Experience

• As a DevOps engineer for Meroxa I was mainly responsible for standing-up, management, and visibility of the cloud infrastructure. Skills Acquired: Kubernetes Administration Terraform Configuration/Administration AWS Administration CI/CD implementation Golang development Datadog Administration Linux system administration & scripting Helm packaging & administration Projects: Datadog Monitoring implementation Configured datadog Monitoring across our Production and staging environments Configured the datadog agents for each of our AWS ECS services Configured datadog agents on the AWS EKS services via helm deployment Configured logging and log processing for each microservice Configured custom kafka metrics to come into the Datadog platform via OpenMetrics/prometheus Terraform infrastructure management Managed Staging, production, and dev environments using terraform Created deployment modules for common resources across all environments Configured terraform cloud CI/CD integration with GitHub to run a plan before merge Oversaw version update migration for the AWS provider and any other submodules Responsible for workspace refactoring, streamlining/standardizing configurations to make deployments more deterministic incorporated the following platforms into terraform: prometheus, factory, AWS, github,, cloudflare, and datadog Meroxa Platform Deployments in Air-Gapped environments Employed the Replicated Platform to package and deploy the entire Meroxa platform on a bare metal system. Packaged the different microservices into helm charts for a better Kubernetes deployment experience Added logging and debugging tools for visibility and monitoring of customer's environment Tested deployments through instances through private subnets on AWS VPC Configured CI/CD so that acceptance testing ran against any new configurations before being released to customer channels Configured multiple Ingresses for different customer applications that would need access to the cluster Show less



• As an SDET for Meteorcomm I wrote acceptance tests for new features on the locomotive radios in development and performed failure analysis on older features no longer in good standing.



• - Refactored an existing test infrastructure using C#, the Selenium framework, and Jira’s bamboo continuous integration platform to reduce test execution time by 25% resulting in an increased visibility on site health and developer prdouctivity. - Created automated test solutions using C# and Selenium for new UI features such as a new single column layout format, GDRP conformant behavior when coming from a EU ip address, and user moderation functionality - Provided test support for all product releases across our web and mobile offerings.. Show less



• • Lead drafter of functional system schematics for the Main AC group • Perform system analysis of power feeders for safety and conformity. • Managed component level requirements in IBM DOORS: creation, verification, & approval



• - Implemented the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a particular focus on the CS foundational principles that make these languages work together. - Collaborated in teams to complete daily and weekly assignments with GitHub being our version control framework. -Incorporated agile development methodologies to track work done, and to decide which topics were higher priority.



• - Responded to internal/external request by creating and verifying reports that impacted Substation assets. - Compared parallel transformer banks to identify circulating current and to determine needed fault duty for protection equipment. - Identified discrepancies of facilities through the use of the Geographic Information System , operating diagrams, and base cases. - Updated California independent state operator databases as necessary to comply with North American Electric reliability Corporation standards. - Attended power transformer and load tap changer trainings Show less



• Explored areas for new product Development -Compiled multiple manufacturing processes for new product line- -Contacted vendors for pricing information and product demonstration -Presented findings to the engineering team -Gained some experience with the CAD software Rhino3D



• -Performed cost analysis of manufacturing process downtime on a specific line and identified avoidable causes of shutdown -Researched and suggested devices that could be used for a precautionary detection system (e.g. flow meters, pressure gauges, signaling devices) to reduce incidents of poor product quality due to issues with paint flow and pressure



• Investigated localization of sound in the human ear -Researched microphone arrays for future acoustic development -Designed, assembled, and experimented with a linear array in a lab setting to verify mathematical model - Created a diagram of a linear array using Comsol Multiphysics tool to improve visual aspects of a presentation to branch management regarding sound travel in a room - Used MatLab to input data that was gathered in lab set-up • Designed a voice communication dock that will be used in radiation testing Show less



• Wrote scripts in linux that were designed to track the trajectory of an aircraft in order to analyze flight data during testing.



• - Drain tested 2nd generation Apple iPod Touch to verify design playback claims - Tested iPod software against different OS platforms such as Windows 7, Snow Leopard, Vista, and Leopard to check for compatibility issues and possible bugs - Identified compatibility issue with Mini Cooper early in release cycle by reading online forums - Tracked findings in Excel, highlighted issues, provided data to manager and Desktop Integration team, and fielded follow-up questions about data