John Kupko Email & Phone Number

Remote

Washington, United States

CloudFit SREs are tasked with increasing quality, performance, and reliability of the CloudFit Managed Applications and Services systems. We take accountability for a variety of applications & services that are live and running in customers environments. We also partner with the Customer Application Engineering and Service Engineering teams to build out solutions for customers and then continue to run, improve, and maintain those solutions with accountability for our customers.● Our customers include Federal, Health Care, and Financial as well as Non-Profits, Start-ups, and Local Businesses.● Our vision is to help maintain accountability of production workloads while making it ever easier to run modern applications & services in the cloud.

Airway Heights, Washington

Focused on developing container-based monitoring and disaster recovery infrastructure, web, and desktop applications with Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Rook, Ceph, GitLab, Ansible, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, NodeJS, React, and Electron. Building full cloud-native infrastructure on-premise on bare metal.

Airway Heights, Wa

* Planning the deployment topology, capacity planning, hardware & vendor selection, installation/build scripts and maintenance & ownership of the communication and scheduling surrounding the deployment of applications including proactive monitoring of the production environment and providing ongoing tier II or III support through issue tracking and problem resolution. * Working closely with multiple teams to ensure the production systems meet the organization’s evolving needs and pro-actively track changing technologies and standards.* Involved in continuity planning for the resumption of critical data, applications, hardware, networking, and related IT infrastructure

Shriever Afb

* Integrate C2BMC software into the C2BMC test suites at the MDIOC and the operational suites at the customer sites (e.g. NORTHCOM, PACOM, STRATCOM). Develop site and event specific configurations to support test, war games, and events. Work with BMDSS personnel to resolve test lab issues.* Work with C2BMC Operations and Sustainment IPT personnel to resolve installation and processing issues at the customer sites (e.g. NORTHCOM, PACOM, STRATCOM). Create and modify scripts to extract specific information from log files. Perform data analysis of input, internal, and output message data.* Troubleshoot both test and operational issues. Document test results and prepare test status documentation. Author Spiral and build-level test plan documents and procedures. Create Test Discrepancy Reports to document issues. Assist development with the investigation and resolution of issues.* Work with the Operations and Sustainment IPT to provide familiarization of Spiral release software capabilities and issues. Develop troubleshooting procedures and work-around documents. Develop and execute detailed test plans and procedures to test C2BMC in an integrated environment or to test specific capabilities.* Plan and lead integration C2BMC tests with external elements and sensors. Review and provide feedback of system specifications, development, test, network documents. Travel to customer sites (e.g. NORTHCOM, PACOM, STRATCOM) and contractor sites (e.g., Colorado Springs, Crystal City, Huntsville). Attend meetings with other C2BMC IPTs, customers, etc. and represent the Integration team.

* Embedded as a solo programmer for a deployed team customizing project and communication tracking software (XML, VBA, Access, SharePoint, and ASP.NET) and data analysis for OEF support of all C-RAM systems and collaboration with leads, vendors, and program partners.* End-to-end deployment, adoption, and integration of operational support software and procedures with mature spiral, waterfall, CMMI, and agile programs through on site authoring of software extensions, video tutorials, systems documentation, project management documentation, and development metrics reports.* Information Management Officer for C-RAM; maintain IA compliance of standard and custom DIACAP systems, perform equipment tracking, user account creation and maintenance of inter-networking equipment, workstations, VoIP, and consumer satellite uplink equipment.* Design, configure, troubleshoot, and support networks using Cisco internetworking equipment, Symmetricom GPS based NTP services, Motorola wireless components, fiber optic and Ethernet connections, and interconnection with classified military components at over 65 locations with over 300 networking components.

* Development and support of a business payroll and time tracking online application using an open source LAMP stack.* Installation and configuration of OpenStack, a private cloud server environment that allows for the virtualization of computational resources to enable dynamic load balancing during periods of peak use.* Integration of static code analysis, penetration testing, and unit testing with a pre-existing bug tracking and git-based Agile developmental methodology.* Android application development of USB hardware control using Java Android SDKs.* Reporting and documentation of developmental project proposals and translation of technicial and customer requirements into developmental roadmaps.

* Responsible for technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk assessment, and supportability and effectiveness assurance for total systems.* Network analysis at all levels of total system production including: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.* Provided technical support in network administration and configuration, computer systems, software and hardware evaluation, selection, installation, and maintenance.* Ensured logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledged technical, schedule, and cost constraints.* Tracked and arranged transportation in theater for all C-RAM personnel and collaborate with logistics personnel and vendors for transportation of equipment.* Performed functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.* Maintained, installed, and ensured security compliance and serviceability and TCP/IP, routing, information security and authorization profiles as it related to application systems.

* Initially a part time business, Kupko Consulting grew to a full-time operation serving the needs of 5 small and mid-size companies with a total of more than 20 employees over 7 years on hundreds of contracts. Repeat contracts were the main source of revenue.* Custom rich Internet application development using DHTML/CSS/AJAX with Perl CGI or PHP and jQuery as well as SharePoint administration andsite customization and with ASP.NET/C#.* Remote systems administration and web development via SSH tunnels, VPN, Hyper-V and cloud virtualization, and remote desktops. Created custom virtualization-based web development framework to ensure multi-vendor, multi-browser compatibility.* Technical project management and tracking for hardware and software, web development, and IT strategic planning contracts.* System administration for BSD, Windows Small Business Server 2008, Linux, Mac, and Windows networks.* Technical support for Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista systems. A+ Certified IT Technician.

* Responsible for end-to-end project management including initial design and scoping, oversight during implementation, and final analysis of biological studies utilizing microarray and QPCR technologies tracking over 100,000 samples and automating analysis pipelines.* Presented data-driven analyses via graphical reports, technical documents, spoken and written communications, and presentations to senior leadership to help solve complex problems and align technical investments and strategy.* Analyzed, audited, and validated quantitative gene expression data using MySQL, Perl, Prism, and MATLAB.* Provided direct mentoring and tutoring for over 30 scientists and technicians in many aspects of applied biostatistics.* Conducted detailed investigations with custom programming necessary for full genome comparisons and analysis that resulted in significant advances in drug discovery and the treatment of infectious diseases.

* Set the standard for integrating advanced bioinformatics methodology into the design and analysis of research experiments.* Architected and implemented custom large-scale MySQL and MS Access databases, and wrote code in Perl, R, MATLAB, SAS, Mathematica, and C/C++ to develop analysis infrastructures for emerging technologies in infectious disease research.* Developed novel methods for the analysis and integration of host and pathogen gene expression data into a singular analytical framework - an industry first.* Optimized genome annotation process cost efficiency by over 200% through outsourcing to third parties: saved money and created jobs.* Developed summary reports to rapidly educate Research Technology Branch leaders and achieve consensus on priority of research technology investments.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Chemistry tutor for the Athletic department, Web Application developer for Gonzaga IT, President of Circle K.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biology, General

Education record

Activities and Societies: International Study coordinated by Butler University Center for Global Education