Leads a dynamic team of 4 professionals (3 Java Developers, 1 Data Engineer), overseeing technical training for a cohort of 200 participants. Orchestrated comprehensive programs encompassing MERN, Java, Microservices, Data Engineering, and AI. Additionally, conducted specialized sessions for 100 individuals covering AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud, DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, Governance, Networking, Linux, Python, Microservices, Containers, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Automation. As the Technical Practice Lead for AWS and Azure Cloud, provided strategic direction to the entire company.Infrastructure Architecture and Deployment:• Architected fault-tolerant LAMP stacks globally using Terraform for AWS.• Orchestrated seamless Java application deployments on Kubernetes, implementing robust service discovery, TLS/SSL integration, and streamlined Helm charts which helped in reducing deployment errors and enhancing overall application stability.• Implemented NGINX ingress controllers and AWS Load Balancing to streamline TLS termination, resulting in a reduction in average response time and improved website performance.DevOps:• Monitored CI/CD pipeline deployments for smooth and reliable software delivery.• Created serverless Lambda functions for task execution on an S3 bucket upon write actions.• Developed an Ansible playbook connecting to a Windows host, configuring Active Directory, adding users from a CSV file, and adjusting security protections for practical hacking exercises on a Windows server.• Proficient in taking applications, creating Docker images, and deploying them onto a Kubernetes cluster hosting production-ready applications.• Utilized Snyk to analyze container vulnerabilities and integrated SonarQube into pipelines to ensure applications meet minimum security standards.Security-Focused Automation:• Managed and configured network firewalls and instance-level firewalls to fortify security within the AWS infrastructure.

Guided over 350 students through comprehensive instruction in Cloud, DevOps, Networking, Linux, Ansible, and Python across multiple cohorts during a 2-year span. Specialized in DevOps and Infrastructure as Code, proficiently utilizing tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Groovy, GNS3, Git, Git Actions, Containers, Kubernetes, and more.Infrastructure Design and Deployment:• Engineered secure three-tier web architectures using Terraform, strategically incorporating DNS and DNS records for public endpoints.• Orchestrated the deployment and optimization of front-end assets hosted in an S3 bucket as a static website, utilizing CloudFront for enhanced end-user latency.Source Control, Collaboration, and SSL Termination:• Managed source control using Git and Designed Git Flow branching strategies for effective version control.• Collaborated with a team to successfully launch a production-ready website deployment, showcasing adept coordination and teamwork.• Enabled SSL termination at the AWS Load Balancer, fortifying the security of the deployed infrastructure.CI/CD Excellence and Automation:• Created a distributed Jenkins build on a Kubernetes cluster through a well-architected CI/CD pipeline, enhancing efficiency.• Leveraged Terraform Cloud for streamlined infrastructure management, accelerating VM deployments for efficient provisioning.Network Governance and Security Measures:• Established intersite connectivity using VPNs and self-signed certificates, ensuring secure communication.• Governed 3 Azure subscriptions and 19 AWS accounts, implementing guardrails and AWS Control Tower to uphold policies for instructors, engineers, and students.

AWS Solution ArchitectContinuous Integration / Continuous Delivery Pipeline Deployed a continuous integration and delivery pipeline with integrated security tools to test and deploy full stack web applications. Applications are hosted on GitHub and watched by a Jenkins build server where they are compiled and tested upon each release during the Agile development process. Containerized applications using Docker and orchestrated containers with Kubernetes. Wrote playbooks in Ansible for automation and configuration management. Performed security analysis and testing using - Metasploit, Burp Suite, and Red Team Tools.Automated building and testing of deployments using Jenkins triggered by Git commits - Configured Docker images as build environments for the CI/CD Pipeline and maintained build images in Docker Hub - Automated tasks and configuration management using Ansible playbooks - Implemented automatic scaling of compute resources to maintain Docker deployments using AWS Fargate - Orchestrated and managed clusters of Docker containers using Kubernetes and EKS - Implemented security tools into Jenkins and customized security tests using Red Team tools, Metasploit, and Burp Suite

Lead clinical and non-clinical operations of 162-bed inpatient and outpatient hospital system with over 100,000 enrolled patients in a capitated primary care business model.  Hospital Executive Officer – Selected to additional role to use key skills in leadership, strategic planning, predictive modeling, and innovation to deliver continuous improvements and optimize organizational success. Primary Care Team – Spearheaded a primary care team to enhance access to primary care resulting in 29% increase in routine appointments and 22% increase for 24-hour appointments. Developed a tool to identify past access performance and predict future access to care. Succeeded in increasing patient satisfaction with increased patient access. Referral Management – Project lead to improve referral management that realized a 28% reduction in delinquent referral uploads in an organization that manages over one million referrals annually. Provider Performance – Consolidated provider performance data into one card for 12 outpatient clinics and over 100 medical providers to create one card to deliver performance data. COVID-19 Planning – Key Team Member to ensure continuous improvement of multiple emergency contingency plans to optimize abilities to adequately prepare and deliver optimal patient care and services during a pandemic.

Attended the Army-Baylor MHA program and Participated in a series of rotations through various agencies and departments in a civilian led medical center to increase knowledge and understanding of healthcare administration and management. Medical Timeshare Clinic – Successfully expanded clinical reach of specialty care with opening of a clinical timeshare unit in an under-served area that projected growth on surgical services at 50%. Key member of team focused on identification of ideal location, estimation of rental and operational costs, and recruitment of local surgical outpatient specialties Business Case Analysis – Developed a business case analysis to hire a transplant surgeon with expectation of revenue growth for the facility of $800,000 annually.

Managed oversight of cross-functional staffing for medical hospital and military occupational programs for over 490 cross-functional staff members. Administrator – Successfully led the largest OB/GYN clinic in the Department of Defense with over 6,000 visits, 100 surgical cases, and an average of 250 births monthly. Created an interactive dashboard to track provider production and patient satisfaction scores. Operations – Managed complex daily operations with leadership of over 330 administrative, nursing, and physician soldiers, plus 160 students. Fundraising – Led planning and execution of multiple fundraising events to enhance community relations and revenue growth with over $7,000 for the hospital.

Effectively led and managed resource allocation for operations and patient services for oversight of 139-bed medical center and nine clinics with services for over 1.1 million outpatient visits annually. Reorganization – Succeeded in turning around negative fallout from elimination of a call center with reassignment of work to referral management team, requiring collaboration with labor union to change position descriptions in accordance with new duties. Created team excellence in specific specialties. Reporting Errors – Identified falsely reported No-Show data that required development of a reconciliation report to eliminate false no-shows, thus reducing total no-shows by 50% and saving approximately $35,000 in no-show costs. Right of First Referrals – Vastly improved overall right of first refusal acceptances by over 75% over a year and reduced the right of first refusal declinations from 160 to 15 monthly. Increased total right of first refusal acceptances by the MTF by 200 monthly. Referrals – Improved referral time from 3 days to one day to meet business metrics requirement

Managed training and development of six non-commissioned offers and 24 soldiers with oversight of four Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicles, 2 M997 ambulances, and platoon equipment valued in excess of $10M. Transitioned over $1.2M in medical supplies in anticipation of follow-on deployments. First Responder Program – Developed a first responder program to train over 200 soldiers in preparation of deployment. Planned and delivered a large medical readiness system that processed over 700 soldiers to identify medical fitness prior to deployment. Recognition – Earned Bronze Star during OIF with active tracking of over 1500 total patrols. Successfully improved command post SOPs and combat drills.