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San Diego, California, Us

United States, Us

• Saved the organization over $400,000 per year in consulting fees taking over the Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD work.• Expanded use of Okta Single Sign-On to include Amazon Web Services (SSO and Workspaces), WordPress, and other services eliminating individual accounts and enhancing security across the organization.• Upgraded Kubernetes clusters to bring them within supported versions.• Improved security of web applications putting them behind AWS WAF and Imperva WAF.• Expanded use of Dynatrace for monitored of infrastructure resources.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed two teams across different business units, providing guidance, support, and direction to team members. • Led efforts to ensure consistent billing and cost savings in the AWS environment, optimizing resource allocation and identifying opportunities for cost optimization. • Actively participated as an individual contributor in various crucial processes.• Conducted weekly one-to-one sessions with all direct reports, fostering open communication, addressing concerns, providing feedback, and coaching team members for professional growth. • Conducted mid-year and year-end reviews for direct reports.• Participate in SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) and PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance auditing, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and implementing necessary controls. • Completed Olo's leadership development program called "Grow," enhancing leadership skills, strategic thinking, and fostering a growth mindset.Reason for leaving: Laid off

New York, Ny, Us

• Successfully led a DevOps team through the acquisition process by Olo, a leading company in the industry. • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and management, to define and execute integration strategies. • Consulted with Olo engineers on the adoption of Kubernetes within Olo’s legacy network.• Continued to supported Omnivore’s existing infrastructure that consisted of multiple Kubernetes clusters.• Utilized Terraform for IaC and Ansible for configuration management.

Clearwater, Florida, Us

• Player/Manager managing multiple Kubernetes clusters on Amazon Web Services.• Managed a small team of engineers, providing day-to-day support, weekly one-to-one sessions, and project management.• Utilized Terraform for infrastructure-as-code and Ansible for configuration management.• Monitored cloud costs and provided monthly reporting.Reason for leaving: Omnivore was acquired by Olo.

Paris, Paris - Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

• SME for Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD for Baptist Health of South Florida cloud migration.• Designed and deployed multiple Kubernetes Clusters on AWS EKS utilizing Terraform for IaC.• Built custom Terraform modules that reduce the time and complexity to deploy resources to AWS cloud.• Deployed NextGen Connect (Mirth) to Kubernetes clusters utilizing AWS Elastic File System (EFS).• Built automation to allow developers to write Lambda code and deploy the code without the assistance of the Cloud team or access to the AWS console.• Developed strategy for using AWS API Gateway with internal resources by taking advantage of VPC Links and Network Load Balancers.• Developed a Golang application to automate the login process to AWS Single Sign-On.Reason for leaving: Work/life balance, better opportunity at Omnivore.

• Developed a single sign-on application, MIDIGATE, that serves as the “floor” for all applications created by MiHIN. The application was built using React and utilizes AWS Amplify Framework, CloudFront, API Gateway, Cognito, AppSync, and Lambda. • Saved the organization an expected $60,000/month with the launch of the MIDIGATE application which allowed the organization to move off the Salesforce platform for authentication and authorization. • Created a user management API in Python to supplement AWS Cognito enabling administrators to manage users within the application, including editing custom attributes which is not available through the AWS Console. • Built the frontend of the File Submission module that now allows healthcare organizations from around the State of Michigan to submit healthcare information to the Advanced Care Relationship Service at MiHIN. • Utilized the Serverless Framework to develop several Lambda functions that provide services to different applications in the MiHIN ecosystem. • Built a backend reporting tool in Python and AWS Step Functions that sent positive test results for COVID-19 to multiple agencies during the early days of the pandemic.Reason for leaving: I had become a full-stack developer and was not working with the technologies that I wanted to work with.

San Mateo, California, Us

• Supported multiple Kubernetes clusters across different regions in Amazon Web Services using KOPS.• Redesigned the onboarding of new employees to Kubernetes clusters and other services expediting the process and getting team members connected and ready faster.• Discovered and remedied issues related to expired certificates preventing a system-wide outage that would have affected the Advanced Care Planning of thousands of patients.• Improved security and stability of systems using AWS Inspector.• Lowered costs of AWS infrastructure by right-sizing servers.• Rebuilt employee VPN using OpenVPN Access Server and improved access and reliability through a distributed system built on AWS Route53 traffic policies.Reason for leaving: Work/life balance. This was an early stage startup and I was the only engineer managing the DevOps needs of all developers.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Architect and build cloud environments for client projects on Oracle Cloud.• Lead team that builds and maintains cloud platforms. • Create proof-of-concept installations and environments for demonstration to current and future clients. • Build custom images for cloud deployment with Hashicorp Packer. • Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code with Terraform. • Automate and maintain infrastructure with SaltStack. • Work directly with developers to build and maintain WebLogic Platform as a Service (PaaS) instances. • Python and bash scripting to automate processes in environments where applicable. • Maintain compliance with HIPAA standards in all environments.Reason for leaving: The opportunity to work remote at Vynca.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

• Support over one hundred Linux and Windows servers across three environments for State of Utah PRISM Medicaid project. • Liaison to State of Utah personnel for all infrastructure needs. • Perform monthly and emergency patching of all servers in all environments for the PRISM project. • Monitor all environments and work with State of Utah personnel to troubleshoot any issues in upper environments and CNSI corporate personnel for lower environments. • Work with developers to ensure that all needed servers are built to specifications for top level and sub level applications. • Mentoring and training of junior staff. • Python and bash scripting to automate processes in environments where applicable. • Management of Hyper-V Failover Clusters in all environments. • Maintain compliance with HIPAA standards in all environments.

Monroe, Mi, Us

• Supported organizations Red Hat Linux server environment.• Lead project to move the organization off legacy POS system.• Utilized Puppet for configuration management on Linux servers.Reason for leaving: This was a short-term contract.

Redford, Michigan, Us

• Responsible for the IT needs of 400+ employees and the children they serve in 19 different locations throughout the metro Detroit area.• Responsible for the management, mentorship, and coaching of all direct reports. This includes designing professional development paths for staff using Lynda.com. • Unified the organizations phone systems allowing all locations to directly connect through extension dialing. • Migrated the organization from Exchange on-site to Office 365. • Built and deployed two different Nagios Monitoring solutions that monitor network and server health from both inside of the organization and outside of the organization utilizing Amazon Web Services. • Responsible for maintaining and recommending infrastructure and support budget for the entire organization. • Manage a Fortinet based infrastructure with a combination of Cisco and Dell switches. Reason for leaving: Significant pay increase at La-Z-Boy

• Managed $1.5 million dollar technology project that overhauled the entire network and server infrastructure. • Project lead and maintainer of school district websites. • Responsible for maintaining the IT budget for the entire school district. • Responsible for the IT needs of 1200 users, 560+ Windows 7 Clients, and 40+ Ubuntu Linux Clients. • Moved the school district phone system from POTS to PRI saving the district over $800/month in phone charges. • Manage a Cisco network infrastructure that includes wireless and telephony. • Configured and managed all disaster recovery for VMWare Servers with Veeam. Reason for leaving: Laid off

Bachelor Of Information Systems, Information Technology

Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering