Cloud-Native DevOps Engineer
Work Experience
DevOps Engineer
Virtual Service Operations, Remote: July 2021 - Present
- Maintained over 15 production and non-production Kubernetes clusters and flagship FogLifter® application deployments simultaneously with patching and upgrades to ensure seamless delivery with zero downtime.
- Streamlined FogLifter® development lifecycle with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, building, deployment, and release for 10+ containerized microservices.
- Standardized and automated platform bootstrapping to rapidly create production-grade Kubernetes clusters via Ansible, and deployed/supported FogLifter® application deployments on these clusters by developing Helm charts and deploying them with Argo CD in production for enterprise customers.
- Implemented Terraform IaC automation to provision and manage Financial Services compliant IBM Cloud ROKS environments with cross-region management clusters and regional workload clusters.
- Deployed and managed a digital asset management application in several production and non-production IBM Cloud ROKS environments using Argo CD GitOps and Tekton pipelines, along with monitoring and logging stacks.
DevOps Intern
Virtual Service Operations, Remote: May 2021 - July 2021
- Designed and implemented interactive voice response solution for VSO using Amazon Connect, modernizing VSO’s 1-800 number
- Automated build process for Connect instances using AWS Python SDK, opening new business opportunities for managed services
- Implemented Voicemail solution for Connect using other AWS services (e.g. Lambda)
- Designed a chatbot for Connect instance using Amazon Lex
- Created MVP1 for automated cloud security solution using Cloud Custodian
- Implemented secure EC2 based Cloud Custodian deployment via Python SDK
Theatre Manager
Holiday Auto Theatre, Hamilton, OH: June 2016 - August 2020
- Supervised and managed a team of employees during operation hours
- Provided excellent customer service during operation
- Maintained clean workplace
- Managed inventory
- Ensured safety and security of guests and employees
- Handled money deposits during closing
- Opened and closed theatre before and after operation hours
Education
Certifications
B.A., Theology
Christendom College, Front Royal, VA: May 2021
- Minor in Classical Languages (e.g. Biblical Hebrew, Greek, & Latin)
- Classical liberal arts curriculum: History, English Literature, Political Science, Theology, Philosophy, Classical Languages, Mathematics, and Science
- Academic First Honors; GPA 3.8, Magna cum Laude
Activities
- Deploying and maintaining a self-hosted Kubernetes home lab: 2022 - present
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America: 2013
- Head Choreographer, Oxford Cooperative Theater Company: 2017
- Chapter Chief, Order of the Arrow (BSA): 2015 – 2016
- First Officer, Trail Life USA: 2016
- Eta Sigma Phi (ΗΣΦ) Member: 2020 - present
- Brotherhood Member, Order of the Arrow: 2015 - present
- Actor, Oxford Cooperative Theater Company & Christendom Players: 2010 – 2022
- First Degree Knight, Knights of Columbus: 2018 – present