As a Public Sector Cloud Implementation Architect, I lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud solutions tailored for government and public sector clients. My work focuses on enabling secure, scalable, and compliant cloud infrastructure that meets the unique needs of public sector organizations.Key Responsibilities:● Architect and implement cloud-based solutions leveraging AWS, Azure, and other leading cloud platforms.● Lead end-to-end cloud migration projects, ensuring alignment with public sector compliance standards like FedRAMP and NIST.● Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and CDK ( CloudFormation).● Partner with clients to modernize legacy systems, incorporating DevOps practices and automated CI/CD pipelines.● Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cross-functional teams, ensuring successful delivery of large-scale cloud initiatives.● Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business challenges, design solutions, and improve operational efficiencies.● Maintain deep expertise in public sector cloud security, data governance, and performance optimization.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Ontra, I played a critical role in building, automating, and optimizing infrastructure and workflows to enable high availability, security, and scalability for SaaS applications serving legal technology solutions.Key Responsibilities:● Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery, reducing deployment times and improving release reliability.● Automated infrastructure provisioning and management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.● Managed and optimized cloud infrastructure across AWS, ensuring cost-efficiency, performance, and compliance with security best practices.● Leveraged containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes to enhance application scalability and resilience.● Developed robust monitoring, alerting, and logging systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK Stack, ensuring system health and rapid issue resolution.● Collaborated closely with engineering teams to implement DevOps best practices, fostering a culture of continuous integration, testing, and delivery.● Improved security posture by implementing IAM policies, automated patching, and compliance monitoring across environments.

Serving as a senior delivery engineer for RTT, the scope of my roles and responsibilities are including but not limited to the following:● Assist in pre-sale initiatives such as scope, LOEs, and SOWs. ● Aid in Cloud assessment analysis and delivery.● 'Codify' existing and new infrastructures in AWS via CloudFormation (CD/CI).● Aid in the design and implementation of public and hybrid cloud environments.● Deliver 'Lift and Shifts' via VMware Cloud on AWS.● Leverage business insight tools such as CloudHealth, Monyog, etc.

While at Cloudreach I partnered with Fortune 500 companies to assist in AWS specific migrations, provided general AWS consulting, and assisted with implementation of Citrix Netscalers in AWS and VMC on AWS. Additionally, I worked with leadership to develop mock project plans to better improve internal upskilling for PM’s, Engineers, etc.,

Serving as a delivery engineer for RTT, the scope of my roles and responsibilities are including but not limited to the following:● Aid in Cloud assessment analysis and delivery.● 'Codify' existing and new infrastructures in AWS via CloudFormation (CD/CI).● Aid in the design and implementation of public and hybrid cloud environments.● Deliver 'Lift and Shifts' via VMware Cloud on AWS. ● Leverage business insight tools such as CloudHealth, Monyog, etc.

Primary responsibility include however are not limited to the following:● Manage over 20,000 VM's running a combination of AIX, Solaris, SUSE, and RHEL● Approve and execute LDAP request pertaining to Unix systems● Work with team and level I - II to plan and execute various projects involving VMWare, various SANS, and the entirety of the Unix environment● Work with other teams to resolve immediate critical issues surrounding the Unix environment and underlying infrastructure.

Primary responsibilities include however are not limited to the following:● Assist in developing the vision road map to execute current and future company goals and objectives.● Coordinate and oversee operational structures, project plans and budgets with technical implications to ensure that each department’s goals and objectives are met in a timely and cost effective manner.

Primary responsibilities include however are not limited to the following:● Develop company wide workflows and technical policy and process documentation.● Consult with clients and other internal teams to determine hardware, software and system functional specifications required to implement, maintain and improve customer infrastructure● Maintain various internal customer databases with complete, accurate and current information.● Manage support requests and task tracking via Peak’s ticketing system.● Work in a team environment with minimal direct supervision.● Take direct escalations from the L1 group on all support related tasks.

Worked to ensure high performance application delivery through an ESXi hypervisor clustered infrastructure specializing in Linux virtual machines.● Designed an entire Learning Management System’s back end infrastructure● Managed ESXi upgrades throughout the entire infrastructure from 3.5 all the way to 5.5

Worked to ensure success by providing support to all aspects of the systems and network infrastructure.● Developed Azure PCI-DSS complient network.● Automated hosted server VM implementations via PowerShell● Implemented a new backup solution utilizing Veeam BnR● Implemented a variety of Atlassian products (Jira, etc)

Serving as weekend manager for Abbot Lab’s level one technical support team my primarily responsible was technical case escalations and knowledge base management.Accomplishments:● Engaged and tracked priority level 1, 2, and 3 issues with responsibility for the timely documentation, resolution and closure of tickets.● Developed knowledge base articles, which lead to an increase in first call resolutions and a lower escalation rate.