Michael Cheatham Email & Phone Number

Lafayette, La, Us

Lafayette, La, Us

Lafayette, La, Us

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

I am primarily focused on Infrastructure as Code and automation, creating push-button solutions for implementation and configuration of application hosting and development across Kubernetes, Azure, and Windows environments, with a particular eye towards Azure-native solutioning. I am well-versed in creating and utilizing Python, Bash, and PowerShell applications to automate these processes, and have developed hybrid ARM solutions to consistently deploy code-compliant development and hosting baselines supporting 62 teams across the agency.

St Louis, Mo 63141, Mo, Us

Use myriad skills to accomplish tasks and fulfill needs set forth by my clients, doing my part to ensure profitability and solvency of the Consultancy.

St Louis, Mo 63141, Mo, Us

Creating verbose and complete documentation to clarify complex operations. Providing training, guidance, and mentorship to both contract and main company personnel on network security best practices, operations, architecture, and thought. Instructing junior colleagues on achieving optimal client satisfaction through effective interactions. Optimizing existing infrastructure to enforce parity across multiple hardwares and technologies. Using both Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) through Terraform and traditional hardware-based scripting to engineer, implement and maintain firewall security solutions within NSX, SRX, Palo Alto, and Netscreen environments on the global network, ensuring effective flows and restrictions that adhere to industry best practices. Providing technical counseling to clients to optimize requests and disambiguate their needs within the global network.

Engineered and implemented automated solutions (pipelines) for Databricks code handling millions of records across multiple ADLS and DBFS environments through Azure DevOps. Utilized Databricks API to modify and control Databricks clusters. Created training materials to onboard ADO Admin new hires, and directly trained new hires and existing personnel in CI/CD principles and utilization. Performed troubleshooting functions in integrating existing working environments with automated ADO processes. Created verbose documentation to ensure that when my contract ended, the solutions could be maintained, adapted, and used effectively by main company personnel.

Assisted in on-prem and Adobe CoE system security probes, performed research, and aided in the creation of Attack Surface Model report deliverables.

Lafayette, La, Us

Student Laboratory Assistant in Software Development, tutoring other students in Java, Javascript, and C#, maintaining the laboratory computers and database logins, performing other duties as necessary.

Armed Security Guard for Accel Protection and Technologies to support myself as I study Application Software Development at South Louisiana Community College.

Hiring and Firing, Inventory Management, Management Training, Employee Training, Ordering, Interfacing with vendors and distributors, Customer Service Training, Community Building, reporting directly to the VP of Operations.