- Reduced technical debt while traning developers and other engineers on Amazon Web Services and VMware Vsphere- Led the planning, organizing, and implementatino of all systems-related initiatives across several properties- Co-led the company’s DevOps movement while architecting and transitioning Fandango’s mobile web platform in less than four months- Implemented several automation tools, including Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, and Git- Built a new VMware 6 infrastructure to convert and migrate over 200 Virtual Machines from a VMware 4 infrastructure with less than two hours of down time - Architected and created a PCI-compliant environment in Amazon Web Services, reducing PCI scope by over 100 servers- Supported and managed Amazon Web Services EC2, VPC, ELB, including tuning and operational issues

- Architected technical solutions to eliminate project delays for clients such as Monsanto, Nokia, Home Depot, Nike, Evolve Vacations, Department of Health and Human Services, and more- Supported 20 employees and managed the administration, upgrading, monitoring, and security of 50+ unique servers- Managed building and configuration of Amazon services including S3, EC2, and Elastic Beanstalk- Developed Amazon Web Services policies for department use; audited Amazon Web Services servers for security infractions; created training videos on Amazon Web Services and other developer tools- Built and configured Jenkins continuous integration server to save developers time and increase project workflow for client development projects- Utilized Puppet and Chef for configuration management- Configured Selenium for Developers to run tests while developing software- Set up and secured experimental services for developers to experiment and test code on- Configured and maintained Phabricator developer software suite- Designed and installed security alerts and actively updated systems with security patches- Created software load balancers using HAProxy- Triaged, audited, and recovered data from compromised servers- Managed DNS servers and registrar duties

- Directly supervised 10 employees and supported 100+ employees on various projects for a company ultimately acquired by Salesforce- Configured AWS VPC environment, and created new backup routine for Amazon EC2 servers, shortening recovery time from days to below 10 minutes; automated encrypted backups to Amazon S3; fielded questions, presented, and hosted an Amazon Web Services User Group. - Created new policies and best practice guides to reduce onboarding time for new developers; created training videos for new technical employees- Configured and load-tested Apache, Nginx, and Tomcat servers- Installed and configured Jenkins for developer automation with five nodes- Implemented infrastructure monitoring- Backed up and recovered 45 MySQL databases- Built and configured asset management server for FX department- Installed and implemented Selenium for automated QA testing- Rotated security keys monthly on all servers- Maintained company wiki- Supported Account Executives with technical aspects of their presentations to clients

- Supervised 10 employees and managed the administration, upgrading, monitoring, and security of 25+ unique servers- Researched new techniques for deploying cloud-based servers- Assisted in the development of cloud-based MySQL and tested customer solutions for customer consultation- Helped prototype new technology to convert data for easy transfer to other cloud technologies

- Performed contract information technology work for clients such as Nike, AT&T, eBay, and SBC; projects consisted of troubleshooting existing systems, engineering server solutions, repairing servers, configuring and installing hardware, developing quality assurance testing, training employees, and more- Supported hardware and software issues for 100+ clients and coordinated 50+ system migrations simultaneously- Repaired and maintained Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems- Designed and maintained a company Linux render fram- Created, administered, and maintained company-wide DNS, Unix, and ColdFusion servers- Conducted MySQL administration and backup/restore- Installed and configured VMware- Configured and installed Cisco (PIX and ASA) hardware- Migrated in-production web servers to new Apache system, reconfigured and loaded balancers- Conducted network security auditing and reporting- Conducted hardware burn-in and testing- Created and maintained software imaging server to save time by installing software on many servers at once