I’ve spent the past 10+ years leading teams focused on automation, cloud-native architectures, and emerging technologies.I spent much of my career, 17 years, working at Juniper Networks. While I did not set out to spend so much time at one company, Juniper was growing so fast that every 2-3 years I found myself in a new role more exciting than the previous.Given Juniper’s position as a leader in the networking space, coupled with the fact that I designed and ran Juniper’s configuration management environment, I was fortunate enough to be one of the first folks to use modern configuration management tools with networking devices like switches and routers.Around that time I helped lead the effort to migrate into AWS, reducing our data enter footprint from 17 DCs down to just 1. Shortly after that I also helped introduce The OpenStack platform, focusing on the consumption of OpenStack APIs to deliver apps and services.After some time leading public and private cloud efforts at Juniper, an opportunity opened up at Tesla that I could not pass up. In this new role, I built a new team from the ground up that drives Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, and AWS services and support for the entire company.In addition to my platform related experience, I’ve long had a passion for security. My first DefCon was DefCon 8, and ever since I have woven a focus on security into everything I do.I help organize both BSides SF and BSides SLC where I put together cryptography based puzzles for attendees to play during the conference. I’ve also taken on a new role for BSides SLC that aims to bring various BSides organizers together to collaborate on ideas, sponsors, speakers, and more.On a fun note, I also have a YouTube channel where I take you along with me on hikes across the western United States. All the footage, music, and graphic design work are done by me and a friend.