● Engineered high-performance CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins with ephemeral agents, optimizing resource use.● Architected multi-account/region AWS infrastructure with 99.999% uptime, ensuring high availability.● Successfully migrated and upgraded self-hosted ElasticSearch cluster to AWS Managed OpenSearch, including modernization of EOL Node.js libraries to support the upgrade.● Developed Golang-based CLI tool that streamlined AWS SSO login and local application setup, enabling developers to run tasks and connect to dev AWS resources, improving developer productivity by 70%.● Achieved 15% cost savings in AWS infrastructure through rightsizing instances and replacing legacy systems.

● Decomposed monolithic Kubernetes cluster into modular, service-specific deployments, enabling targeted updates and reducing deployment risk.● Containerized legacy systems for secure AWS GovCloud management, enhancing compliance and reliability.● Reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 30% through automation with CloudFormation and Terraform, accelerating deployment cycles.

● Implemented Terraform/Terragrunt Infrastructure as Code for fully automated AWS provisioning, ensuring consistency and repeatability across environments.● Utilized Dagger for tool-agnostic CI/CD, accommodating client preferences like Jenkins, Github Actions, and AWS CodeBuild.● Achieved 90% automation in AWS provisioning, reducing manual errors and speeding up deployment cycles.

● Led migration to Pulumi/TypeScript for infrastructure management, optimizing AWS costs and streamlining deployments within 4 months, while implementing end-to-end deployment tracking, notifications, and rollbacks.● Orchestrated build/deployment pipelines with Jenkins, developed custom AWS Lambdas, enhanced security through scanning, and migrated to a self-hosted Open Distro Elasticsearch cluster.● Improved Elasticsearch cluster performance by 15% with over 2 years of uninterrupted uptime.● Optimized Cloud costs, achieving 40% annual cost reduction while enhancing uptime and performance.

● Led a 5-person team, ensuring adherence to standards and defining technical specifications for projects.● Conducted cost analysis, capacity planning, and designed next-gen AWS architecture with blue/green deployments for seamless updates.● Implemented a cost-effective AWS-based performance testing solution, reducing monthly expenses by 80% while maintaining high quality.● Contributed to the Forgerock Identity Management System for nbc.com and America's Got Talent, handling 2.6K transactions per second with zero outages, ensuring a seamless user experience for millions of viewers.

● Migrated handcrafted on-premise legacy system to AWS managed via Saltstack and Terraform.● Created Python CLI tools for F5 load balancers, automating ops and minimizing errors.● Implemented Scrumban, increasing monthly productivity by 10% and reducing stagnant backlog.

● Engineered an innovative, highly available Chef Server architecture on AWS, utilizing RDS and Elasticsearch, which was subsequently adopted by Chef as their primary AWS deployment solution.● Served as an internal solutions engineer, providing expert DevOps consultancy to Hearst-owned companies on AWS, Chef, CI/CD pipelines, and chatbot implementations, enhancing operational efficiency across the organization.● Ensured 99.99% uptime for Hearst's multi-business unit Chef Server stack, supporting technical solutions across various tools.

● Managed sensitive financial apps across 400+ servers with zero-downtime deployment standards.● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement and maintain robust monitoring and alerting systems ensuring high uptime.● Completely rehauled deployment system, cutting deployment times by 50% and reducing incidents by 30%.

Responsible for all phases of the development, inventory, and maintence guides of fleet information systems (IS). Mainly for the Adapatable Communication Suite (ACS), a windows based system that enabled secure network access over Satellites, that I co-invented, prototyped, tested, and got approved for use on the B-2 Bomber. Create and implement IS security, software, and hardware configuration baselines. Sole liaison to vendors for evaluation, testing, and risk assessments of new and emerging technologies. Prepare & Deliver briefings to senior leadership regarding project status. Key Achievements: • Developed next iteration of B-2 ACS that converted propietary network protocols to current networking standards enabling use of IPv4, enabling the B-2 to use any off-shelf applications • Implemented automated software solutions to eliminate 90% of manual user interaction with ACS, including automated software/hardware troubleshooting

Administered security, network, clients, and servers for 19 fixed and mobile donor operations spanned over three states. Maintained data synchronization systems, enterprise backups, and system images. Designed, built, configured, and implemented hardened mobile IT systems for mobile operations. Key Achievements: • Conceptualized, secured approval, and built hardened server system for Mobile Donor Network • Designated “go-to” person for all users; provided training to 150+ users and new IT team members, as well as routine technical support and assistance

Ensured full compliance with all information security standards. Designated SME for Linux and Windows based communication systems that eventually became the B-2 Adaptable Communication System (ACS). Evaluated new / emerging technology for integration with ACS/B-2.Key Achievements: • Co-Inventor of non-integrated ACS global communication system on aircraft; overcame steep learning curve involving multiple career fields and challenging timelines to deliver project five years ahead of schedule and $25M under budget; earned Airman of the Quarter award • Leveraged expertise to train 75+ pilots, including high ranking officers, in classroom and small group settings to meet initial and re-qualification training requirements