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Cloud-Native DevOps Engineer

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

Virtual Service Operations{:target="_blank"}, Remote: July 2021 - Present

  • Worked with a customer-facing team to deploy, monitor, and manage a large scale digital asset management application on RedHat OpenShift Kubernetes Service in production and non-production environments through cross-region management clusters onto regional workload clusters using tools such as GitLab and GitHub, ArgoCD, Tekton, Terraform, Nexus and Sonarqube, Prometheus and Grafana, and Sysdig and LogDNA
  • Installed K8s clusters on bare metal servers in isolated environments, configured Istio service-mesh for application connectivity protected by a VPN, and deployed applications on these clusters for customer production use cases
  • Designed and implemented Terraform automation to build AWS EKS clusters and VPCs via GitHub Actions workflows using secure GitHub OIDC provider token authentication and S3/DynamoDB backend
  • Designed and implemented Kubernetes deployments using Elastic Container Registry with Elastic Kubernetes Service and Azure Container Registry with Azure Kubernetes Service for core business applications, and created GitHub Actions CI-CD pipelines to build, test, push to container registries, and deploy with Kubernetes for production and non-production environments
  • Exercised and taught Git security best practices including SSH authentication, GPG commit signing, branch versioning, and main/master branch protection
  • Automated processes for managed services using Python, OpsRamp and Jira REST API and data handling
  • Mentored System Admins in automation and best practices
  • Provided creative innovation and insight in internal DevOps meetings
  • Assisted in outlining company best practices for various technologies and tools
  • Created and updated thorough documentation for deployments and automations
  • Designed high-level architectural diagrams for all projects
  • Moderated DevOps and Agile/Scrum Slack channels

DevOps Intern

Virtual Service Operations{:target="_blank"}, 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
  • Adhered to GitHub security best practices such as SSH authentication and GPG commit signing
  • 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{:target="_blank"}, 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

Operations Field Worker

Christendom College, Front Royal, Virginia: August 2018 - December 2019

  • Assisted manager in completing work orders
  • Ensured quality of work and craftsmanship
  • Maintained inventory and cleanliness

Baristo

Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop, Front Royal, VA: January 2019 - December 2019

  • Assisted the manager with daily tasks
  • Assisted in mentoring and training new staff members
  • Provided superior customer service; maintained cleanliness; managed inventory

Summer Camp Counselor

Camp Friedlander{:target="_blank"}, Loveland, OH: June 2014 - August 2014

  • Taught valuable skills to young campers using a variety of teaching methods
  • Maintained camp cleanliness and ensure smooth operation
  • Served as an excellent example of enthusiasm and cheerfulness to campers

Education

Certifications

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B.A., Theology

Christendom College{:target="_blank"}, 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

  • 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

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