Nick Benton Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Nc, Us

United States

As the Founder and Nerd In Charge at DuckTapeDevOps, I lead the consultancy's efforts to make AI technology more accessible and user-friendly. We operate as the software consultancy branch of Nonpareil Altruism, LLC, crafting tailor-made, customer-focused AI solutions.Core Responsibilities:AI Research and Development: Conduct cutting-edge research in AI to inform our product development and consulting services.Solution Architecture: Utilize a variety of AI products, including Stable Diffusion, Deforum, ControlNet, Whisper, AIVA, ChatGPT, among others, to build customized solutions for clients.DevOps Leadership: Implement DevOps principles, such as ephemeral environments and automated workflows, to streamline development and deployment cycles.Client Work: Spearheaded the DevOps/MLOps pipeline development for BlockadeLabs, enhancing their operational efficiency and scalability.Content Creation: Educate a wider audience on AI and DevOps practices through live coding sessions and tutorials on my Twitch channel (twitch.tv/DuckTapeDevOps).Cross-Platform Integration: Leverage plugins to integrate AI functionalities with widely-used software like Photoshop, Touch Designer, etc.Impact:By marrying the power of ML with best practices in DevOps, we are democratizing access to cutting-edge technologies. We not only bring AI closer to the end-user but also foster an environment that empowers developers to innovate freely.

United States

Design, scale, automate, and observe robust cloud architectures with just a few clicks. Massdriver's cloud operations platform enables developer self-service through an intuitive visual interface operations teams trust.I'll be building AI/ML bundles to increase Massdrivers offerings and enable our customers to use cutting edge Gen AI technologies easily

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

In the fast-paced environment of a startup, titles might not matter much, but impact does. At NetFoundry, my role constantly evolves, and I relish the opportunity to wear many hats—chief among them, reforming and modernizing our DevOps practices.Core Responsibilities:CI/CD Overhaul: Re-engineered the Jenkins-based CI/CD system from the ground up, reducing both developmental times and operational costs, while increasing system uptime.Infrastructure Management: Actively work on various DevOps tools and practices, from Terraform for Disaster Recovery to ELK stack for log aggregation.Team Mentorship: Provided hands-on coaching to team members on Jenkins, Terraform, and AWS, helping them optimize their usage of these technologies.Community Engagement: Aided in the creation and conceptualization of the Tech Advocacy position to leverage value from an engaged user community.Impact:The changes I've implemented have not just optimized the technical aspects of our operations but also catalyzed a more efficient, knowledgeable, and engaged team. This has empowered us to reduce costs, speed up our processes, and improve the reliability of our services.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

As the Principal DevOps Architect at Pearson, my role is as dynamic as it is impactful. From re-architecting legacy systems to spearheading new initiatives, my focus is on elevating Pearson's operational efficiency and development agility.Core Responsibilities:Microservices Transformation: Led the redesign of Pearson's Authoring Framework, transitioning it from a monolithic architecture to an autoscaling, microservice-based architecture using AWS Fargate, API Gateway, CloudFront, among other services.Cost and Performance Optimization: Through CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code best practices, significantly reduced operational costs and improved system uptime, while also shortening the development cycle.Project Leadership: Serve as the DevOps lead on multiple internal projects, each aimed at improving various aspects of Pearson's technical operations.Architectural Planning: My duties oscillate between architecting new AWS-based applications and refining existing ones to align with modern best practices.Process Improvement: Develop and implement new CI/CD processes aimed at cost reduction and time-saving for developers.Impact:The restructuring and process enhancements I've introduced have paved the way for not just cost savings but also a more robust, efficient, and agile development environment. This holistic improvement has been pivotal in Pearson's journey toward operational excellence.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh, North Carolina

AWS, Python, DevOps

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Big Data migration to the cloud as DevOps for a product line architecture team.

Patrick Afb, Florida, United States

Analysis, creation, and presentation of intelligence products in aid of rescue missions and global strategy.

Wilmington, Nc

Daily tasks included management of SQL databases as well as development and support of webpages both internal and external to the company.

Web Application Development

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Student Athlete(Track & Field)

Education record

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of International Club, SGA Student Senator, Vice President of German Club, Student Athlete.