Certifications

• CompTIA Security+

  SY0-701 · Jun 2026 – Jun 2029

Experience

1. Senior DevOps Architect

   Alaka'ina

   Jun 2026 – Sep 2026 · 4 months

   Senior DevOps Architect Alaka'ina Jun 2026 – Sep 2026 · 4 months (continued)

   Packaged and deployed our program with Zarf, including cluster bootstrap and application delivery. Supported an agentic LLM workflow across multiple models that helped users find documentation and understand the data they were accessing. The program also used OCR for context and classification markings, and included an ontology. Stood up K3s with Rancher for cluster lifecycle and workload management. Deployed Argo CD for GitOps continuous delivery of application and platform components. Provisioned Longhorn for distributed persistent storage across the cluster. Configured Traefik as the ingress and reverse-proxy layer for in-cluster services.

2. Senior DevOps Software Engineer

   NTESS — Sandia National Labs

   Oct 2018 – May 2026 · 7 years 8 months

   Senior DevOps Software Engineer NTESS — Sandia National Labs Oct 2018 – May 2026 · 7 years 8 months (continued)

   Used Terraform on Azure and built configuration files to deploy infrastructure as code. Created Ansible playbooks, templates, and tasks to automate configuration, software deployment, system updates, and upgrades via Ansible Tower. Assisted developers, cybersecurity, system administrators, and product owners with debugging, automation, and integration across existing infrastructure. Built Docker images from scratch, then updated, maintained, and managed containers for multiple programs. Set up and maintained Sonatype Nexus for customer OpenShift, Kubernetes, K3s, and Docker images. Migrated 40+ customer Kubernetes clusters to Red Hat OpenShift. Fully automated new environment setup tasks with Ansible. Authored Kubernetes Deployment, Service, and Secret manifests. Configured HAProxy and Nginx as reverse proxies so microservices could be reached as context paths. Built pipelines to automate deployments and operational tasks. Managed certificates on reverse proxies for secure client-to-endpoint communication. Containerized workloads and used Portainer to orchestrate Docker workspaces and containers.

3. Linux Server Admin

   The Kemtah Group, A Belcan Company

   Apr 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 year 6 months

   Linux Server Admin The Kemtah Group, A Belcan Company Apr 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 year 6 months (continued)

   Set up, configured, and maintained a Nexus image repository for multiple teams. Set up and configured licensing servers for corporate software authentication. Administered Active Directory, including GPO and OU changes. Provided setup and support for lab equipment controllers and precision workstations. Troubleshot and isolated network, application, and systems incidents and determined site impact.

4. Software Engineer

   Atomic Development

   Jan 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 year 3 months

   Software Engineer Atomic Development Jan 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 year 3 months (continued)
   Researched, designed, and implemented scalable applications for information identification, extraction, analysis, retrieval, and indexing. Designed UML models to guide projects to completion. Designed, developed, and documented REST APIs backed by MySQL. Participated in strategic technology planning. Implemented CSS and JavaScript to make web applications usable and visually consistent.

5. DevOps Software Engineer

   Wellbridge

   Apr 2009 – Dec 2015 · 6 years 8 months

   DevOps Software Engineer Wellbridge Apr 2009 – Dec 2015 · 6 years 8 months (continued)

   Created C++ modules to improve user interactions. Supported core network services including DNS, SFTP/FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL, SSH, TCP, UDP, TFTP, and DHCP. Used Python extensively to automate operational tasks. Migrated from Hyper-V to HPE SimpliVity hyperconverged infrastructure running ESXi in a stretched cluster over fiber. Installed, configured, and administered Linux systems, including backup and recovery methodologies. Stood up a new server rack running Oracle VM to replace Hyper-V servers.

6. Frontend Web Developer

   TEKsystems

   May 2007 – Apr 2009 · 1 year 11 months

   Frontend Web Developer TEKsystems May 2007 – Apr 2009 · 1 year 11 months (continued)
   Supported designers and application developers while resolving website performance issues. Expanded features, refined code, and improved processes to increase reliability and user engagement. Delivered responsive, cross-browser compatible, accessibility-compliant websites.