CV

Education

• Data Science
  The University of Texas, Austin
• PhD in Petroleum Engineering
  University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
• Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing
  The University of Texas, Austin
• Master of Science in Geological Engineering
  University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Certifications

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified DevOps Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
• AWS Certified AI Practitioner Early Adopter (AIF-C01)

Past and Present Professional Experience

Data | Cloud | DevOps | SRE

Cloudcore Hub
February 2013 – Present

• Ensure reliability and uptime of cloud services to meet user needs.
• Conduct system design consulting, develop software platforms, perform capacity planning, and conduct launch reviews for new services.
• Monitor availability, latency, and system health using tools like Elastic Cloud ELK, Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, ensuring reliability, scalability, and efficient cloud migrations.

• Utilize Python for cloud-based applications, improving system integration and deployment processes.

• Drove cloud migration projects using Kubernetes and EKS, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery.
• Engaged in full stack development with Python and JavaScript, enhancing system functionality and user engagement.
• Managed container orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, and AKS to ensure deployment efficiency.
• Integrated Istio service mesh to enhance communication, security, and scalability of microservices.

• Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, reducing manual errors and deployment times.

• Pioneered ETL lifecycle using AWS Glue and EMR, improving data processing and security.
• Architected real-time data streaming using Apache Kafka and AWS Kinesis, ensuring accuracy in data flow.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning using reusable Terraform IaC modules.

• Established monitoring mechanisms with NewRelic, Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana, ensuring rapid response to performance issues.

• Developed comprehensive backup and recovery strategies, achieving a 100% recovery rate during failures.
• Optimized databases for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQL Server, enhancing retrieval times.
• Created web content and RESTful APIs using HTML, PHP, and Node.js, improving user engagement and API performance.

Skills

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP
• Automation & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform
• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab
• Programming Languages: Python, Java, NodeJS
• Monitoring & Logging: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Cloud ELK
• Databases: SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Service and Leadership

• Mentored junior engineers in cloud and DevOps practices.
• Currently signed in to multiple Slack teams to provide support and guidance.