Daniel Engel Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

California, United States

I joined this startup as the first CloudOps Engineer, contributing to its successful entry into the space and diversifying from IT. Shortly after, recognized for high performance and leadership qualities, I was promoted to Staff Engineer and assumed managerial duties. I engage directly with clients, at the Director level, to set expectations and realistic delivery goals. I lead a diverse team of engineers, providing mentorship and fostering their professional growth. I balance around 50% technical to managerial tasks, doing the heavy lifting and evaluating new technologies. Leveraging my strong organizational skills and a talent for translating complex strategies into achievable goals, I have been successful at the seven engagements listed below, from newer to older:

California, United States

I am currently running the Cloud Success team, migrating services to Kubernetes Supercells using GitHub Actions to orchestrate ArgoCD and ArgoRollouts deployments. The team also leads the modernization of the Data Engineering team, and we contribute to Edge Sharpening for SRE. Individually, I am part of the Program Increment planning team where I have successfully planned and delivered value for our Agile Team. Additionally, I have created Cloud Interface tools and methods to enhance engineering efficiency and productivity, as well as promote cross team contributions. This contract was secured by a cost optimization effort which led to recurring savings of over 1 Million Dollars in AWS expenses.

California, United States

Led multiple and large teams of SRE, DataOps, and DevOps engineers, ensuring the health and efficiency of CI/CD pipelines and System Integrity. We spearheaded the modernization of their Terraform implementation and served as the gatekeeper for infrastructure changes overseeing the triage of all engineering requests. We played a key role in enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring the reliability of the entire infrastructure. I contributed to Quarterly Business Reviews and goal planning, as well as managing complex dependencies within several organizations to produce the most value within competing priorities.

California, United States

Pioneered a new revenue stream by establishing and expanding a team in the Trust and Safety domain. I directed efforts in platform Abuse Detection and mitigation, leveraging LLM AI-assisted filters and a comprehensive suite of DataDog alerts and monitors, all managed through Terraform. We achieved measurable success in enhancing platform security and user trust with new processes and methods.

California, United States

Managed an SRE team to pick up operations maintenance and propose a Cloud Migration path. Leveraging heavy use Oracle databases, we opted for an OCI approach and proposed a cost-efficient Cloud implementation which kept their database safe and secure.

California, United States

Led a team of CloudOps engineers maintaining AWS Cloud infrastructure, Ubuntu security patching, backup monitoring and resource optimization. As the client evolved, I led the implementation of their Insurance infrastructure, leveraging Terraform and ArgoCD to migrate the CI/CD pipeline into immutable resources. Concurrently, I enhanced monitoring coverage and automation capabilities to swiftly detect incidents.

California, United States

Managed a team of FieldOps engineers in the IoT industry, ensuring reliable device communication and configuration with a vast monitoring network and redundant alerting. I led an initiative to automate the configuration, versioning, and distribution of device settings, significantly enhancing the system robustness and reliability.

California, United States

Embedded within the DevOps team, I spearheaded the standardization of Ansible deployments and configurations across multiple production stacks. My efforts impressed the client, leading to an expansion of our contract and my appointment as DevOps team lead. As early adopters of Terraform to deploy AWS resources, we streamlined the creation of entire environment stacks, significantly enhancing the efficiency of all development and testing processes.

Raleigh, Nc / Rochester, Ny

• Spearheaded the setup of robust cloud infrastructure, successfully implementing diverse client projects, leading to a 30% increase in deployment efficiency for MedThink.• Engineered an innovative Academic Solution specifically for Calculus training, enhancing the learning experience of over 500 students for startup EzDiffEQ.• Oversaw IT technologies, optimizing web site operations for reliability and performance, achieving a 99.9% uptime for NexoSolutions.• Developed a comprehensive Event Management System compatible with both desktop and mobile platforms, propelling user adoption for startup DazeApp.• Deployed a fully integrated e-commerce solution, incorporating advanced SEO and analytics, resulting in a 67% increase in online sales for Genesis Biohealth• Created a Geo-Aware search and recommendation system to assist users in finding nearby stores, leading to about 20% increase in in-store traffic for Omnron Brasil.• Implemented a dynamic and interactive Infographic Application, significantly enhancing audience engagement in a major advertising campaign for Deloitte Forbes Interactive.• Architected and executed an enterprise-grade work management system, improving project tracking and resource allocation efficiency for startup Workbook.• Innovated an Interactive Advanced Gas Separator Simulator for oil treatment processes, enhancing operational efficiency and configuration accuracy for Intellysis.• Led seminars and private sessions on Cloud Technologies and DevOps Best Practices, educating over 200 professionals and aiding in their career advancement for AWS Intro Courses.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Developed and maintained critical cloud-based infrastructure using Amazon Web Services.• Streamlined processes and automated tasks with Puppet, MCollective, and Capistrano.• Interacted with Engineering and Operations teams to support the growing infrastructure.• Collaborated on system design, architecture, load balancing, and capacity planning.• Assisted with testing and reporting changes to the infrastructure via Scout and Splunk.• Authored and maintained documentation on processes and solutions as well as on-call duties.

Research Triangle Park

• Designed and implemented a global infrastructure to enable seamless remote product development.• Created a distributed monitoring system to ensure infrastructure integrity and uptime.• Deployed and enabled remote development centers in America, Europe, and Asia.• Replaced commercial software with Open Source counterparts to lower operational costs.• Collaborated across departments, and designed technical solutions to meet business needs.• Produced training materials and trained engineers on a variety of technological subjects.• Led the effort to modernize development tools, move them to the cloud, and distribute risk points.• Attended infrastructure-related courses and seminars, and earned professional certifications.• Enabled agile methods and best practices for transparency and accountability.

• Consulted for diverse industries on Configuration Management and Development Process.• Performed analysis of current environments and produced plans to build a more efficient infrastructure.• Created custom algorithms, modules, and libraries for tools to enforce new processes.• Advised IT departments of critical security assessments and investigated solutions to vulnerabilities.• Worked and collaborated with remote development teams, and mentored junior members.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Migrated a newly acquired company into the corporate standard software development process.• Designed, created, and maintained packaging tools to automate patches and updates.• Acted as release coordinator and created a database to keep track of product versions in the field.• Evaluated new technologies for product development and contributed to writing business cases.• Installed and administered server infrastructures as well as source control management.• Contributed to the platform creation and deployed high availability clusters across the country.• Crafted scripts to automate database conversion and migrations to speed up product delivery.

Rochester, New York Area

• Designed, created, and maintained a packaging system compliant with the AIX format. • Created a toolset to automate installation and configuration of a telecommunication platform. • Programming in C++ with IDL interfaces for CORBA integration. • Performed as the technical and administrative prime for platform builds and deployments.• Provided support and assistance to engineers on the field. • Involved in several aspects of network and system administration, and technology evaluation.• Acted as ClearCase administrator and implemented first Configuration Management solution.

Rochester, New York Area

• Produced course material for Computer Science courses.• Graded homework, projects, and papers.• Held office hours and mentored students.