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• Ensured and monitored SRT video stream reliability for CONCACAF matches broadcast worldwide• Utilized AWS services: EC2, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, CloudFront, CloudWatch, ECS (Elastic Container Service) Fargate• Automated processes using Python, Bash scripting, and APIs to improve consistency and reliability• Created and configured TVU Networks events used by producers and match operators

• Taught 3500+ one-on-one English lessons to over 400 clients from 35 countries• Created custom analytics using Python and the Pandas library with the language site’s APIs to determine earnings, lessons given, most popular lesson types, most consistent clients, and number of clients by country• Used Twitter’s Python API to retrieve thousands of tweets in different languages for clients and personal study• Specialized in instructing IT professionals from Brazil, helping many to… Show more • Taught 3500+ one-on-one English lessons to over 400 clients from 35 countries• Created custom analytics using Python and the Pandas library with the language site’s APIs to determine earnings, lessons given, most popular lesson types, most consistent clients, and number of clients by country• Used Twitter’s Python API to retrieve thousands of tweets in different languages for clients and personal study• Specialized in instructing IT professionals from Brazil, helping many to prepare for interviews and get hired• Tutored over half the employees of a telecom startup in Mexico Show less

• Helped architect AWS solutions for a project simplifying multi-cloud and on-premises network connectivity • Provisioned EC2 instances and configured networking / routing including VPCs, subnets, routes, route tables, ENIs • Developed Python code to automate network changes using BGP routing announcements and AWS SDK API calls

Fort Lauderdale, Fl

• Helped migrate and rebuild CBS Sports infrastructure in one of our major datacenters to greatly reduce power costs• Performed DevOps tasks for several of the 30+ business units of CBSI such as CBS Sports, CNET, and Showtime• Became part of cloud team, trained on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, and Terraform• Set up servers using AWS offerings such as EC2, VPC, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, CloudWatch, and IAM policies

Charleston, Sc

• Worked as sole Linux system administrator for first two years at position• Wrote scripts to expand backup and disaster recovery capabilities and minimize downtime• Migrated employee mailboxes from using Dovecot/Postfix on our own server to hosted Exchange using PowerShell• Trained employees for IT support roles and supervised / trained a junior admin for on-call coverage and other tasks• Built, configured, and maintained baremetal servers and expanded to the cloud by deploying… Show more • Worked as sole Linux system administrator for first two years at position• Wrote scripts to expand backup and disaster recovery capabilities and minimize downtime• Migrated employee mailboxes from using Dovecot/Postfix on our own server to hosted Exchange using PowerShell• Trained employees for IT support roles and supervised / trained a junior admin for on-call coverage and other tasks• Built, configured, and maintained baremetal servers and expanded to the cloud by deploying AWS EC2 instances• Verified server and service availability via Nagios monitoring• Set up and modified Apache, MySQL, and DNS Show less

North Charleston, Sc

• Helped build a VMware-based cloud infrastructure managing nearly 400 virtualized Linux systems• Developed Python scripts for Spacewalk API, grabbing aggregate script output from all Linux systems within seconds• Wrote automated deployment scripts, reducing build and configuration time from 30 minutes to 5• Received two promotions and increasing levels of responsibility with each• Set up a Splunk infrastructure as a centralized logging solution• Deployed Puppet Enterprise… Show more • Helped build a VMware-based cloud infrastructure managing nearly 400 virtualized Linux systems• Developed Python scripts for Spacewalk API, grabbing aggregate script output from all Linux systems within seconds• Wrote automated deployment scripts, reducing build and configuration time from 30 minutes to 5• Received two promotions and increasing levels of responsibility with each• Set up a Splunk infrastructure as a centralized logging solution• Deployed Puppet Enterprise for configuration management Show less

Columbia, Sc

• Progressed to a senior Tier 2 engineer supporting the Unitrends backup solution in less than 6 months• Managed 20-35 cases concurrently and continually received highly rated customer surveys• Utilized in-depth knowledge of Linux to troubleshoot setup, backup, restore, and disaster recovery issues• Formulated queries to interact with proprietary PostgreSQL databases via the Postgres command-line • Resolved backup and restore problems for Windows, Unix, Linux, VMware, SQL… Show more • Progressed to a senior Tier 2 engineer supporting the Unitrends backup solution in less than 6 months• Managed 20-35 cases concurrently and continually received highly rated customer surveys• Utilized in-depth knowledge of Linux to troubleshoot setup, backup, restore, and disaster recovery issues• Formulated queries to interact with proprietary PostgreSQL databases via the Postgres command-line • Resolved backup and restore problems for Windows, Unix, Linux, VMware, SQL Server, and Exchange Show less

Lugoff, South Carolina / Estados Unidos

• Maintained over 1600 computers (including laptops, desktops, workstations, and servers) at one high school• Developed a new method for streamlining part orders that reduced the time required by 60 percent• Added and modified Active Directory profiles and DHCP configuration in Server 2003• Utilized Linux live CDs to manage partitions, recover data, and perform other diagnostics