summary

• I am a habitual researcher who loves discovering, tinkering with, implementing, and contributing to new technologies. 5 years of DevOps Engineering experience advocating for deployment consistency, implementing task automation, planning version control strategies, and improving Developer visibility.

education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

August 2005 - August 2011

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

experience

• Upgrade

  San Francisco, CA

  Senior DevOps Engineer

  April 2018 - Current

  • Developed Python 3 Modules for interfacing with Metro 2® formatted files to apply corrections
  • Increased throughput of Python 3 code using asyncio for sending AWS CloudTrail events to Open Policy Agent for auditing
  • Constructed Kubernetes CronJobs for data replication from vendors to AWS S3 storage
  • Created Python application (Reforemast) for imperative in-place updating of Spinnaker Pipeline configurations
  • Maintained financial loan servicing system ensuring 24 hour uptime, responding to alerts, and identifying improvements
  • Promoted automation of daily tasks through iterative documentation and scripting
  • Managed AWS infrastructure using Terraform

• Gogo

  Chicago, IL

  DevOps Engineer

  August 2015 - March 2018

  • Contributed to modernizing the embedded system build platform using Jenkins Pipelines
  • Collaborated on Python application (Foremast) for configuring Spinnaker applications and AWS infrastructure
  • Maintained and provided training for Git SCM and GitLab EE
  • Established build and deployment environments in AWS using boto3, Terraform, and automation scripts

• Riverbed Technology, Inc.

  Champaign, IL

  DevOps Engineer

  January 2015 - July 2015

  • Implemented Python CLI using Click for automating common tasks
  • Deployed containerized Icinga instance for monitoring
  • Determined necessary Server configurations and managed using SaltStack
  • Controlled SaltStack incompatible Servers with Python scripts using Fabric

• Riverbed Technology, Inc.

  Champaign, IL

  Laboratory Engineer

  April 2012 - July 2015

  • Laboratory administration of heterogeneous hardware and virtual machines
  • Resolved issues in Bugzilla for hardware upgrade requests, hardware failure, and software configurations
  • Administered infrastructure and test environments including Linux, Mac, Solaris, and Windows systems
  • Researched infrastructure technologies such as distributed storage, KVM Hypervisor, OpenStack, SaltStack, and Ubuntu MaaS

• Riverbed Technology, Inc.

  Champaign, IL

  QA Associate

  October 2011 - August 2014

  • Tested Microsoft Exchange Server, Active Directory, NFS, CIFS/SMB, and other protocols
  • Diagnosed network including routing table and switch configurations
  • Maintained documentation for internal development, processes, and tool usage

• Illini Tech Center

  Champaign, IL

  Certified Technician

  May 2008 - August 2011

  • Diagnosed malfunctioning computers and equipment
  • Repaired machines needing replacement parts based on damage assessments
  • Communicated with manufacturer to diagnose or order parts
  • Managed Service Assistants to ensure work efficiency and proper recommendations
  • Completed sales of hardware and software, and resolved software issues and questions

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Urbana, IL

  Peer Computer Consultant

  August 2006 - May 2008

  • Assisted in closing network support tickets
  • Maintained two University Residence Housing computer laboratories
  • Solved hardware and software technical support queries such as application issues, failing components, and malware
  • Generated and routed support tickets when necessary

skills

• Cloud Providers

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• GNU\Linux

  • Debian
  • Fedora
  • Ubuntu

• Hypervisors

  • KVM
  • Oracle VM VirtualBox
  • Parallels
  • VMware ESXi
  • VMware Fusion
  • VMware Player
  • VMware Workstation

• macOS

  • 10.15 Catalina

• Mobile

  • Android
  • iOS

• Network

  • Cisco CatOS
  • Cisco IOS

• Programming

  • C++
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • Python 3.6
  • SASS
  • Shell script

• Protocols

  • CIFS/SMB
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • HTTP
  • NFS
  • TCP

• Software

  • Ansible
  • Artifactory
  • Docker Containers
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • GlusterFS
  • Grafana
  • Jenkins
  • Kubernetes
  • LVM
  • LXD
  • MooseFS
  • MySQL
  • Read the Docs
  • SaltStack
  • Sphinx
  • Terraform
  • Ubuntu MaaS
  • Vim