Worked with fast-paced, global team developing Oracle's cloud environment for SPARC processor, which interfaced between customer purchases or administrator instructions via REST request (a JSON object) and OpenStack layer to allocate and create the requested quantity of resources on the host systems.► Developed Python command line interface (CLI), emulating interaction between 3 key modules of cloud application, allowing administrators to analyze and determine issues within system.► Coded REST APIs in cloud server, allowing CLI access to information and convey results to end user.► Ensured product quality by created test cases with pytest and shell scripts for unit and functional testing.► Authored documentation describing interfaces for UX and QA teams, enabling faster, more comprehensive testing.► Validated failover of Python / Django-based application in clustered environment, verifying product downtime would have minimal impact on customer experience.► Constructed reusable containers (zones and LDoms) which include OpenStack and tools enabling developers to deploy quickly installable sandbox, allowing setup of clean development and testing environments and destruction after use.► Wrote Python modules building unified archives for installing preconfigured virtual machines as part of automation effort, improving ease of installation for customers.

Researched best practices and performance data for several software products with goal of improving product sales on SPARC hardware and aiding customers in end use. ► Published 2+ major benchmarks and sizing study results per year through internal and external documentation sites, increasing product visibility and ease of use on Oracle's SPARC platform. ► Determined kernel, database and application tunings, maximizing performance of several products on Solaris platforms. ► Evaluated techniques for installing clustered version of major ERP application (J.D. Edwards) and documented best method for instructing customers, rapidly creating highly available environment on premises. ► Assisted benchmark teams with virtualization techniques, enabling best processor performance during heavy load on large-scale systems.

Worked with companies in financial services and health care sectors to performance-tune and benchmark applications. Maintained hardware lab by administering X86 and SPARC systems, diagnosing and repairing hardware issues, and setting up networks and equipment for large benchmark configurations to have equipment available for entire group use for performance testing.► Fostered long-term relationships with key vendors, including Fidelity Information Systems (Sanchez Associates), Eagle Investments, PerSe Technologies and Epic Systems, aiding in development and enhancements of products on Sun's hardware.► Executed benchmark and sizing studies with key applications, producing documentation showing application speed improvements with new systems, storage and operating systems.► Participated in corporate mentoring program, advising junior engineer on development and company processes. Trained 3 college-graduate new hires, shortening introduction phase for new employees.