--- title: "Resume/CV" # description: Test featured_image: "" type: page menu: main date: 2022-12-25T15:57:20-08:00 draft: false --- - [Experience](#experience) - [DevOps Manager - The Suddath Companies](#devops-manager---the-suddath-companies) - [Systems Engineer - Special Counsel](#systems-engineer---special-counsel) - [DevOps Engineer - Directors Mortgage](#devops-engineer---directors-mortgage) - [IT Specialist, Contract - Georgia Pacific](#it-specialist-contract---georgia-pacific) - [Systems Administrator - Remedi Senior Care](#systems-administrator---remedi-senior-care) - [IT Specialist - Rural Alaska Community Action Program](#it-specialist---rural-alaska-community-action-program) - [Education](#education) - [Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in `Computer Networking`](#bachelor-of-science-bsc-in-computer-networking) - [Skills](#skills) ## Experience ### DevOps Manager - The Suddath Companies Location: `Remote` When: `February 2021 - Present` - Saved the company money on the Azure bill by 50% a with in-depth review of our utilization and removed waste - Owned the Azure infrastructure and ensured everything was working and configured as required - Pioneered the use of Infrastructure As Code with Terraform to manage Azure - Implemented all monitoring and remediation processes for our hosted services - Built out the Internal Developer Portal for all of our developers to use to improve their quality of life - Built out services to adjust Azure resources and control our spend with API Services - Overhauled our CI/CD processes with more robust Infrastructure As Code practices and promoting shifting left on security items. - Created CLI tools for CI/CD pipelines with Go and C# - Reduced friction with automated deployment process to Auth0 - Monitored Developement teams code quality - Optmized business processes to optmize time and money ### Systems Engineer - Special Counsel Location: `Remote` From: `August 2019 to February 2021` - Built Kubernetes cluster and migrated existing Docker workflows to improve uptime and the resistance to failure by 40%. Migrated internal Linux based tools to custom Docker Images that reduced management complexity by 50%. - Used Jenkins for CI/CD to build Docker Images, deploy Docker images, run Ansible jobs, and automated complex application upgrades with Ansible which reduced application upgrades from 24 hours to 4 hours of downtime. - Used Python to create a SAN health monitoring tool, synthetic web monitoring tool, website scraping tool and Relativity API tools, improving processes that saved 50+ hours of manually pulling data weekly. - Wrote PowerShell scripts to streamline the process of user account creation, automate SQL Server security changes, and fetch data from FTP servers saving 100+ hours of manual actions while improving accuracy. - Optimized Azure infrastructure build times with Terraform and Ansible automation, migrated client facing services off internal servers, and deployed web services. - Improved system metrics and alerts with InfluxDB and automated the deployment of monitoring tools and configuration. - Improved code reliability by unifying team development environments, taught team members how to write code, and improved our teams code processes. ### DevOps Engineer - Directors Mortgage Location: `Lake Oswego, Oregon` When: `April 2017 to August 2019` - Built in-house tools with C# to automate business processes improving our accuracy and delivery times by 100% which improved our relationship with vendors by reducing errors on uploads. - Used PowerShell to automate internal and external processes including: loan status email notifications to clients, new hire and termination processes, and Exchange server adjustments which resulted in a 75% reduction in manual tasks. - Personally implemented Ansible to maintain configuration of servers, run routine updates and deploy Docker containers which prompted management to establish internal migration to Infrastructure as Code. - Supervised and managed a team of technicians and trained team members in Powershell and Ansible to reduce manual tasks and improve SLA’s by 25%. - Cleaned up the existing server infrastructure by removing redundant servers that resulted in an efficient network and saved over $5,000 per quarter on licensing costs. - Wrote C# application to fully automate an internal process that reduced the need for a team of 5 people down to 1 saving the company $75,000 per year. ### IT Specialist, Contract - Georgia Pacific Location: `Camas, Washington` When: `December 2016 to March 2017` - Deployed new hardware and improved server monitoring with PowerShell scripts. ### Systems Administrator - Remedi Senior Care Location: `Baltimore, Maryland` When: `November 2013 to December 2015` - Implemented security policies to reduce sensitive data getting exposed and created policies for user compliance saving the company $15,000 per year. - Monitored and managed over 100 Windows and Linux servers and deployed new networking equipment to reduce failure rates caused by outdated equipment. - Observed and monitored servers and network for problems with SolarWinds and SNMP. - Facilitated and implemented new Cisco hardware. - Completed automated Active Directory and built terminal server maintenance using PowerShell. - Ran through extensive application testing before roll out to users. - Supervised and managed Network-wide device encryption. ### IT Specialist - Rural Alaska Community Action Program Location: `Anchorage, Alaska` When: `March 2007 to August 2013` - Wrote scripts to automate tasks with PowerShell and Bash. Saved the team 50+ hours of work. - Simplified computer deployments by developing Group Policy Objects, maintained remote office server equipment, migrated all physical servers to VMware ESX, and migrated legacy network equipment with Cisco hardware. - Instituted patch management for Clients and Servers with WSUS. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in `Computer Networking` Charter College, Anchorage, AK, 2011 ## Skills - C#/Dotnet - GoLang - Python - API Development -