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(Dell acquired Moogsoft in 2023)

• Team Technical Lead• Administered ~15 Kubernetes EKS clusters (800+ nodes) using Terraform/Terragrunt for provisioning and Helm and Jenkins for deployments and configuration• Developed custom Terraform Modules to ensure reusability, consistency and versioning capabilities across deployments• Created Lambdas/Serverless deployments (Python/Javascript) to serve maintenance and business logic needs• Responsible for all database operations, maintenance, planning and troubleshooting across RDS/MySQL, Elasticsearch/Opensearch and MongoDB• Implemented Keda for custom metric based pod autoscaling• SME for Snowflake, ETL pipelines (DBT, Highwire, Fivetran) and all upstream data sources• Planned and assisted with SOC2, FedRamp and security incidents/reviews including patching and • Migrated all secrets to Hashicorp Vault and converted to a least privileged access model• Developed Jenkins pipelines (Groovy, Bash) for deployment and maintenance tasks• Responsible for monitoring and alerting improvements (Prometheus, AlertManager, Kibana, AIOps)• Wrote Python based AWS SSO credential tool for internal use• Managed ~200 EC2 instances across multiple regions configured via Ansible and Terraform including building custom AMIs via Packer• Developed custom yaml configuration template engine that allowed zero-knowledge secret substitution and repeatable overlay of developer and SRE overrides per EC2 environment• Co-authored Golang CLI tool and associated backend Serverless API suite to expedite deployment and inventory management of EC2 assets• Converted static Ansible inventory to multi-cloud, multi-account dynamic inventory

Member of the core team of engineers who transformed an on-prem product into a mature cloud offering. Current duties include automating anything datastore related (provisioning, upgrades, migrations, data recovery) and building out the next generation of our Rancher-driven Kubernetes infrastructure. • Cloud Platforms: AWS, DigitalOcean• Datastores: Elasticsearch, Cassandra, MySQL, Postgres, RDS, DynamoDB, SQLite, Redis• Streaming: Kafka/Zookeeper• Infastructure as code: Terraform• Configuration Management: Ansible• Container Technology: Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm, Kubeless, Telepresence • Secret Storage: Ansible Vault, HashiCorp Vault, Credstash• CI/CD: Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab CI/CD• Languages: Python, Golang, Bash• Web Server/App Server/Reverse Proxy: Nginx, Nginx Unit, Gunicorn• Frontend Frameworks: Flask, Django• Monitoring/Alerting/Logging: Datadog, Spunk, PagerDuty• Code Repositories: Github, Stash/BitBucket, Gitlab• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, OS X

• Responsible for managing, tuning and upgrading multiple Elasticsearch and Cassandra clusters as well as hosted RDS (Postgres) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) instances• Build, deploy and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters• Utilize configuration management/orchestration (Ansible) to automate the launching of instances, deploying of software and updating of instances• Write scripts/tools and automation in Python and Bash• Work closely with developers/engineers for incident response• Participate in 24x7x365 rotating on-call schedule

• Tasked with streamlining and automating media collection and asset ingestion for the world’s largest e-commerce sheet music distributor• Maintained and improved collection of 3.5 million media assets for a catalog of 1 million products• Wrote scripts utilizing Bash, Python, SQL, ImageMagick, GhostScript, ffmpeg, curl and other CLI tools to automate the retrieval and manipulation of media assets• Communicated with Amazon S3 via Python/Boto and S3CMD terminal commands• Scraped vendor websites for media content utilizing cURL/WGET, BeautifulSoup, Mechanize and Import.io• Wrote program to crawl production site for JavaScript content using Selenium and PhantomJS• Utilized Git repository for media scripts• Collaborated with developers to test new features and hot fixes in three-stage development environment• Scheduled Cron jobs to automate media scripts on remote server over SSH• Developed complex SQL queries for media reporting and research• Created detailed JIRA tickets for bug tracking and feature requests• Utilized Excel and GREP/AWK to transform and manipulate large data sets• Prioritized media updates to meet marketing sales goals

• Lead photographer covering over 30 weddings and 80+ portraits/corporate headshots per year• Available for destination weddings and events• Full mobile studio for on-location events and copy work• Photobooth available for weddings, parties and events

• Support corporate repository with 10,000 users and 150,000 assets• Develop and maintain controlled vocabulary application in MS Access with nearly 3,000 records• Process RAW images in Adobe Camera Raw• Edit photos in Adobe Photoshop to ensure compliance with corporate brand and safety standards• Curate selection of images available to “All Chevron”• Review incoming assets for usage rights, copyright and model releases• Ingest and enter advanced-level metadata for digital assets in North Plains Telescope• Wrote Excel VBA to parse and process daily system logs for reporting purposes• Partnered with developers to test new features and hot fixes in 3 stage development environment• Assist designers and project managers with asset retrieval and ensure compliant use of assets• Perform image request searches and assist users with stock purchases totaling more than $25,000• Work with IT to troubleshoot and improve application• Collaborate with Legal department on usage rights and potential restrictions• Maintain DAM system user accounts and external user information in North Plains TS Admin

• Ingest and organize digital assets from 200+ weddings, portraits and events per year• Process, edit and curate 150,000+ RAW files annually in Adobe Lightroom• Facilitate long term storage, retrieval and retirement of digital assets• Responsible for on time delivery of customer products through digital and physical channels• Implemented first ever data backup automation process and developed emergency data recovery plan• Lead photographer covering 35+ weddings and 80+ portraits each year• Specialized in post-production and restoration in Adobe Photoshop• Researched and designed current RAW processing workflow• Oversaw company’s migration from local stand alone products to Google Apps• Manage WordPress installations, updates, content management and SEO• Design 50+ wedding albums annually using LumaPix FotoFusion • Developed brand identity practices and usage guidelines • Standardized print and online publications to match company branding• Conceptualized and assembled company’s photobooth and drafted operation manual

• Implemented multi-floor cabling and termination for new studio build• Performed troubleshooting and repair of studio equipment

• Diagnosed and repaired audio systems and gauge clusters for GM and Ford vehicles• Offered productivity-enhancing technology strategies which were implemented by management• Promoted from Parts Changer to Electronics Technician after three months

• Provided tier-one software and hardware help desk support for over 70 end users• Facilitated local and off-site backup routine • Provided maintenance and upgrades for workstations, servers, and all other network hardware• Built tracking tools that documented workstation, network, and server changes• Maintained voicemail server and accounts• Utilized Remote Installation Services to configure new workstations to company standards• Provided new employees with computer, telephone, and remote access orientation• Programmed and deployed 100+ SonicWall Firewalls for secure corporate store communications• Published weekly helpdesk “Tips and Tricks” newsletter and produced intranet tutorials