Providing IT consulting for businesses in the financial and manufacturing sectors.Azure and AWS cloud architecture for business solutions.

Providing leadership and expert CICD consulting for various web based and device based software projects. Established GitHub actions for compliance and deployment.Negotiated quality engineering delivery for a .NET C# project to include an upgrade of dotnet from 2.2 to 8.Oversight of AWS and Azure architecture solutions.

Direct a global software team in crafting and managing a top-notch Kubernetes platform, teaming up with partners like AWS, Upbound, and NetApp Spot Ocean. Offer expert advice on AWS services, nurturing talent and teamwork across the globe. Spearhead the shift from Terraform to Crossplane, streamlining cloud operations, and champion innovation with Grafana on Kubernetes. Juggle legacy AIML and Data & Analytics projects, swiftly tackling challenges and diving deep into Root Cause Analyses.• Built automated Kubernetes-based AWS SageMaker Studio vending platform using AWS ACK and ArgoCD, requiring minimal engineering support and advancing AIML objectives.• Led evolution of reference platform into managed solution, enhancing scalability and manageability of enterprise cloud resources.• Managed technical deployment of Crossplane for Internal Development Platform, significantly reducing complexity through component reuse.• Mentored diverse team of engineers, resulting in measurable 25% increase in performance based on Jira Story completion rates.• Acted as interim AIML Technical Lead, playing pivotal role in AIML Modernization project with SageMaker Studio and influencing AWS product enhancements through direct requests.

Crafted and automated software infrastructure for the Enterprise Platform crew, with a keen eye on beefing up BI platform security and tackling complex networking and compute puzzles. Expanded EMR operations across regions while upholding strict SLAs. Offered AWS wisdom, steering projects towards cloud-native solutions like Prometheus, AlertManager, and Loki. Stepped in as AIML Technical Lead, seamlessly integrating Kubeflow and automating IAM roles with Crossplane. Led expansions into China, showcasing international project prowess. Earned trust as a dependable Incident Manager for AIML Kubernetes setups.• Pioneered innovative platform utilizing Kubernetes and GitOps to host Linux-based software at Nike, exemplifying technical ingenuity.• Built and launched automated AI Kubeflow platform, significantly reducing operational costs across enterprise.• Led successful management stretch role during summer of 2020, showcasing emergent leadership abilities and project success.• Served as technical lead on team transition, integrating Kubeflow and enhancing project's overall success.• Provided key coaching insights and led by example, strengthening technical and managerial skills of team members.

At Nike HQ, spearheaded the design and construction of a cutting-edge Big Data platform, blending cloud expertise with automation savvy. Crafted Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Terragrunt, seamlessly linking with CI/CD pipelines via CircleCI and Jenkins. Navigated version control on Github Enterprise and upheld binary repository management via Artifactory. Delved into AWS EMR and other Big Data tools, amplifying data processing power. Orchestrated seamless observability with SFx and Splunk, while fortifying incident management workflows through ServiceNow and PagerDuty.• Expanded internal Big Data platform's Terraform IaC from one region to five, encompassing multiple continents.• Enhanced system observability and operational insight by creating integrations with SFx and Splunk for real-time data analysis.• Streamlined incident response by integrating SNOW and PagerDuty into incident management process, improving system reliability.• Automated infrastructure deployment processes, significantly reducing manual effort and potential for human error.

Offered hands-on assistance for tailor-made marketing apps in a dynamic setting, vital to various scrum squads. Scoped out fresh software and tech to turbocharge company functions, prioritizing peak performance. Mentored colleagues for seamless backup shifts, ensuring smooth operations. Managed a diverse toolset including Puppet, Chef, Debian, Ubuntu, and more, ensuring rock-solid infrastructure.• Maintained high-performance Kafka-based marketing platform, achieving sub-10ms service level agreements consistently.• Streamlined deployment processes by integrating Terraform with existing CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment times by 30%.• Enhanced system monitoring capabilities by customizing Icinga and Datadog alerts, resulting in 15% reduction in incident response times.• Orchestrated efficient cross-training program that increased team redundancy and reduced single points of failure within support structure.• Contributed to evaluation and selection of new technologies that led to 20% improvement in system performance and reliability.

Linux / DevOps support for internal and external clients.

Supported internal applications for Enterprise Data WarehouseAssisted developers with migrating new code to puppetOn call support for critical business software

Built and maintained large scale QA environments for developersConverted manual tasks to Jenkins jobs to streamline workflowDiscovered and resolved bugs in the environment Trained developers on how to use the environmentBridged the gap between groups to meet timelines Worked with AWS, Vagrant, Terraform

Attached to several global business units to refine their processes and improve productivity. Primary Engineering support for approximately 450 ASIC engineers, scientists, and software engineers.Global Team Lead for Unix Service Desk for four years, supervising 9 engineers across three timezones.IT Process development and reworked documentation for the helpdesk as well as team members. Primary manager of Storage and Compute farms within the local data center and three other data centers. Responsible for kicking off DataCenter consolidation for one of the business units I supported, in lieu of using regional larger data centers.

Onsite business IT support with Linux or Windows for various companies in Los Angeles and Orange County. Lead several teams on software engineering projects for customers.

Provide production support and system administration and recovery of servers at an Equinix facility in Los Angeles.

Provide Linux and Windows onsite support and security consulting to clients.

Working on software and Internet vulnerabilities.

Internet Security consulting.

Managing IT operations and Solaris thin clients.Providing a safe space and instruction on computers and technology for inner city youth.

First level support dealing with all Microsoft products.