processes and tools.* Delivering top-quality custom software solutions to clients using tools such as the AWS platform, NodeJS, AngularJS, etc.* Architected, developed, and led a team of offshore developers in execution in the Healthcare Auditing Platform project (see media)

Promoted to Software Engineer from Web/Software Developer

Involved in full-stack development for all phases of the SDLC of College Savings Systems (software development group), including n-layered web and mobile solutions. The web software developer works in a small, flexible team developing programs primarily in PL/SQL and designing web-based user interfaces that meet the needs of desktop, tablet, and mobile users using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, and Oracle storage technologies.

• Maintain external and internal Agency web presence, intranet, and applications, written in ColdFusion with MS SQL backend and hosted in a Windows Server 2008 environment• Manage all website content in cooperation with Agency Division heads and Division-appointed members of the Agency's web committee• Work directly with database servers and content• Develop new web applications using a combination of technologies (primarily ColdFusion in Windows-hosted environment) as necessary for internal operations• Provide development and implementation services with third-party web products and services, as they relate to the Agency's overall web presence and continuing operations• Provide development and implementation services for SharePoint within the context of the Agency's overall web presence and internal operations• Delegate all incoming communications through the website to appropriate distribution points throughout the Agency, or handle them directly as necessary• Provide development services in support of the above functions----------• Serve as the Agency's Information Security Officer (ISO), reporting directly to the Head of the Agency in this capacity• Serve as liaison to VITA (Virginia Information Technologies Agency) in capacity as ISO

• Providing programming, technical and systems development and support for Library website and internal systems (including EBSCO EDS, Sierra ILS, online catalog, OCLC ILLiad, et al.)• Identifying opportunities automation and process improvement• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot the design and functionality of the Library's website and web-based services (utilizing WordPress, CSS, HTML, JavaScript/jQuery)• Custom WordPress plugin development for library web presence (utilizing PHP)• Maintaining templates, define and collect metrics, and work with external vendor connections for the overall web presence• Maintaining Longwood Blogs/Eportfolio Publishing Platform• Investigating, developing and implementing technologies that enable users to access Library information resources and services and update and maintain content of assigned Library technologies• Providing reporting for quarterly, yearly, and other non-regular events (SACS Accreditation) based on data collected by Library systems (LibStats, Sierra ILS, et al)• Working in conjunction with University IT and Library vendors to maintain the proxy server (EZProxy) and troubleshoot access problems• Maintaining relationships with peers at other institutions by participating on listservs, etc.• Coordinating projects with other Library specialists, staff, and administrators, including developing and implementing services and applications for the Library's Integrated Library System (Sierra) and Digital Initiatives utilizing available APIs, vendor technologies, and custom development• Administering internal SharePoint instance• Providing direct service to Library patrons at public desks at designated times throughout the year, including some weekends or evenings• Other duties as assigned

• Created custom Drupal modules and features for client for client projects, primarily for Drupal 6• Created custom checkout flows and reporting features, based on modules, theme alterations, and views creation for client projects using the Ubercart e-commerce package, both in Drupal 6 and 7 (Ubercart 2 and 3)• Created custom WordPress plugins for client projects• Created a fully integrated application built in Caspio with an existing WordPress installation by leveraging both Caspio's SOAP API and DataPages features• Created small single to ten-page sites for clients using a combination of both a variety of CMS platforms and conventional HTML/CSS/JavaScript coding• Built web-based applications leveraging many third-party services/APIs, including Dropbox, Caspio, USPS, UPS, Mandrill (MailChimp's transactional emailing platform), and others• Was the managed service provider (MSP) for the Town of Crewe, VA• Performed a variety of desktop support services (hardware and software) to various clients• Performed data recovery on dead on dying HDDs for various clients• Ran all material aspects of the business, including: establishment of a Virginia SCC-registered LLC, financial management, reporting, account management, etc.• Project history on Elance: http://bit.ly/1liC7gd

• Completed all legally required and internal documentation for at-need and pre-need cases• Handled all on-site IT needs for two locations, including: all networking concerns, all end-user desktop support, printer troubleshooting and maintenance• Responsible for research and procurement of all IT assets• Implemented a Samba-based file server in a heterogeneous networked environment to make all casework documentation available to all networked machines (all files were previously stored on a single desktop)• Created all digital and printed artwork for cases• Created a digital solution for the filling out of Virginia death certificates based on digitally stored case data (Virginia D/Cs are still triplicate carbon-copy based forms provided by the Commonwealth)

• Assisted Senior Project Managers in scheduling and coordination of small, medium, and large electrical construction projects• Assisted Senior PMs in Bill of Materials reviews for compliance with engineering specs and requirements prior to execution of purchase orders• Executed purchase orders and release of purchase orders• Reconciled purchase orders against received shipments• Created project documentation, shop drawings, O&M manuals, etc. for turnover to G/Cs and Owners at project completion• Completed drawing takeoffs and other document reviews for project bids for the Estimating Dept----------• Undertook several IT projects for the firm under the guidance of the Office Manager, including: • Offsite networking/VPN setup and maintenance • Company website management • Exchange/Windows SBS Server setup and management • Troubleshooting of third-party applications, particularly those used in the Estimating and Project Management areas of the company • In-house application design for archival and storage of project records • Implementation of a project management suite (Field2Base)