HopSkipDrive

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Summary of role

I joined the team as its first DevOps engineer.

At the time, there were no established processes for tracking work, and projects were often defined ad hoc. Everything was new, and the role came with many learning curves that ultimately helped shape a more efficient environment. As the first team member in this function, I needed to stay flexible and manage a wide range of tasks.Lead and contributed with several projects that enabled developers to deliver reliable and efficient products by building automated, scalable, and well-organized DevOps environments

Remote

Mar 2023 – 0ct 2025

The Mom Project

Manager of the DevOps team/Site Reliability Engineer

Summary of role

I was hired as an SRE responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Docker, and Terraform.

At the time, there were no established processes for tracking I contributed to creating GitHub Actions workflows for our repositories, implemented automated tests through scripting, containerized applications with Docker, and set up monitoring solutions using AWS CloudWatch and Logz.io. I also utilized version control best practices to maintain and evolve our codebase.
Later, I had the opportunity to step into a management role, leading a team of three full-time engineers and two additional engineers who temporarily supported the DevOps team for a specific project.

Remote

fEB 2022 – jan 2023

ActOn Software

Systems Engineer/DevOps Engineer

Summary of roles

I originally joined as a Systems Engineer with primary responsibilities that included managing SAN storage (NetApp), backups (Commvault), VMware environments, and overseeing CoLo systems across multiple data centers.

During this time, I developed strong expertise in AWS storage services, IAM, and security. I also worked extensively with configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible), version control (Git), and scripting languages (Bash, Python), maintaining a consistent focus on automation, integration, and operational excellence.I was later promoted to a DevOps role, where I focused on building development infrastructure, automating processes, and ensuring secure, reliable systems. In this position, I supported developers, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and delivered scalable platforms—ultimately leading a platform team centered on containerization and Kubernetes.

Portland,OR

oCT 2015 – MAY 2021

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