Lead Corista's DevOps team responsible for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining the Digital Pathology Processing Platform (DP3).Manage and mentor members of the DevOps team while prioritizing DevOps work to meet company needs and professional services for customers.Work with a mix of AWS, Azure, on-premise virtualized & bare-metal infrastructure, as well as virtualized hardware in customer data centers, in both production and test.Improve and maintain tech stack including kubernetes and docker containers running mix of java, ruby, postgres, redis.Support QMS system and processes to meet Software as a Medical Device standards (ie. Cybersecurity, PCI, SOC, HIPAA, HITRUST)

Provide technical leadership including system design, cloud architecture, assigning work, answering technical product questions, mentoring and training software engineers.Work with development, IT, and production support teams building automation pipelines and improving the software development lifecycle to deliver better software faster. Design and implement systems for more robust CI/CD pipelines including ArgoCD, Docker Registry, Gitlab, Sonarqube, Nexus, and Vault.Developed Linux Server security policy and built Golden AMIs and Docker images following best practices and CIS benchmarks to ensure system compliance.Part of the NEA Cybersecurity team involved in securing AWS infrastructure and auditing for compliance with tools including Cloud Custodian, DependencyTrack , Guard Duty, Prowler and Security Hub.Design and document tools for the math and science teams to better work in the cloud, including a common development and build environment supporting Julia, Python, and R code.Assist multiple teams in migrating traditional on-premise systems and virtual machines to cloud-based containers, serverless functions, and Kubernetes.Write Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, AWS CDK, and Cloudformation to manage resources in the AWS cloud, and develop re-usable IaC modules to speed up development while following best practices.Write Configuration as Code with Ansible to automate system operations, patching, user access and permissions. Implemented AWX to centrally configure systems and automate workflows.Created reference application as a blueprint, providing a consistent approach to jump start new projects, and reducing setup time from weeks to hours.Developed internal application suite to simplify managing cloud resources across the company, including user management, system auditing, and cost tracking. The system also includes self-service options managing over 1,000 access keys and users, saving 100's of hours for the IT and DevOps teams.

System Administrator on LAKANA's Technical Operations team responsible for planning, development, and management of LAKANA's technical infrastructure, including:* Provisioning cloud-based systems in AWS (using CloudFormation, CodeDeploy, EC2, RDS, S3) and in-house systems via XenServer* Configuration management via Ansible, Packer, and Puppet* Administration and support of high availability Java applications (Apache, Tomcat, JBOSS, Liferay, Spring), CDN's (Akamai, CloudFront), Databases (Oracle, MySQL, Mongo, Postgres), and other Services (Varnish, Memcache, Solr)* Development and maintenance of internal applications/scripts (Bash, Ruby, Rails, Python)* Monitoring of app performance, availability, and logs via CloudWatch, Grafana, Zabbix, and ELK stackProvide training and guidance to the System Operators including: routine maintenance, infrastructure monitoring, and software releases.Also continued to lead the development of the monitoring systems to proactively alert and respond to issues with LAKANA's SaaS-based digital publishing platform.

System Operator in LAKANA's Technical Operations team responsible for day-to-day operations of LAKANA's technical infrastructure, including: cloud-based systems in AWS (using CloudFormation, CodeDeploy, EC2, RDS, S3), configuration management (via Ansible, Packer, and Puppet), Java applications (Apache, Tomcat, JBOSS, Liferay, Spring), CDN's (Akamai, CloudFront), Databases (Oracle, MySQL, Mongo, Postgres), and other Services (Varnish, Memcache, Solr).Led project to develop a Customer Information Manager to make client data available to 3rd party helpdesk API's and internal tools/applications. This also included integrations for semi-automated provisioning and monitoring of client infrastructure.Also took the lead on developing the new monitoring system (using Grafana, Zabbix, and ELK stack) to proactively alert and respond to issues with LAKANA's SaaS-based digital publishing platform. This also included a new client-facing status portal to surface app performance and availability.

Part of the Client Support team responsible for LAKANA's more than 300 client websites (and mobile apps) of local news media companies. As a Support Engineer I worked with the Client Support and Engineering teams to deliver client requested features and correct issues reported on client sites. On a day to day basis this involved a number of different technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, XML, Java) and services (Akamai CDN, Google/Doubleclick Advertising, Kaltura Video), as well as LAKANA's SaaS-based digital publishing platform.

Through JB Design and Photo I offered freelance Graphic Design, Web Design/Development, and Photography services locally in the Twin Cities area.I had the pleasure of working with a variety of clients on a number of different projects, including: website design, development, optimization, and online marketing as well as product design, logo design, business card design, wedding photography, and event photography.

Lead the web development team in developing and maintaining Active Sports' stable of E-Commerce sites (11 different sites including: the-house.com, proboardshop.com, wakeside.com, altrec.com, and trusnow.com).Provide guidance, training, and troubleshooting assistance to web developers working on Active Sports' proprietary E-Commerce system, including the frontend (AngularJS), backend (Perl), and inventory/order management (dotNET).Had an active role in the analysis and optimization of Active Sports' websites using a variety of tools including Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools, and Website Optimizer.

Took charge of the graphic design and technical support for Revel Match. My duties included maintaining their websites, designing packaging, products, brochures, and other marketing materials, and technical support of their client PC's as well as maintaining their server network.

Responsible for all Graphic Design and Web Design/Development at RAVE Sports. This included design and development of products, packaging, catalogs and other promotional materials, as well as the design, development, and improvement of the RAVE Sports website and the company's online presence.

Worked for Meditech Communications and thisClicks Interactive as a freelancer on different projects involving Web Development and Graphic Design.

Worked with Business Systems International and Tiger Telecom as a Technician as well as Product Specialist.Responsible for installing and servicing Business Phone Systems from ESI (certified on their VOIP systems) and other manufacturers. This included working with new and existing customers for sales, product demonstrations, and customer support.