SUMMARY:

Motivated, personable I.T. professional with a successful track record of successful projects. Talent for quickly understanding and troubleshooting complex business processes and solving problems. Familiar with hardware and software requirements needed to build cost effective business solutions. Proficient in managing projects and personnel when dealing with implementing new systems and technology.

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

MS - SQL; MYSQL; PowerShell & Groovy scripting; Network Design; Network Security; Common Design Patterns; Agile development methodology using Azure DevOps; C# VB.Net; Objective C; Confidential Servers; Confidential Azure Cloud services & architecture

Familiar with Insurance, Legal, Manufacturing, Retail Back office and Medical processes; Familiar with Accounting, Financial and Legal based client operations; DevOps deployment using Jenkins and Azure DevOps pipeline and repos. Experience building .msi, nuget and npm packages.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Principal Infrastructure Engineer/DevOps/Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Worked with .Net Core and .Net Framework C# applications to move them into a fully automated provisioning and deployment system. Meta-Automation project.
• Debugged .Net Core C# applications to build and run in Kubernetes and Linux docker containers. .Net Framework applications on VMs in Confidential ’s private cloud.
• Updated and maintained jobs to build and deploy docker images in a centralized container registry.
• Integrated code scanning with Veracode and SonarQube.
• Moved .Net applications from GitLab and TFS to Github repositories.
• Wrote custom scripts in Groovy, Python and PowerShell.
• Worked with Ansible to deploy VMs in Confidential ’s private cloud.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

DevOps/Product Engineering/Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Major contributor to DevOps community of practice.
• Created presentations to expand and promote a DevOps centric culture.
• Helped with the initial transition from a datacenter infrastructure to the Azure Cloud.
• Maintained and developed CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins using PowerShell and Groovy.
• Responsible for maintaining the build process for a .Net Framework based Plugin for Confidential Office.
• Integrated Gitlab and svn repos with Jenkins.
• Integrated Veracode, Blackduck and Rapid7 scans into CI/CD Pipeline.
• Developed scripts to identify cost savings within the Azure environment, cut costs by 30%.
• Created scripts to gauge and reduce VM usage.
• Developed Logic Apps to create custom reports and collect performance information.
• Created Jobs to deploy to multiple environments for automated performance, UI and QA testing.
• Used Logic Apps, Runbooks, workspace analytics, and Hybrid Workers to collect information from VMs.
• Created new projects, pipelines and repos in Azure DevOps for new product lines.
• Automated VM creation via ARM templates, DSC and PowerShell.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

DevOps/Product Engineering/Architecture

Responsibilities:

• DevOps was the first team to implement Agile using TFS to track sprints. Epics, Stories and tasks.
• Scripted and automated builds and deployments using C#, VB.Net, PowerShell, and SQL stored procedures with Confidential Release Manager, VSTS.
• Implemented SOA for new project development.
• Worked on POC for deploying new projects using Kubernetes, Docker, Azure AKS and AWS..
• Responsible for improving and automating deployment of Confidential ’s multiple products into various test environments IAAS & PAAS, including On-site, Cloud and Datacenter.
• Created and maintained custom installation packages for various Confidential products.
• Worked on improving the daily and weekly release build cycles and improving testing and error detection. Also implemented CI/CD for developer triggered builds.
• Responsible for troubleshooting coding and environmental issues, including file system and SQL database problems.

Confidential, CT

Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Qualified and Participated in Confidential ’s BizSpark program to help customers move to Confidential ’s cloud-based Azure and Office 365 platform.

Confidential, Glastonbury, CT

IT Architect

Responsibilities:

• Replaced on-premise Confidential Server 2003 running Exchange, SharePoint, AD and File Shares to Office 365 architecture.

Confidential, Middletown, CT

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Contracted to assist on a data integration project to integrate two backend Retail Management Systems.
• Primarily worked on C# programs to move and translate large amounts of data between various systems.
• Made sure that all data was secure and in compliance with PCI standards.
• Used Confidential ’s Visual Studio 2012 to create both desktop WPF and web based ASP.NET, MVC applications.
• Worked on stored procedures in both Sybase and Confidential SQL Server to improve performance of daily operations. Used SSIS for ETL and SSAS for Business Analytics.
• Used various scripting languages such as vba and korn shell scripts to automate complex procedures.
• Designed scheduling template in Excel using OLAP Cubes store in Confidential SQL Server.

Confidential, CT

Developer/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Moved various Lawyer, Financial & Medical Offices from older internal Confidential Exchange infrastructures to the new Office 365 cloud-based soluti
• Put in place policies and procedures to securely Manage Local Area Networks, Servers and clients both in the cloud and on-site.
• Secure & Encrypt data to ensure compliance to HIPPA, PCI and other standards.
• Upgraded clients to newer SonicWall Security Appliances.

Mobile Application Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and wrote the Confidential mobile application, to assist people and businesses in learning about the new upcoming changes and benefits.
• This application includes a newsfeed with the latest articles related to Obamacare and information pages for businesses and individuals.

Confidential

Software Developer/Architect/Cloud Architect

Responsibilities:

• Redeveloped and re-architected a 12-year old eLearning system for training FAA and NASA and moved it to an ASP.Net, C#, MVC and SQL environment.
• Development: Confidential Visual Studio with C# Razor syntax and an MS-SQL backend, used Report Builder, SSIS, WCF, and deployed on Confidential ’s Cloud-based Azure services using MVC5 with Twitter Bootstrap.
• Further development uses Runbooks, Logic Apps and micro-services.

Confidential, Brooklyn, NY

IT Architect

Responsibilities:

• Helped code and manage the deployment of the new modules as they became available to the local and remote facilities.
• Helped diagnose issues with replication of both SQL data and file system based DFS between facilities. Created and managed a meshed SQL Deployment between 3 servers across the US.
• Architected a replacement for an aging Clarion 2.1 LPM Manufacturing system using a monolithic file system with a new Clarion 6.3 and Confidential SQL System. This system required DFS and SQL replication across 5 locations throughout the USA. Developed outward facing integration with company website for fabric images and order tracking.
• Development: Clarion 6.3, Handy Tools for easier SQL development, Confidential C#, SQL Server 2005, and Confidential DFS.
• Design and configure a new network infrastructure based on Confidential Server technology to replace an outdated Novell System in 3 locations.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential (Server Monitoring Alert System) was sold to Arbot

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed an in-house application to track event log entries and rank them in criticality.
• This information was then sent out via email and SMS to the customer’s technical contacts.
• Development: Confidential Visual Studio - C#, Confidential SQL 2005, ASP.