Staff DevOps Engineer at Live Oak Bank
September 2022 - Present
- Build internal tools and workflows that improve developer experience and software delivery across multiple teams.
- Architect CI/CD pipelines optimizing deployment speed and reliability.
- Developed open-source Terraform provider and Go API client for third-party integrations.
- Built release orchestration tool in Go that significantly improved release safety and automation.
- Established observability and monitoring for scalable CI/CD processes.
Key technology:
AWS, CI/CD, DataDog, Devcontainers, Docker, GitLab, GitOps, Go, Golang, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Platform Engineering, Python, Shell, Terraform, Traefik
Lead DevSecOps Engineer at Ventera, Inc (US Geological Survey)
June 2022 - April 2023
- Contracted to USGS Water Resources Mission Area to modernize critical water data services.
- Built AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for serverless Python applications and static websites.
- Automated security checks and code analysis in CI/CD pipelines, streamlining compliance for development teams.
Key technology:
AWS, CloudFormation, GitLab, Python
Lead DevOps Engineer at Apogee Engineering, LLC (US Geological Survey)
September 2015 - May 2022
- Managed architecture and infrastructure for dozens of USGS products, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Led migration of hundreds of projects from legacy CI/CD systems to GitLab, improving efficiency and developer experience.
- Deployed configuration management at scale using Puppet and Ansible across hundreds of Linux systems.
- Migrated dozens of applications from on-premise to AWS with Docker, enabling flexible and scalable deployments.
- Mentored teams in DevOps practices and empowered them to manage their own infrastructure with Docker, AWS, and Terraform.
Key technology:
AWS, CI/CD, GitLab, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Platform Engineering, GitOps, Puppet, Python, Nginx, Traefik
Professional Services Engineer at Puppet Inc.
September 2013 - April 2015
- Delivered consulting and training on Puppet and DevOps practices to enterprise clients, tailoring solutions to unique needs.
- Created reusable Puppet modules and tools to streamline automation.
- Earned high marks for customer engagement and technical problem-solving across diverse client base.
Key technology:
Puppet, Linux, Ruby, Git, Shell
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator at Douglas School District
January 2010 - September 2013
- Managed Linux/Unix infrastructure and server operations for K-12 environment.
- Implemented system automation and monitoring solutions.
- Provided technical support and maintained network services.
Key technology:
Linux, Unix, Puppet, Nginx, MySQL, KVM, PHP
