Expand adoption with strategic clients.

• Architected and delivered scalable, multi-tenant OpenShift (Kubernetes) platforms for enterprise clients, focusing on robust CI/CD integration, security hardening, and developer self-service capabilities.
• Led the design of a standardized “paved road” SDLC framework for clients, incorporating GitLab, ArgoCD, and automated testing to accelerate application delivery and improve code quality.
• Developed and promoted a go-to-market strategy for OpenShift Virtualization Migrations, enabling clients to modernize legacy workloads on a unified container platform.
• Mentored and led a team of consultants on a strategic platform buildout for a Fortune 500 client, ensuring project delivery aligned with key business drivers for AI/ML workload enablement.

• Engineered and automated the deployment of complex cloud infrastructure using ArgoCD and Tekton, reducing environment provisioning time by over 60%.
• Spearheaded the integration of Prometheus and Grafana into client platforms, providing deep observability into cluster health and application performance, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 25%.
• Designed and implemented comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and GitLab CI, enabling one-touch automation for application deployments to Kubernetes.

• Developed CI/CD pipelines for developing, rebasing, and deploying containerized application code for a key Department of Defense (DoD) software repository initiative.
• Automated software deployments and configuration management using Ansible, replacing legacy shell scripts and improving system reliability and consistency across all environments.
• Created automation to install and configure OpenShift Container Platform, aligning with specific enterprise security and networking requirements.
• Instructed client teams on DevOps principles, container technologies, and cloud-native operational processes.

• Implemented and managed the organization’s first container platforms using Docker and Kubernetes (OpenShift) to support new FAA-funded technology initiatives.
• Integrated Ansible into the team’s workflow, automating software deployments and configuration management, which reduced manual effort by over 50%.
• Enhanced system reliability and maintainability by consolidating and refactoring legacy Puppet modules.

• Administered a hybrid LDAP and Active Directory environment, securing user access and implementing best practices for identity and access management.
• Managed and automated patching for over 2000 RHEL servers using centralized tooling, ensuring 100% security compliance for critical infrastructure.
• Reduced system downtime by 30% by improving monitoring and establishing a streamlined incident management workflow between IT and customer support teams.