Experience
DevOps Engineer — Platform & Infrastructure
LinkLive.ai / Invictus Capital Partners · 2020 – Present
- Scaled AWS SaaS infrastructure from 9 to 31 production instance stacks while maintaining operational consistency, security controls, and audit requirements
- Operate AWS-based production infrastructure using Terraform and AWS Organizations across Dev / UAT / Prod environments
- Maintain containerized application platforms on hardened EC2 instances using Docker and automated deployment pipelines
- Lead incident response and production troubleshooting across infrastructure and application layers
- Investigated and validated an upstream Docker Engine runtime regression that reduced container file descriptor limits after Ubuntu 24.04 upgrades, engineered the fleet-wide remediation, and incorporated automated validation into the production upgrade standard
- Manage IAM/RBAC access controls, patching, OS hardening, and vulnerability remediation across AWS environments
- Support SOC2 and HITRUST audit requirements through system hardening, logging, and evidence collection
- Execute disaster recovery testing using AWS Backup, EC2 restoration, and full environment rebuild workflows
- Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 18% through EBS optimization and S3 lifecycle policies
Enterprise Systems Administrator
Jostens · 2019 – 2020
- Managed VMware and Windows Server infrastructure supporting enterprise systems
- Built and maintained CI/CD automation using Jenkins
- Performed system patching, upgrades, and maintenance across production environments
NOC II Technician
Atomic Data · 2017 – 2019
- Provided 24/7 monitoring and incident response for Linux, Windows, and VMware environments
- Supported SLA-driven production environments with operational troubleshooting and root cause investigation
Core Skills
Cloud: AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, SSM, AWS Organizations)
IaC: Terraform, Packer
Containers: Docker, ECR
CI/CD: GitHub Actions (OIDC), Jenkins
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
OS / Systems: Linux (Ubuntu), Windows Server, systemd
Networking: HAProxy, FortiGate, TCP/IP, VPN, reverse SSH tunneling
Security: IAM/RBAC, encryption, patching, SOC2/HITRUST compliance
Certifications
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (DevOps Professional in progress)
- CompTIA CySA+ · Security+ · Network+ · A+
Education
M.Ed., Human Resources Development · University of Minnesota · 2010
B.S., Applied Economics · University of Minnesota