Experience

revology

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cloud Engineer and Automation Guru

  • 2023 - Present

  Iowa, United States



Circulo Health

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DevSecOps Engineer

  • Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

  United States



Involta

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Cloud Automation Engineer

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2022

  Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area Principle Engineer working to establish Involta’s Cloud Consulting and Cloud Managed Services. Focusing on AWS but applying cloud computing concepts across AWS, Azure, and GCP. In customer facing consulting work I’ve focused on teaching AWS Cloud Architecture and Infrastructure as Code (IasC), Terraform, Packer, CloudFormation, Python, and Ansible. Between client engagements I developed a serveless data analytics capability on GCP bringing data together from many sources, massaging it so it can… Show more Principle Engineer working to establish Involta’s Cloud Consulting and Cloud Managed Services. Focusing on AWS but applying cloud computing concepts across AWS, Azure, and GCP. In customer facing consulting work I’ve focused on teaching AWS Cloud Architecture and Infrastructure as Code (IasC), Terraform, Packer, CloudFormation, Python, and Ansible. Between client engagements I developed a serveless data analytics capability on GCP bringing data together from many sources, massaging it so it can be queried with BigQuery and presented to users via Data Studio. Show less



Stelligent

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DevOps Automation Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Remote DevOps consulting focused on automating AWS infrastructure applying software development discipline to modern cloud infrastructure. Working with clients to determine requirements and generate a plan for implementation. Implemented a AWS CodePipeline CI/CD factory generating pipelines for individual .Net microservices building, testing and deploying the services.



Aegon Global Technology

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Owner – Data Ecosystems

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States Leading a global team tasked with delivering a reusable data and analytics platform for use by global business units. Shaped a global DevOps Operating Model and Training Strategy. Lead deployments and training for business unit teams on how to deploy and utilize a common platform.

• Lead Cloud Automation Engineer

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2018

  Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area Infrastructure as code on AWS and Azure with Application deployment via Docker, AWS ECS and OpenShift. Mixed with Terraform, Packer and Puppet all utilizing CI/CD via Jenkins.

• Desktop Automation Engineer

  • Feb 2012 - Jul 2015

  Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area OS and Application deployments at scale for Windows (XP, 7,8,10) and OS X. Microsoft System Center(2007 & 2012) and JAMF Casper Suit Expert.



University of Iowa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Athletics IT Project Supervisor

  • Jun 2009 - Feb 2012

  • Assisted in creating new Helpdesk Supervisor position along with finding the right candidate and functionally supervising this position along with 4 student techs. • Leading development efforts on several internal and external Athletics websites and web based data driven applications. • Directed the adoption of JAMF Casper Suite for Mac OS X Management, along with Mobile Device Management of iOS devices. • Lead the implementation and adoption of iPads in Athletics including device… Show more • Assisted in creating new Helpdesk Supervisor position along with finding the right candidate and functionally supervising this position along with 4 student techs. • Leading development efforts on several internal and external Athletics websites and web based data driven applications. • Directed the adoption of JAMF Casper Suite for Mac OS X Management, along with Mobile Device Management of iOS devices. • Lead the implementation and adoption of iPads in Athletics including device setup, management, and configuration and App deployment. For department owned devices to ensure University, Departmental and NCAA policy compliance. • Continually monitor, educate and enforce compliance with HIPAA, PCI, FERPA, NCAA, University and Athletics Department Policies and Regulations. • Assisted in coordinating support for athletic events and after hour’s emergency on call support. • Lead Athletics Helpdesk team, supervising 2 to 3 students in troubleshooting technical issues for athletics staff and coaches. • Coordinated support during sporting events. Including support for live TV broadcast as well as support for streaming broadcasts via BigTen Network online. • Support of Daktronics based scoreboards, Video and Message Boards. Including setup of mobile video board, training new users across the department in use of Daktronics Software at various athletic venues. • Led Small group classes and one on one sessions in the use of common software, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Access and Excel along with Adobe Photoshop. • Lead Windows 7 Adoption Effort Researching Testing and Deploying to Athletics Systems.

• Athletics Department Computer Technician /Project Technician

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2009

  Assisted IT Director with implementation of various projects. Created a database and reports for the medical insurance coordinator. Aided staff in the use of technology and led small groups of staff members in MS Access, Photoshop and Web Site Creation classes. Setup, configure, and provide support for Windows and Mac based PC's. Setup, configure and secure temporary wired and wireless networks for Athletics Events. Provide support during sporting events, and after hour's… Show more Assisted IT Director with implementation of various projects. Created a database and reports for the medical insurance coordinator. Aided staff in the use of technology and led small groups of staff members in MS Access, Photoshop and Web Site Creation classes. Setup, configure, and provide support for Windows and Mac based PC's. Setup, configure and secure temporary wired and wireless networks for Athletics Events. Provide support during sporting events, and after hour's emergency on call support.



EyeBahn Interactive

• Assistant Web Designer

  • Apr 2001 - Sep 2003

  Helped create and implement designs for websites. Create, edit, and prepare graphics and photographs. Designed Flash Introductions for several sites.



Quality Home Care, Inc

• Systems Administrator

  • Jun 1998 - Jul 2001

  Designed and setup small office network. Implemented dialup remote access for offsite nurses. Trained and supervised staff in use of the computer systems.