Joe Michaud Email & Phone Number

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

• In my role as a DevOps Engineer on the Platform Operations team, I help to maintain the toolchain that builds, tests, and deploys the software developed in-house. This is a financial institution, so security is.
• Maintained the build toolchain including Jenkins, Artifactory, and Ansible Automation Platform. - Created pipelines for building new products. - Supported testers and developers in the use of the toolchain. - Provided.
• Built out dashboards in Splunk with telemetry and log data for a wide variety of customers and purposes.
• Kept servers and software up to date and responded quickly to security concerns.
• Maintained Docker Compose and Elastic Kubernetes System (EKS) platforms.

Fort Collins, Colorado

• As an independent contractor, I have accepted a variety of interesting projects including some full-stack web development using ExpressionEngine and a large amount of DevOps engineering.---Built my business as a.
• Built a smaller number of custom-themed sites in WordPress and Craft CMS.
• Developed several smaller projects with just php or JavaScript. Worked with many graphic artists and adapted their designs to the web:
• Added movement and animations with JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS3.
• Used graceful degradation for excellent browser compatibility.Developed several custom add-ons in php using CodeIgniter:
• “Nearest Location” finder leveraging the Google Maps API.

Fort Collins, Colorado

• FW Media is a publisher of books, magazines and websites; the organizer of several major events; and now an eCommerce presence for hobby enthusiasts. The company is bolted together from numerous acquisitions and the.
• Responded to server outages and investigated root causes.
• Found opportunities to improve performance and implemented most of them.Frequently used Xdebug to troubleshoot unfamiliar and undocumented code.
• Fixed PCI issues and closed security vulnerabilities.
• Supported the business communities by solving issues at the root of general complaints.Built out virtual machines in both VirtualBox and VMWare Workstation to match our most important environments, including our.
• Automated Nginx setup and other repetitive tasks with Ansible.Migrated massive sites to WordPress from all sorts of uncommon platforms which placed significant demands on skill with both MySQL and Transact SQL.

2854 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205

• The ASUG project brought me together with Indaba Group. At first I was a contractor and later an employee. They are a first-rate agency and I was honored to play a key role in their growth and success. ---Indaba Group.
• Learned to really optimize JavaScript for efficiency and performance.
• Performed browser framerate tuning, minimizing layouts and repaint areas.ASUG – 2012 to 2014: The largest project in my portfolio to date, this is a highly custom integration between a commercial CMS (ExpressionEngine).
• As the lead developer, I re-architected the software in such a way that we were able to launch on time and with significantly improved performance.
• This project leaned heavily on my PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL skills.
• Integrated all of the business systems and websites with Single Sign-On, including one built on Windows and backed by MS SQL Server.

• Developed a scaleable application to automate processes for an inefficient but irreplaceable software system. The first module reduced error reporting times from 30 minutes to less than five.
• Subsequent modules have reduced person-hour requirements for a wide range of activities. Human interaction was virtually eliminated in some cases while even the most difficult tasks gained a 20% boost in productivity.
• Mentored coworkers interested in developing their programming skills by guiding them through meaningful work appropriate to their skill level.
• Redesigned the data presentation in a bus schedule for improved clarity, reduced size, and reduced printing cost. The design is winning awards and being replicated by transit authorities around the country.
• Performed a detailed process analysis on a key element in an $80 million transit project. The recommendation in my report, valued at $1.5 million, was accepted and is on track for implementation in 2010.

• When I started, Privacy Networks was an unfunded startup with an untested product.
• Developed a concept for a highly scalable test environment that could be built with minimal resources. Once approved, the project was mine to manage until successful completion - 6 months later.
• Wrote extensive PERL scripts for managing individual scenarios in the test environment so that tests run by different developers would not interfere with each other.
• Leveraged technology from the test environment to bring live demonstration capabilities to the sales team.
• Developed a market analysis system which was later adopted by HP as part of a joint venture.

• JP Resources was a consulting company that I founded with a partner, largely for the experience of doing so. We performed computer and network maintenance for what quickly developed into a fiercely loyal client base.
• Developed business processes which drove daily operations – including customer documentation, record keeping, and financial management.
• Setup & maintained small business networks.
• Repaired and maintained PCs.
• Updated web sites.

• At this venture capital funded startup company, my job was to do whatever I could to gain market traction for their cutting edge inspection tool. I was frequently called in to close sales by demonstrating both.
• Even among several well-reputed industry veterans, I was the single most revenue generating sales engineer to that point in the company’s history.
• Developed a fully automated process for inspecting the wing attachment assemblies on large commercial aircraft. I was the first person ever to achieve this and my initial success resulted in millions of dollars in.
• Wrote the service documents laying the foundation for a profitable service center.
• Supported international resellers in Japan, Korea, and northern Europe.
• Wrote and executed detailed test plans both for quality assurance and for on-site demonstrations.