Assembled a Kubernetes focused operations team who created a shared platform to support multiple product teams. As of September 2024 my team operated 30 Kubernetes clusters in 13 global regions across AWS and Azure cloud providers.Define and track the team’s Objectives and Key Results which support the business’ goals. Collaborate with shareholders to define functional requirements and delivery expectations of the Kubernetes platform features.Continuously monitor costs and resource efficiency. Various cost optimization projects resulted in $1.2M annual savings representing a 36% cost reduction at the time.Continuous improvements resulting in 80% reduction in system overhead capacity.Process improvements resulting in a 90% reduction in lead time for provisioning Kubernetes clusters and similar achievement in performing cluster upgrades.Reduction in Severity 1 issues from 2 per week to 2 per quarter. 100% employee retention over the last 3 years.

Bringing my experience in DevOps processes to Barracuda's IT Value Stream so that we can increase the velocity of delivering value, quality and satisfaction to our customers.

I help to make ITHAKA's services fast and reliable. I apply my expertise in software development, networking and systems engineering to build and run large scale, distributed, fault-tolerant software systems and abstract away as much infrastructure as possible so that application/product developers can focus on business logic.