Experience
Professional experience spanning military service, enterprise IT, and DevOps consulting.
DevOps Engineer
Zoox, Foster City, CA
Enhanced existing infrastructure automation workflows using Terraform, SaltStack, and Bamboo, reducing provisioning errors and improving deployment efficiency by 60%.
- Managed virtual machines (VMs) across AWS and vSphere, enhancing resource allocation efficiency and reducing downtime.
- Led the migration of the SolidWorks license server across data centers, ensuring zero downtime through detailed planning and rollback procedures.
- Optimized SaltStack configurations, eliminating redundant pillar and stack file steps, reducing execution time by 40%.
- Implemented and maintained DNS records with IPAM and PowerDNS, enhancing network reliability and reducing resolution errors.
DevOps Engineer
Nonagon Media, Oakland, CA
Founded Nonagon Media as an independent DevOps consultancy, specializing in AWS architecture, automation, and CI/CD solutions. Designed scalable infrastructure using Terraform and Docker, improving deployment efficiency.
- Built AWS-based infrastructure to support scalable applications, improving security and deployment reliability.
- Developed a Terraform template library, standardizing infrastructure provisioning and reducing setup time.
- Designed and managed a Docker image repository to improve version control and streamline application deployment.
- Engineered a robust CI/CD pipeline, optimizing software releases and enhancing automation.
- Achieved AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification, validating expertise in cloud infrastructure and automation.
Lead DevOps Engineer
Healthbucks, Miami, FL
Overhauled application infrastructure across development, staging, and production environments to improve security, efficiency, and documentation. Implemented HIPAA-compliant security measures to enhance deployment processes and mitigate risks.
- Migrated proof-of-concept software from Google Cloud Platform to AWS, improving system performance and scalability.
- Designed and implemented a CI/CD pipeline, accelerating deployments and reducing manual intervention.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, improving consistency and repeatability across environments.
- Integrated HIPAA-compliant security controls, ensuring secure deployment practices and reducing compliance risks.
- Led system architecture improvements to enhance infrastructure reliability and operational efficiency.
DevOps Engineer II
Mphasis/Stelligent, Reston, VA
Developed and automated AWS-based infrastructure using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and reduce manual intervention. Designed scalable systems architecture to improve reliability and efficiency.
- Developed an AMI automation system, reducing software deployment time by 60% and improving system uptime.
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, minimizing configuration drift and improving system consistency.
- Led the adoption of CI/CD pipelines, accelerating software releases and reducing deployment failures by 40%.
- Architected AWS-based infrastructure, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring high availability.
- Achieved AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification, validating expertise in cloud architecture and automation.
Application Technician
Crystal Equation, Fremont, CA
Developed and maintained data pipelines for processing and visualizing Splunk usage data, integrating with Tableau to improve analytics. Provided hands-on support for a large-scale Splunk installation, managing 4.5TB of monthly events.
- Designed and maintained a data pipeline that processed 4.5TB of Splunk logs per month, improving analytics and reporting.
- Migrated Splunk workloads to in-house tools, saving the company over M in licensing costs.
- Developed Tableau-integrated dashboards, reducing report generation time by 70% and improving data accessibility.
- Automated data transfers using SFTP and CentOS, improving system efficiency and reducing manual workload.
- Optimized Splunk query performance, improving log search speed and reducing resource consumption.
Contract Projects
DevOps Engineer
Auris Robotics, Redwood City, CA
Developed a structured retention policy for Artifactory, automating cleanup processes to optimize storage and improve system performance. Managed AWS infrastructure across 50+ servers and supported CI/CD workflows using GitLab and Bash.
Site Reliability Engineer
IT Renew, Newark, CA
Created Ansible playbooks for software installation and updates, automating deployments for hardware testing and development teams. Managed over 50 servers, leveraging IPMI, Golang, and custom Ansible variables to optimize infrastructure management.
DevOps Engineer
Stitcher, San Francisco, CA
Implemented a foundational Docker container framework to standardize code generation across development teams. Led rollback strategy development, AWS cost evaluations, and monitoring improvements using New Relic and Jenkins.