Michael Erpenbeck ☁ Email & Phone Number

Transform engineering organizations into collaborative, productive, high-performing communities that deliver quality, complex engineering projects faster. Build and enable DevOps/ChatOps culture, partnering with InfoSec and Operations to automate the right workflows, increasing speed, security, and quality. Hands-on servant leader engaging teams with an exciting technology vision and culture. Ensure focus on the best places and approaches to drive maximum business value. Experienced Software Engineer embracing Microsoft Tech Stack with .NET, Azure. My leadership approach is focused on people first, then process, and then tooling. I foster the people-first objective through compassion, transparency, and openness to achieve organizational success. I motivate teams by helping individuals see the impact and purpose of their work on the customer and the people around them. Enabling my teams with autonomy and trust empowers them to accomplish great things.Beyond work, I am an active advocate for STEM education. I have volunteered for the P33 Strong Start program at the Illinois Institute of Technology, grade school STEM career fairs. I also speak at trade conferences, including That Conference and Chicago Code Camp.---CAREER HIGHLIGHTS---➤ Drove enterprise transformation to new cloud platform in 2 months; collaborated cross-functionally with development, platform, architecture, and security teams.➤ Decreased delivery costs 354% by driving DevOps enablement for 5 product lines, automating Azure DevOps projects, and coaching teams in Agile and customer-value-focused processes.➤ Reduced production build/deployment costs by 85% for SaaS products by introducing Azure DevOps automated build and release pipelines.➤ Lowered support ticket cycle-time by 67.8% by introducing and optimizing ChatOps workflow.➤ Reduced duplication of work and effort 95% by innovating DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) YAML templating techniques.➤ Directed creation and automation of IT risk management change control processes, metrics, and governance using Azure DevOps, reducing IT risk while increasing development velocity and quality.---SIGNATURE STRENGTHS & SKILLS---DevOps Strategy & TransformationChatOpsAutomated Cloud Cost OptimizationSoftware Development & Platform Automation & OptimizationIaC ExpertMicrosoft Tech Stack.NET, Azure CloudServant LeaderCollaborative Partner w/InfoSec & OpsCreate High-Performing TeamsAccelerate Delivery

Listed skills include Software Development, Agile Methodologies, .Net, Software Engineering, and 45 others.