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Austin, Tx, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

The Interwebs, Us

The Interwebs, Us

• Designing and architecting infrastructure solutions that underpin the company's games and services. These solutions have been meticulously crafted to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness, while also delivering industry security best practices.• Handled the developement and implementation of automation tools, enhancing the developer experience and streamlining operations. These tools have played a crucial role in improving efficiency and reducing manual tasks.• Developed and maintained robust disaster recovery and business continuity plans, ensuring the company's systems remain resilient in the face of unforeseen challenges.• Created and maintained comprehensive documentation for all infrastructure and processes, facilitating smooth operations and onboarding for the team.

Remote First, Us

• Orchestrated the construction, enhancement, and maintenance of scalable and highly redundant clusters housing dozens of blockchain daemons/consensus nodes.• Devised automated systems for seamless deployment of patches, updates, and infrastructure improvements.• Implemented robust monitoring solutions for both blockchain and frontend infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.• Collaborated on the successful migration of the container infrastructure from Kubernetes to Nomad, optimizing resource allocation and efficiency.• Created and sustained Terraform modules that incorporated industry-leading security practices. These modules provided developers with a streamlined, secure, and efficient solution for deploying applications.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Spearheaded initiatives to modernize and standardize CI/CD pipeline patterns, infrastructure, security application scanning, and source control management systems.• Designed innovative tooling that streamlined local development workflows, enhancing efficiency and resource interaction within our AWS ecosystem.• Played a pivotal role in securing the company's first mobile application and loan platform launches, demonstrating strong leadership in critical projects.• Successfully orchestrated a seamless migration of the application stack from ECS to Kubernetes with zero downtime, employing Green/Blue deployment strategies for uninterrupted service.• Developed and maintained numerous Terraform modules, aligning with industry best security practices and facilitating seamless integration with monitoring and automation systems.• Consolidated legacy configuration management systems into a modern collection of Ansible playbooks, improving system management and efficiency.• Achieved significant reductions in container sizes by 50-60%, thereby enhancing server efficiency and utilization.• Identified and implemented cost-saving opportunities within AWS, resulting in a notable 30% reduction in monthly expenditure.

Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

• Created and maintained a centralized knowledge base that reduced errors, eliminated redundant/outdated data, and decreased training time.• Automated and streamlined deployment of Linux and Windows based systems.• Increased the speed and reliability of deployments utilizing modern CI/CD practices.• Managed multiple mission critical applications with tens of millions of hits daily. • Performed penetration testing and mitigated vulnerabilities.• Implemented cost saving ideas, one of which reduced cloud hosting costs.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Big Sandy, Texas, Us

• Drastically increased IT productivity in the first year through scripting and task automation. • Implemented a service monitoring solution using Nagios.• Migrated to a virtualized infrastructure using VMware 5.x.• Implemented a company-wide ticketing system to optimize end-user issue resolution that resulted in cost savings. • Created a centralized knowledge base for all documentation and IT procedures that had an organization-wide impact on productivity. • Consolidated the physical server environment to a VMware platform.

• Launched the business and orchestrated all aspects of operations, including administrative, financial, and technical functions. • Identified opportunities to streamline processes and control costs. Constantly engaged in strategic planning for continued business development.• Communicated with clients at all levels of understanding and built long-lasting professional relationships based on trust and respect. • Established a new network and server infrastructure for increased productivity and security.

Grapevine, Texas, Us