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* Summary
- Fluent in Go, Python, Bash, Perl, C, and Java
- 6+ years of experience in Kubernetes, Terraform and other DevOps tooling
- 8+ years of experience in implementing infrastructure as code in hybrid cloud environments, i.e., AWS and GCP
- 10+ years of experience in developing and administrating production infrastructure

* Work Experience
** Senior Devops Engineer, D-Wave Systems
*** Processor Development Software, D-Wave Systems
- Managed the development, maintenance, and operation of all quantum computers in the Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Canada, and North America
- Met targeted KPIs by porting legacy applications to kubernetes native applications and workloads
- Improved workload scheduling and end-user problem submission by deveoping a MVP kubernetes operator
*** Development Operations, D-Wave Systems
- Increase deploy frequency by ~50% from monthly to biweekly by implementing zero-downtime deployments with cicd best practices
- Provided a self-service platform for teams by designing and deploying bare-metal GPU clusters into production.
- Oversee a junior developer team and interns, including hiring and conducting interviews
** DevOps Engineer, Enterprise Container Management, SUSE Rancher - Remote (November 2021 - Present)
- Oversaw the release process as the primary release captain with 100% KPI success
- Operated production infrastructure across hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Equinix, and On-prem)
- Designed a suite of internal tools to unify team efforts and automate the release process
- Developed a SLSA Compliant CI/CD System
- Fostered a culture of safety around critical operations
** Software Developer, DevOps Department, Panel - Houston, TX (February 2020 - November 2021)
- Developed a containerized development environment that decreased onboarding time by over 90%
- Automated existing production deployments with GitLab CI/CD that increased deploy frequency from quarterly to daily/at will
- Captured metrics (DORA) in an ELK/Influx stack on multiple projects
- Created a reliable and repeatable process for delivering software efficiently by standardizing infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code principles
- Cultivated test driven developments for infrastructure to ensure developers' success in building robust, high-quality software
** Software Engineering Consultant, Ergosphere - Houston, TX (Jan 2017 - November 2021)
- Implemented company-wide security protocols and technologies
- Optimized clients' daily business transactions by developing and maintaining websites and by deploying highly reliable technology
- Decreased clients' operating costs by facilitating cloud migration to the cloud [AWS, DO, GCP, Azure]
** System Administrator, Acosta Insurance - Houston, TX (Aug 2018 - Jul 2019)
- Developed a Python program which automated data migration into a centralized platform to consolidate, structure, and organize data from over 20 partner carriers
- Assisted with the procurement process by preparing proposals and detailed budgets
- Digitized over 20+ years of paper records into a searchable, cloud-based office suite

* Publications
** Design Opportunities for Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking Devices." ASME 2018 International Design Engineering
Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 4: 23rd Design for
Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference, 2018
** "A Pilot Study on Introducing Continuous Integration and Delivery into Undergraduate Software Engineering
Courses", 2017 IEEE 30* Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T), 2017

* Education
- Associate degree in General Studies - Pensacola State College, May 2015
- Pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering - University of West Florida