Elastic API Toolkit
Built a PowerShell toolkit for Elastic Cloud ingestion, Logstash backup, template controls, and onboarding workflows.
Saved dozens of hours and improved root-cause analysis with versioned configuration history.
Technical Engineer III | DevOps Platform Owner
Building stable delivery platforms, automation that lasts, and audit-ready operations.
15+ years improving release velocity and operational reliability across regulated enterprise environments. Specialized in Azure DevOps Server, Elastic automation, and compliance-focused infrastructure engineering.
Project Highlights
Strategic automation and resilient systems
Ansible Upgrade Framework
Engineered rollback-safe automation for Artifactory, Xray, Java JRE, GitLab, and Azure DevOps agents across environments.
Removed manual runbook noise and standardized change quality.
Release Governance
Directed build and release delivery in security-sensitive municipal and federal systems with predictable QA gating.
Ensured repeatable deployment outcomes across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.
Career Path
Experience designed around reliability and compliance
M&T Bank May 2017 - Aug 2025
Technical Engineer III / Software Engineer II / Software Engineer I
- Platform owner for Azure DevOps Server supporting over 1,000 developers and 1,000+ pipelines.
- Automated access recertification, audit evidence, and system operations via PowerShell and REST APIs.
- Led disaster recovery exercises across TFS/Azure DevOps, RPA, and Artifactory with InfoSec collaboration.
- Coached teams on Git branching, pipeline fundamentals, and troubleshooting standards.
Software Specialists (contracted to M&T Bank) Aug 2015 - May 2017
TFS Administrator
- Refactored permissions across 200+ team projects to align with enterprise controls.
- Automated template updates, audit response reporting, and policy enforcement checks.
HP Enterprise Services Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
Release Manager (Gov. Contract)
- Owned release coordination for federally regulated logistics systems.
- Automated release-readiness workflows using PowerShell integrated with TFS 2013.
AmCad (American Cadaster) Apr 2008 - Sep 2014
Senior Release Engineer / QA Analyst / Project Coordinator
- Advanced rapidly into release leadership for municipal court management systems.
- Built deployment pipelines with Jenkins, MSBuild, Automated Build Studio, and InstallShield.
- Delivered production go-lives and authored client-ready SQL deployment packs.
EBE Technologies 2005 - 2007
System Administrator
- Supported remote environments, user account workflows, and Tier 1-2 helpdesk operations.
Capability Matrix
Technical depth across platforms and operations
Automation
PowerShell (Advanced), Bash, Ansible, Python
DevOps
Azure DevOps Server (TFS), Jenkins, Git, Ansible Tower
Observability
Elastic Agent, Logstash, Kibana, Elastic API automation
ServiceNow / ITSM
CMDB, RFC process, triage coordination, runbook integration
Infrastructure
Azure, Oracle Cloud (OCI), Windows, RHEL Linux
Security & Compliance
Hardening, SSL/TLS, audit readiness, DR planning
Education
University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems (2005)