Jul 2021 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Mar 2018 – Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Burbank

• Provide architectural guidance for all applications comprised of Java, NodeJS, and Dotnet (Core) stacks.
• Build, deploy, run, secure, and monitor all applications using tools from the HashiCorp ecosystem.
• Oversee a platform of 45+ containerized applications running across multiple Kubernetes clusters on Amazon Web Services.
• Provide logging, metrics, and monitoring for a platform of containerized applications running on Kubernetes.
• Plan, design, and build standardized workflows used by the entire Studios division.

Dec 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• DevOps Engineer (12/2014-03/2018)
• Built production scale clusters on AWS using the HashiStack - Terraform, Consul, Nomad, and Vault.
• Deployed and maintained all AWS infrastructure using IaC.
• Design, configure, and maintain AWS services including VPC, Direct Connect, IAM, and Lambda across multiple regions while maximizing uptime.
• Migrated all critical front-end and backend services running on .NET/C#, NodeJS, and PHP with a MSSQL and Mongo database from on-premise to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Design, code, and maintain NodeJS REST APIs with a Swagger front-end running on AWS.

May 2013 – Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Plan, design, configure, and monitor a global network while maximizing uptime.
• Setup an MPLS backbone between 6 facilities running on a Juniper MX, EX, and SRX platform.
• Maintain, monitor and troubleshoot layer 1 through layer 7 issues while maximizing uptime.
• Helped plan and execute a relocation an Internet Egress datacenter for an entire company while maximizing uptime.
• Plan and execute topology changes worldwide for all business units while providing the best solution with the least impact to customers.
• Troubleshoot problems in the network worldwide while maximizing uptime and resolving issues as fast as possible.
• Configure, monitor and maintain worldwide transmission systems like Aspera and Signiant while providing the best solutions for ongoing issues.
• Work with the engineering teams worldwide comprising of 10+ sites to troubleshoot ongoing problems and provide the best solutions for a fast growing post production environment.

May 2010 – May 2013 · 3 yrs

• Oversee technology for all business units worldwide compiling of 5000+ employees
• Single handedly build/rebuild, configure, manage and maintain 2000+ end user computers running RHEL/Debian, OS X, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8.
• Install, configure, and rebuild all machines and applications as needed, while optimizing performance.
• Configured and maintained a Cinema 4D render farm running on Windows Server 2003 and a LM.
• Configured and maintained an XSAN running on an XRAID and an Xserve attached to a NB instance
• running on Solaris.
• Design, implement, manage and oversee complete technology merge of several companies and relocation to larger facilities.
• Single handedly helped build the backend Database systems for DL3 (Digital Assets Management System).
• Configure, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot three PBX's running VMMI.
• Helped migrating and consolidating 12 domains into 1 for 2000+ users.
• Configure and maintain all Aspera/Signiant (Transmission mechanisms) clusters running RHEL and
• openLDAP.
• Single handedly manage the virtual infrastructure of different business units worldwide by maximizing uptime and HA.
• Single handedly provisioned, managed, and maintained several NAS platforms running on Hitachi BlueArc EMC NS-G8, EMC NS-480 EMC NS-G8, and EMC Isilon.