summary
i lead enterprise automation and container platforms, with more than two decades across infrastructure, cloud, kubernetes, sre, automation, and engineering management. i build reliable systems, automate what should be repeatable, and develop the people around the work.
experience
it manager, automation & container platforms
duke health technology solutions · nov 2024 – present
- —platform strategy and service ownership across kubernetes, automation, and developer experience
- —vendor and stakeholder management for enterprise platform roadmaps and lifecycle
- —incident and problem management with customer communication — not just tooling
- —architecture standards, security/governance integration, and customer onboarding documentation
senior cloud platform engineer
duke health technology solutions · oct 2022 – nov 2024
- —designed and implemented modular azure building blocks — reusable deployment components encoding standards, security, and governance
- —shifted teams from one-off cloud resources toward cloud infrastructure as a reusable platform product
- —automated azure compute gallery image pipelines aligned to security benchmarks
- —championed logging and monitoring standards through documentation, training, and advocacy
senior azure fasttrack engineer
microsoft · oct 2018 – oct 2022
- —forward-deployed pattern: own the path from customer intent to a running production architecture
- —poc discipline — validate early, fail cheaply, then harden for production
- —hybrid and enterprise architecture guidance under real customer constraints
- —production readiness as a first-class deliverable, not a handoff afterthought
lead enterprise infrastructure engineer, cloud & automation
metlife · jun 2016 – oct 2018
- —helped shape roadmaps for azure, aws, cloud services, and automation adoption
- —built automated deployment pipelines for iaas and paas, reducing manual provisioning
- —engineered azure security policies and secure enterprise cloud patterns
- —helped develop a secure, isolated framework for enterprise azure paas consumption
senior system administrator
acumen physician solutions · 2012 – 2016
- —architected and maintained a highly available microsoft hyper-v production environment
- —led physical-to-virtual migrations and windows server engineering
- —improved resource utilization and operational flexibility
- —built powershell automation and operational documentation for supportability
system administrator
ipas · 2009 – 2012
- —supported windows server, vmware, san/storage, and enterprise collaboration platforms
- —led office communications server implementation and sharepoint administration
- —trained end users and supported core infrastructure and communications services
- —developed the cross-stack troubleshooting instincts that still shape my work today
skills
platforms
kubernetes · openshift · aks · gitops · developer hub · ansible automation platform
cloud & automation
azure · aws · terraform · bicep · arm · ci/cd · powershell · python
reliability
sre · observability · slos · incident management · lifecycle management
leadership
engineering management · platform strategy · developer experience · stakeholder alignment
education & development
- —computer engineering studies, clemson university — four years, non-degree
- —certified scrummaster (csm)
- —cissp training