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▪ Deep-dive into a GitOps infrastructure implemented with Kustomize, Jsonnet, and Helm to strengthen understanding of scalable infrastructure management and build organizational knowledge▪ Deployed a test Windows Server in Terraform and minimized an automated bootstrap process in Ansible▪ Initiated research & development of HashiCorp Vault to streamline secret management and support Ansible automation

Dayton, Ohio, United States

▪ Manage the delivery of crucial organizational applications by optimizing and troubleshooting aKubernetes-based CI/CD environment on GCP, with >99.5% uptime as sole support▪ Identified and resolved the root cause of a customer slowdown complaint, eliminating memoryover-consumption and improving service health through more efficient node pool scaling

Dayton, Ohio, United States

▪ Led the needs analysis and implementation of a scalable k8s-based microservices CI/CD infrastructure,collaborating cross-functionally during implementation to empower informed decision-making▪ Championed DevOps practices by leveraging ArgoCD and automated image builds to streamline thedeployment of critical applications▪ Initiated automation efforts (Bash, Terraform, Argo Workflows) to achieve 100% automation of deployment and maintenance tasks for cloud-based infrastructure▪ Ensured secure and cost-efficient GCP infrastructure practices, including DNS wildcard assignment to asingle cloud LB, defining scalable VPC subnetting, and integrating Terraform within the VPC for isolation▪ Optimized container orchestration via data-driven (Prometheus) scaling of microservices on spot instances for a 66% cost cut; automatic right-sizing via vertical pod autoscaling for a 40% cost cut▪ Secured and stabilized web infrastructure by restricting network access (oauth2-proxy and nginx IPwhitelisting) and diagnosing performance bottlenecks through log analysis and deployment adjustment▪ Mentored web-savvy team member on Helm, enabling their deployment of a low-code dev environment

Dayton, Ohio, United States

▪ Collaborated with business leaders to define requirements for and author a codebase of over 50automation and data processing workflows, plus over a dozen dashboards / SPAs▪ Established a Docker Compose architecture for reproducible local deployments of data processing andautomation scripts, ensuring reproducible environments▪ Researched and adopted a high-performance job scheduler into the Docker Compose environment,ensuring computational scalability and fostering a culture of innovation

Troy, Ohio, United States

▪ Solve day-to-day IT problems and collaborate with offsite IT as needed, ensuring smooth operations through a complex set of issues

Moraine, Ohio, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

▪ Worked on a team to forecast volume in a fast-paced, deadline-driven global company▪ Balanced time spent forecasting and time spent designing innovations in team reporting▪ Implemented a k-means clustering model to automatically classify item descriptions▪ Crafted reporting tools using Excel functionalities like VLOOKUP and pivot tables▪ Collaborated with Merchandising to maintain up-to-date knowledge of product line

Columbus, Ohio Area

▪ Curated 8 Shiny dashboards used by leaders in the call center and marketing departments▪ Used Facebook's prophet model to create a batch forecast of quote volume in 4 different sectors for each of the company’s 17 states, which was used by marketing and product leaders to prepare predictions for the board of directors▪ Compiled data from over 6 internal and external sources to calculate monetization rates for web and phone interactions, serving as a KPI for call center and marketing department leaders▪ Automated monthly report by leveraging data prepared for Shiny dashboards into ggplot2 visualizations, saving time to dedicate to other projects▪ Explored adding media spend and state demographics data into a multivariate regression model to improve forecast reliability▪ Analyzed unexpected trends and communicated insights to company decision-makers

Athens, Ohio

▪ Develop and assemble statistics, analysis, and graphics into a 30-page report on Ohio’s energy economy▪ Create an economic development plan for Belpre, Ohio ▪ Collaborate with team to develop research methodology▪ Collect and organize data from government databases such as the BLS, EIA, and BEA▪ Analyze statistical trends and summarize them visually and verbally▪ Present findings to similarly-interested researchers

Athens, Oh

▪ Ensure consistent and timely operation of a digital projection system▪ Organize Q&A sessions, short talks, etc. with special guests during event screenings▪ Troubleshoot software and hardware issues with projectors and related equipment▪ Coordinate with a team of projectionists for intensive film festivals

Athens, Oh

▪ Served as a Resident Assistant to summer conference guests living in residence halls▪ Guided students and parents on tours of residence halls during OU Summer Orientation▪ Developed and executed building preparation and teardown plans for 3-day basketball camps▪ Responded to calls and resolved issues for residents at all hours