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Projects
A kubernetes deployment for a microservice stack using terraform, EKS, fluentd, and dynatrace.
Taking a microservice architecture that is running on EC2 and deploying it into kubernetes. This project consists most of reference architecture and strategy for engaging with EKS to host the various services.
An automated delivery pipeline using Jenkins that will take your terraform code and apply it to multilpe environments.
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Lambda based backup system for AWS supporting EFS, EBS, and S3. Predates AWS Backup service.
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AWS Management with Cloud Custodian
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Docker Image Management Pipeline
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Development Environment Generator (Komposer)
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Experience
Symantec
Senior Manager, Cloud Operations
September 2018 - present
Site Reliability Architect
June 2018 - September 2018
Senior Principal SRE
June 2017 - June 2018
"The world’s leading cyber security company, more than 50 million people and families rely on Symantec’s Norton and LifeLock Digital Safety Platform to help protect their personal information, devices, home networks, and identities at home and across their devices."
Responsibilities:
- Technical Leader for the Technology Operations group with the Lifelock Business Unit
- Designed and helped implement various platform and hosting systems.
- Designed and helped implement various platform and hosting systems.
- Designed and helped implement various platform and hosting systems.
- Designed and helped implement various platform and hosting systems.
Accomplishments:
- Thing 1
- Thing 2
Lifelock
Technology Operations Architect
Feburary 2017 - June 2017
Manager, Systems Engineering
July 2014 - Feburary 2017
Infrastructure Engineer II
Feburary 2013 - July 2014
"LifeLock is a modern identity theft protection company. And with the flood of mobile technology and apps, consumer behaviors and expectations are changing—right along with what “identity” actually means. So we enable protection with convenience and put you in control of being uniquely you."
Responsibilities:
- Managed the Systems Engineering team within the lifelock business who was repsonsbile for all private and public cloud platforms.
- Created tools and automated work flows to manage both public and private clouds. VMWare/AWS
Accomplishments:
- Thing 1
- Things 2
Newtek Business Services
Lead Server Administrator (SA II)
July 2010 - Feburary 2013
Systems Administrator (SA I)
July 2008 - July 2010
"Your Total Business solution provider"
Responsibilities:
- Worked within the Newtek Technology Services group to build and maintain private cloud services.
- Technical leader for a 24/7 rotating staff of server administrators.
- Documented reference architeture for new system designs.
- Automated server provisioning workflows.
- Created command line utlilties to assist network and server operations teams with day to day work.
- Created and maintained custom monitoring solutions using WCF and ASP.Net.
- Created disaster recovery plan for Newtek Merchant Services applications.
- Reviewed and implemented all PCI DSS controls necessary to maintain and pass PCI Audits as sole custodian.
- Supported shared and dedicated hosting infrastrcture for customers.
- Maintained CentOS, Ubuntu, and Windows Server operating systems.
Accomplishments:
- Automated physical server provisioner using Flask, Python, and Spacewalk.
- Created highly available Splunk logging for SIEM.
- Designed multitenant ColdFusion hostig platform with JVM level isolation.
- Implemented a Hyper-V clusters for VPS hosting using System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
- Built a Distributed object store using Swift storage (Now known as OpenStack).
- Desgined and implemented a KVM clusters for VPS using Ubuntu and OpenStack.
"Helping to make financial lives better through the power of every connection"
- Automated work flows using VBSript, Powershell, C#, and Java.
- Created thick client tools to support helpdesk functions.
- Developed and hosted password reset applications for Microsoft Active Directory.
- Packaged user software and updates using Microsoft package manager. (MSI)
"With the proven ability to change entire industries, IBM Services helps lead a pragmatic journey, so you can grow through digital reinvention"
- Worked with the American Express IT helpdesk supporting multiple business units.
- Provided remote assitance to American Express Financial Advisors to resolve problems as needed.
- Performed new user workstation setup remotely over screen sharing.
- Taught Financial Advisors on using the AMEX software suite.
- Developed internal tools to assist with the troubleshooting and remediation of issues.
- Automated printer, scanner, and Lotus Notes setup using VBScript.
Education
DeVry University
BS Electronic Engineering
2001-2004
Obtained a Bachelors of Science in Electronic Engineering.
Coursework included the following:
- C++ Programming Fundamentals and Advanced C++ Programming
- Java Programming Fundamentals
- Digital Signal Processing
- Analog Signal Processing
- Communication Systems
- Digital Systems Design
- Embedded Systems Design
- Control Systems with Assembly Programming
Interests and Skills
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