Technical Architect

• Nov 2021 - Present

DevOps Architect

• Jun 2020 - Oct 2021

Subject Matter Export for Azure DevOps supporting 300+ developers and 15k+ employees. Consult and partner with internal development on how to best leverage tools and DevOps practices to bring value to customers. Developed and Executed DevOps roadmap to align the organization on sunsetting legacy tools, filling tool gaps, and aligning with vendor roadmap. Developed DevOps Assessment partnering with Microsoft and give recommendations to developer units based on an assessment to improve their DevOps practices. Organize and run an internal meetup group for sharing DevOps best practices between groups within the organization. Show less

Director Of Technology

• Mar 2018 - Jun 2020

• Oversee Data Engineering, Engineering, and IT Department• Built Data Engineering team to develop Data Warehouse and Reporting Infrastructure• Subject matter expert on the architecture of software and data systems. Driving for the best cloudprovider and choosing the best architecture style for problem• Responsible for management, hiring, training, and evaluation of all technology staff• Oversee Budget and Expenditures• Manage technology projects from proof of concept to execution.• Member of the management team that creates and drives company strategy and roadmap.• Create technology roadmap with consideration for company strategy and roadmap• Work with the CEO to drive projects from ideas to a technical solution that bring business value• Key member in evaluating new technologies for business value. Show less

Engineering Manager

• Dec 2015 - Mar 2018

• Manage all development/infrastructure projects. Work with stakeholders to assess business requirements for smooth transition to developers.• Built a software development team from the ground up promoting collaboration and openness for a highly productive and fun team.• Supported move to agile development mythology, increasing visibility and flexibility of development staff.• Led transition from on premise email system to Office 365.• Decision Maker in move from old monolithic development style to an API driven developmentand moving to micro-services. This allowed development team to establish a standard, whichmade it easier for each person to contribute to each project• Technical Lead on project to streamline movement of books to Amazon FBA in the warehouse,this system used a scanner for all input and allowed us to process 800-1000 books a hour on six stations. This project got the books to the Amazon’s warehouses in less time, which allowed them to sell their books faster.• Technical lead on transition from Salem warehouse to 3PL processing facility. Show less

Database Administrator

• Apr 2014 - Dec 2015

Moved on premise SQL Servers to EC2 instances on AWS. The transition changed the downtime on SQL servers from 95% to 99%. This transition allowed the business to grow with more flexible infrastructure. Setup infrastructure on AWS for network setup. Go to person for AWS infrastructure.Setup network at a new location in Portland, created WAN that included Portland Office, Salem Office, and two Amazon VPC'sMigrated from two MSSQL servers to one cluster network that used AVG to split OLTP and OLAP tasks, so the transaction system would not be impacted by reporting. Show less

Database Analyst

• Aug 2008 - Apr 2014

Technical lead for large scale implementations, either in house or vendor products Lead of Web Development Team of over 80 plus applicationsManage over 200+ databases spread across 30+ serversDeveloped upgrade plans for MS SQL Servers and WebserversUpgraded environment from MS SQL server 2000 to 2005 to 2008 R2Implemented SQL server 2012 AVG for numerous district applications

Programmer/Analyst

• Mar 2006 - Aug 2008

Developed websites for teachers and Administrators, so they could view students state assessment test data on the intranetDeveloped websites for teachers to take attendance and send their data to legacy system(~3000 teachers and ~50000 students)Worked with users to develop data-driven applications on the Intranet and InternetAdministered IIS servers for all the webservers in the school district(~15)Worked on streamlining process to develop apps in Visual Studio with templates and build programs Show less

Programmer

• May 2003 - Mar 2006

Developed .net applications using C# with MS SQL database back endCreated Documentation to support developed applicationsMaintained legacy ASP applicationsMaintained source control system

Network Administrator

• May 2001 - May 2003

Administer Windows 2000 Domain Writing asp.net intranet pages to interface with Active Directory Developed windows applications for AD administration Managed phone system and network equipment Administered windows nt4 and 2000 domain for 7 locations Built and Set-up servers for enterprise use Developed ASP pages using ADSI Used visual basic program to create and modify users in AD Involved in purchasing & budget discussions for hardware and software Administered Windows NT 4 Domain Set-up and support client desktop machines Administer Lucent switch and voicemail Show less