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Raleigh, Nc, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Member of the Ansible Core teamEngaged with Ansible community through code reviews, IRC, and in-person Ansible events to encourage and build up new contributors as well as evalaute pull requests, issues, feature requests.Fixed bugs and wrote unit and integration tests to ensure code is covered by tests.Created a new interface for listing information about installed Ansible Collections.Created a new and fully documented API for module argument spec validation while maintaining backwards compatibility.Refactored critical code performing module argument spec validation in order to decompose the AnsibleModule God object without breaking existing use of both public and private methods. Improved testing of these components, created public interfaces available, and wrote documentation.Maintained Ansible Core CI which tested Ansible Core on nine operating systems and six Python versions, including beta versions of Python. Helped with the move from Shippable to Azure Pipelines with very little interruption to developers.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Traveled to customer sites to design and install Ansible Tower.Worked with customers to identify requirements, provide training, and interface with security teams to ensure the Ansible solution is compliant and secure.Planned and led Ansible Boot Camps to train other consultants.Led teams of consultants on site to develop custom automation solutions for customers.Spoke at Ansible Fest and Ansible Automates to highlight and educate the Ansible community about what is possible with Ansible.

Richmond, Virginia, Us

Ensured development, testing, and production Linux environments stay up and running.Monitored system health using Observium and Zenoss.Troubleshot Java applications and traditional system servicesManaged database clusters running MySQL, PostreSQL, MongoDB, and Elaisticsearch.Engineered automated deployment of servers and applications using Ansible, CloudStack, Scalr, XenServer, ESX, and AWS.Developed documentation and provided training to the rest of the Site Reliability Team on git, Ansible, coding standards, operational procedures, and other technologies we use internally to get the job done.Created and ran the Vulnerability Management program. Conducted automated vulnerability scans of all networks across all office locations and Amazon Web Services using remote scanning engines and a central scanning console. Worked with Network Operations, Windows Operations, and the Site Reliability Team to find vulnerabilities, asses risk, and fix or mitigate those vulnerabilities.Designed, implemented, and maintained production log collection environment using Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, deployed and managed using Ansible. Created Ansible roles for each component of the system tailored to deployment of those applications.Worked with Network Operations to design, engineer, and deploy network upgrades and modifications.Designed, implemented, and maintained wireless networks at two office locations using Aerohive.

Henrico, Va, Us

Provided desktop support and system administration for an OS X and iOS user environment.Designed, installed, and maintained corporate wired and wireless network using Cisco and Apple hardware.Responsible for all product photography.Created color accurate images for the Swab Shop, an online tool for comparing various inks.Developed automated processes for processing images quickyl and efficiently.

Frederick, Md, Us

Provided Linux and network support to developers of the fire control software for the M160 Gun Computer System, part of the MK34 Gun Weapons System. Secured, patched, and backed up Red Hat Enterprise Linux development workstations and Solaris servers.Built and packaged shipboard operating system images for the ACB12 MK160 GCS. Developed repeatable and consistent installation procedures.Designed the shipboard network for the ACB12 MK160 GCS to continue to operate in a variety of casualty situations. Configured and tuned spanning tree on multiple switches running four different network operating systems. Worked with developers to create a visual representation of the network status using SNMP to provide the sailor insight into the status of all the network connections within the GCS.Trained In-Service Engineering Agents from Port Heuneme on how to setup, troubleshoot, and maintain the ACB12 GCS using procedures I developed and wrote.Maintained the ACB12 GCS at all our land based test sites while the system is under development, providing training and support to personnel at those sites.

Springfield, Virginia, Us

Received trouble calls from customers, logged trouble tickets, and assigned to appropriate support group.Created user accounts and computer objects in Active Directory and assigned to appropriate security groups.Troubleshot network connection issues using PuTTY to SSH into the appropriate switch and check port status.Monitored classified and unclassified network activity and notified appropriate support groups in the event of an outage.

Blacksburg, Virginia, Us

Setup and maintained LAN/WLAN in building for about forty users.Setup UltraVNC on machines in order to perform remote management/assistance.Remotely administered Macintosh and Windows machines using Chicken of the VNC and Apple Remote Desktop.Installed patches and software updates for Macintosh and Windows as well as programs used throughout the network.Consulted individually with agents to troubleshoot network connection or software issues, install and setup applications, install printers, and connect them to LAN/WAN.Added/removed user accounts and computer objects to Active Directory.Photographed homes for sale using and created professional quality virtual tours using Aperture, Photoshop, and Visual Tour Studio

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Inspected, troubleshot, installed, and maintained aircraft power and air distribution systems, subsystems, components, and test equipment using proper technical publications.Visually and operationally tested aircraft electrical and environmental systems and components.Inspected, troubleshot, installed, and maintained aircrew egress systems, subsystems, and components, using proper technical publication.