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Herndon, Va, Us

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

- Builds, configures, maintains, troubleshoots Gitlab CI/CD pipelines and environments- Builds, configures, maintains, troubleshoots Kubernetes environments across security postures- Customizes and deploys Platform One BigBang Software Factories- Builds and maintains components within AWS cloud environments across security postures- Uses Docker, Gitlab, kubectl, Flux, Helm, bash scripting and more while maintaining, building and configuring the above

Ashburn, Virginia, Us

- Assisted, configured, troubleshot and participated in GitOps pipeline/build process with multiple development teams, each with unique goals and processes- Used ArgoCD, along with GitOps, to manage, visualize and organize deploys- Troubleshot Kubernetes environments within AWS

Reston, Virginia, Us

December 2016-March 2022:•Administered/configured CICD pipeline with an array of tools, to include Gitlab, Jenkins, Nexus, Docker, Kubernetes, ETCD, Elasticsearch and CDH Kafka•Worked with developers to deploy their code within the CICD infrastructure•Components administered: Nexus 2k, 5k, and 7k networking components, Cisco ASAs, Cisco Catalyst switches, Dell and HP compute hardware•Stands up/administers/configures ESXi 6.5/vCenter 6.5, Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, RHEL 7, Centos 7 environments•Creates/administers/troubleshoots AWS development/CICD environment •Uses SaltStack configuration management tool •Assisted in the geographic relocation of a full datacenter, to include move logistics and equipment move preparationSeptember 2015-December 2016:•Responsible for the administration, configuration, and maintenance of the IT infrastructure of a classified government cell that serves multiple internal and external end users (800+), as well as a dynamic software development team•Components administered: 100+ physical/virtual Windows/ Linux servers, VMware ESXi 6/Hyper-V clusters, Nexus switching, Active Directory domain, Linux BIND DNS, SAN/NAS/DAS storage, WSUS, McAfee ePO, 60+ Windows PCs•Provided research and procurement, receipt of items, installation of hardware/software and configuration to a baseline standard•Created technical documentation•Supported the administration of a standalone 150+ node Cloudera Hadoop cluster

Reston, Va, Us

•Participated on a team of IT specialists providing mostly tier 2 and 3 engineering support to a broad, geographically dispersed environment and customer set•Administered Microsoft Windows Server and desktop, Active Directory, and NetApp SAN•Performed system design, risk assessments and management, hardware/software implementation and integration, systems administration and general infrastructure support•Engineered, monitored, maintained, troubleshot, and deployed VMware ESXi 4.2-5.x infrastructure

Herndon, Virginia, Us

•Single engineer in support of DCGS-A Pacific-region fixed ESXi 3.5/5 virtualized infrastructure •Supports the configuration and administration of deployable virtualized units•Manages, troubleshoots and monitors clustered VM environment, to include high availability and DRS functionality•Works with fixed SAN engineer to carve and allocate storage to datastores •Created SOP for NetAPP NAS volume creation, VM datastore creation, and OS-level filesystem expansion to be used by DCGS-A deployable systems in the Pacific-region•Works with OS-level engineers to manage and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux and Windows Server 2003/08 systems •Applies patches/updates to ESXi OSes and vCenter

Reston, Va, Us

•Supported National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Allied Federated Access program•Deployed, configured and administered Red Hat Linux, Windows Server 2008 and ESXi operating systems across a clustered, 250+ VM vCenter environment•Configured Linux FTP server and client while utilizing GlubTech secure FTP wrapper•Managed NetApp shared storage across varied-OS environment•Installed and administered Active Directory and DNS•Installed and configured Splunk indexers and forwarders across multiple domains•Joined Linux operating systems to Windows domain via Quest Authentication Services and Likewise

Reston, Va, Us

•Supported Defense Intelligence Agency in cloud computing solution for data ingest, dissemination and exploitation across multiple security domains•Conducted power study of proposed equipment to be integrated in a cloud environment•Integrated HP standalone and blade servers, Cisco Nexus, Catalyst and fabric extension networking equipment and APC power units•Deployed, configured and administered Red Hat Linux (via Kick Start and Puppet applications), Windows Server 2008 and ESXi operating systems of 130+ nodes•Deployed and utilized VMware vSphere environment, to include vSphere Client and vCenter Server 4.1 and 5.0•Installed and administered Active Directory and DNS•Assisted in the installation and configuration of the following high-performance computing environment applications: Cloudera-Hadoop suite, Mongo DB, Kafka, Redis, Kerberos and Elastic Search•Produced installation documentation, hardware and network diagrams and performed asset management activities of all equipment•Supported configuration and planning for an an award-winning booth at the 2012 DoDIIS World-Wide Conference

Reston, Virginia, Us

•Supported the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency College (NGC) at NCE, Springfield, VA•Assisted in initial standup of NGC as it transitioned from various legacy sites•Provided technical support for 50+ active classrooms and 600+ workstations (thick and thin clients) in three uniquely classified domains•Responsible for XP PC and Windows 7 thin client administration•Pushed unique images via SCCM, while assigning and ensuring hosts are in appropriate application collections•Served as GD MAAS FSR for FMV exploitation course, to include feed initialization and configuration on Windows 2008 virtual servers•Troubleshot Extron media converters and AMX touch panel interface AV equipment•Supported PKI integration into the NGC environment•Maintained proper user account configuration via Windows Active Directory•Tracked and maintained trouble tickets via BMC Remedy•Supported and trobleshot the following geospatial applications: ArcGIS, RemoteView, FalconView, ENVI, GD MAAS

Reston, Va, Us

•Supported the NGC at Fort Belvoir, VA •Responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of four servers and over 300+ workstations divided among six imagery analysis training classrooms•Maintained and operated Windows 2003 Servers•Assisted in the documentation and implementation of various systems to include desktop PC’s, servers, network equipment, software applications, video display units and control boxes•Provided assistance in the installation of AV equipment, such as projectors, mounting of plasmas, microphones and speakers•Provided real-time help desk support for 300+ end users within Active Directory, ensuring that account information is accurate and with current information•Creates user accounts, resets user passwords, unlocks user accounts and troubleshoots user profile problems•Responsible for installing, assembling, configuring and imaging of new workstations •Maintained system security with virus definition updates•Generated reports of daily status for brief to upper management•Ensured and administered file-backups with Symantec Backup Exec. and SnapView applications•Used Microsoft Visio to maintain up-to-date floor plan and configuration documents

Reston, Va, Us

•Supported NGA•Supported the Airborne Integration Program office through the procurement, installation, and maintenance of full motion video exploitation and archival systems •Performed security hardening of servers with DISA Gold Disk application•Built, configured, tested, and integrated network servers, PCs, and video display units and controls•Built and installed wire and fiber optic-based support and network cable assemblies•Technical editor for full motion video systems contract delivery documents•Logistical team-lead overseeing procurement, documentation, and transfer of operational and support equipment and supplies from vendors to customers•Participated in detailed video format study covering transition of data formats, pre- and post-processing and long-term storage of full motion video and associated metadata

Washington, Dc, Us

•Wrote over 40 stories•Created, edited and published audio and video podcasts of Washington Nationals coverage •Took various photographs and published them for the web•Assisted with the daily maintenance of the Loudoun Extra Web site (i.e., created photo galleries, added stories, manipulated HTML, etc.) •Brainstormed with team to propose and formulate story and multimedia ideas•Assisted in a county-wide online directory of local organizations