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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Led projects to modernize and migrate legacy applications to GCP by architecting and implementing resilient infrastructure and custom CI/CD solutions.Transitioned CI/CD deployment strategies from Jenkins to GitHub Actions, delivering faster builds and deployments by creating reusable workflows, while reducing infrastructure cost.Collaborated with developers and security team to implement Orca security tools on GitHub repos.Load test applications using Grafana K6 to ensure stability and proper resources are allocated before go live.Participated in proof of concept initiatives for new tools and products.Leveraged New Relic and Google's monitoring services to provide performance and costobservability, and deliver actionable application insights to developers.Provide training and mentorship to new DevOps engineer within our best practices.

Delivered a resilient, high performance Content Delivery Network solution within a 2- week deadline, by leveraging Fastly and a Google storage bucket.Migrated legacy LAMP and Java applications from on prem to GKE and reducing our datacenter footprint by 85%.Built Docker images and Helm charts to support a wide variety of applications in GKE.Created Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and deploy applications AWS/GCP virtualmachines.Manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and lac principles.Designed custom backup solutions using Google Filestores, Buckets, and Python scripts.

Chesapeake, Virginia

Managed Linux and Windows servers, ensuring a 99.999% of uptime by providing monitoring, security updates, and swift troubleshooting.Improved disaster recovery solutions by engineering disaster recovery plans for 35% faster recovery times.Standardized system configuration using Chef. Leading to faster server configuration and a reducing build errors.Enhanced log monitoring and alerting by leveraging Sumo Logic and Science Logic for enhanced visibility into systems and applications.

Delivered custom OS and LAMP configuration for customers on VPS and Dedicated servers.Hardened servers to meet PCI compliance standards and individual customer needs.Acted as an escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier2 technicians providing prompt solutionsand ensure service level agreements are met.Create training materials and provide training sessions for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Technicians.

Chesapeake, Va

Provide support for Canon's Professional Photographers. Troubleshoot camera hardware to determine if the camera is malfunctioning. Troubleshoot Canon software and Operating System issues. Provide networking support for connecting the camera to FTP servers, or local networks. I would also assist in setting up camera settings, and provide photography advice to photographers in the field.