Technical leader for Platform/Infrastructure and Security teams. Acquired by Spark Networks SE in July 2019, supported integration work via handoff to third party contractor and internal training.Responsibilities included:* Advise on architecture, security, and reliability best practices for development teams* Architect, plan, and implement accelerated migration to AWS (selected sub-projects include process to migrate on-prem MySQL to RDS without data loss, mesh VPN for inter-region and office connectivity, cost reduction measures)* Support complex development and production environments for all layers of the stack* Coordinate vendor integration (technical consultation/implementation and contract negotiation) for new CDN/WAF, bot protection/anti-fraud, and vulnerability management programs * Key vendors: Cloudflare, Cequence, Aqua Security, Banyan Security, DataDog, NewRelic

* Support more than 2,000 employees with software, hardware, and network problems* Maintain internal scripts, primarily in Bash, Python, or Perl to automate and improve workflow* Maintain and create new internal documentation, user accounts, and third-party software installations* Install and manage floating software license servers and serve as a resource for third-party software installations

Lead a team of 3-5 in:* maintaining, documenting, and troubleshooting (handling tier 1-3 problem resolution) layers 1 and 2 of UC Berkeley's residential network (over 9,000 connections) and cable television system* supporting over 300 peripheral devices including UC Berkeley's debit card system and registers for on campus restaurants and stadium concessions.

Utilized electrochemiluminescence technology to measure insulin autoantibodies in NOD mice over time. Analyzed this data for a peer-reviewed paper published in the Journal of Translational Medicine in November 2011.