Austin, TX (425) 444-5014 [email protected]
SUMMARY
- 20+ years of technology experience and expertise in software development
- AWS Certified DevOps Professional Engineer
- Excellent knowledge of software project lifecycle and project management
- Excellent knowledge of the DevOps discipline including implementing automated CI/CD
- Excellent knowledge of cloud technologies including AWS and Azure
- Excellent knowledge of container technologies including Docker, K8s, ECS, Swarm
- Excellent knowledge of software design and architecture (Serverless, Microservice, OO)
- Excellent ability to meet project deliverables in an efficient and timely manner
- Excellent knowledge of Test Driven Development including spreading the discipline
- Strong leadership and managerial abilities including 360-degree leadership
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
(Including but not limited to)
Cloud Technologies - AWS, Azure, GCP (Google Cloud Platform)
Infrastructure as Code - CloudFormation, Terraform, Cloud Foundry, OpsWorks, Chef, Ansible, DSC, Vagrant, Packer
Container Technologies - Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, Swarm, OpenShift, Compose
Programming Languages - Python, Ruby, Go, C#, Java, C++, JavaScript
Database Technologies - DynamoDB, MongoDB, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Neo4j, Riak, CouchDB, Cassandra, Redis, Memcached, Postgres
Big Data - Kinesis, RedShift, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Elasticsearch
Web Frameworks - Django, Rails, AngularJS, ASP.Net MVC, Node.js, Spring, React, J2EE
Continuous Integration – Code Pipeline, Code Build, Jenkins, CircleCI, Teamcity, Octopus
Other - Serverless, Lambda, Linux Drivers, WDF drivers, Boost, STL, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, 0MQ, Apache, NGINX, Tomcat
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead DevOps Engineer - Jul. 2019 - Present
Mastercard - Austin, Texas
- Leading DevOps and SRE disciplines
- Assisting in the move to containerized blue/green zero downtime deployments using containers, AWS EKS, and kubernetes
- Assisting the move to the AWS Cloud
Senior SRE/DevOps Engineer - Nov. 2018 - Jul. 2019
QuadPay - Austin, Texas
- Leading DevOps and SRE disciplines
- Assisting in the move to containerized blue/green zero downtime deployments using containers, Azure AKS, and kubernetes
- Assisting the executive leadership team on cost saving and reliability initiatives
- Helping QuadPay's architecture and platform teams grow in their respective disciplines
Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2018
Xero - Auckland, New Zealand
- Architecting platform products to aid in the reliability of Xero
- Setting up measurable SLO targets to hold product teams accountable for reliability
- Designed and developed an internal product named Lighthouse for tracking internal SLOs using a microservice architecture and a react single page front end application
- Assisting in the move to containerized blue/green zero downtime deployments using containers, AWS ECS, and kubernetes
- Assisting the executive leadership team on cost saving and reliability initiatives
- Helping Xero's architecture and platform teams grow in their respective disciplines
CEO/Founder - Sept. 2011 – Present
Corpseware Inc. - Round Rock, Texas
- Provide DevOps coaching including designing and building CI/CD automation pipelines
- Assist companies in moving to AWS and other cloud providers with a strong focus on containerization
- Assist companies with the architecture, design, and development of custom software
- Developing modern artificial intelligence products
OTHER TITLES HELD
Senior DevOps Engineer at Micron
Senior DevOps Engineer at CA Technologies
Senior DevOps Engineer at NCL
Senior Software Engineer at KLA - Tencor
Senior Software Engineer at Rackspace
Senior Development Manager at Flow Automotive
Senior Software Engineer at Tactara
Senior Software Engineer at Volvo Telematics Group
Lead Software Designer & Senior Software Engineer at Philips Medical Systems
C#.Net Developer at Regional Income Tax Agency
Contracted Solutions Developer at Ajilon Consulting
Contracted Software Developer at Trisoft Innovations
EDUCATION
Project Management at CTU, CO, BS Degree - 2006
Computer Programming at Westervelt College, ON, Honors Diploma - 2003
Electronics & Computer Engineering at Thompson Institute, PA, AS Degree – 1997