Cloud Architect

Work directly with clients to design and lead implementation of cloud-native SaaS products and cloud transformation initiatives.Database-as-a-service platform for one of the worlds largest video game companies- Created a REST based platform to deploying Percona MySQL clusters within Mesosphere DC/OS and Kubernetes environments. - Allow both developers and operations the ability to create DB clusters from a JSON or YAML file- Leverage HashiCorp's Vault to handle database cluster access - Technologies used: Terraform, Kubernetes, DC/OS, Docker, NodeJS, Python, Etcd, Vault, Redis, Jenkins, ELK, and GrafanaBlockchain backed asset management application for a large financial firm (Winner 2018 Microsoft IMPACT award)- Develop Smart Contracts to facilitate the tracking of digital assets across employees. Allowing IT and procurement to properly track and maximize software license usage within the organization.- Use Ethereum based Quorum to create a consortium of all subsidiaries in order to track digital assets. - Implemented on a purely serverless solution, the SaaS product was able to scale as the organization added more subsidiaries to the product.- Technologies used: Terraform, Cloud Functions, Quorum (Ethereum), Truffle, Solidity, NodeJS, React, Jenkins, ELK, and GrafanaGeospatial Image processing pipeline for GIS processing company- Work with GIS engineers to create Docker containers that can process geospatial images through an AppEngine pipeline leveraging a PubSub messaging bus.- Reduced image processing time from 15 days to 5 days- Reduced image processing costs 40%- Technologies used: Deployment Manger, NodeJS, Python, Ansible, Jenkins, Cloud Functions, PubSub, and AppEngine.

- Technical lead of testing a global PaaS system- Lead non-functional test effort including performance, reliability, scalability, and stress testing- Represent Systems Assurance in DevOps and the Cross-Functional Team- Create test plans, test documentation, and sign approval forms for test effort- Maintain and develop new features for an internal python based test framework- Design, develop, and maintain internal web applications to assist the department- Maintain 3rd party applications used by department, including TestRail and Bamboo- Mentor Junior Engineers and Interns- Interview prospective candidates- Execute tests in all test phases including functional, regression, non-functional, and acceptance- Test both customer facing features as well as infrastructure and environmental changes

- Serve as technical interface between company and customers- Design SCADA, monitoring and control, systems for electrical utilities- Structure, plan, and organize tasks for successful project completion- Travel to customer sites for project work, sales, and customer support- On-call rotation for customer issues - Support and develop ISO 9001 quality management standards and procedures

- Developed drivers for a Windows XPS card printer using the Windows API- Implemented a zeroconf solution using Bonjour to find and communicate with printers connected to a local network- Gained experience programming for magnetic stripe writers/readers, barcode readers, and card laminators