From technical support and systems analysis to DevOps engineering…
Explore My SkillsFrom technical support and systems analysis to DevOps engineering - leveraging 15+ years of troubleshooting expertise to build robust CI/CD pipelines and automated solutions. Currently maintaining critical infrastructure for US DoD environments while continuously expanding my DevOps toolkit.
Explore My SkillsDocker, Kubernetes, container orchestration and microservices architecture
AWS, Azure, GCP - Infrastructure as Code and cloud-native solutions
Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, automated testing and deployment
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, observability and performance monitoring
Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, infrastructure automation
DevSecOps, security scanning, compliance automation, vulnerability management
Built a minimal, multi-stage Docker image serving a static HTML/CSS site via Nginx. Scanned with Trivy for HIGH/CRITICAL CVEs. Final image size: ~22 MB.
Built a two-stage GitHub Actions workflow that lints Python code with Flake8 and runs pytest on every push/PR. Fails fast on style or test errors, ensuring code quality before merge.
Provisioned a custom AWS VPC with public and private subnets, Internet Gateway, route table associations, and a Security Group—all defined in Terraform.
Demonstrated full lifecycle management using terraform destroy.
Built extensive technical expertise starting with Network Security certification and progressing through technical support, systems analysis, and database management roles across healthcare, retail, and telecommunications.
Completed Associate of Science in Enterprise Development at Tulsa Community College, formalizing technical knowledge and business application skills.
At L3Harris Technologies, began installing DevOps tools including Docker, Python, VS Code, and Visual Studio. Managed Active Directory and gained exposure to development environments.
Completed Nucamp Coding Bootcamp focusing on Python Backend Development. Gained programming skills to complement technical infrastructure knowledge while working at L3Harris.
Earned CompTIA A+, Security+, and SecurityX certifications, establishing strong cybersecurity foundations essential for DevOps work in government environments. Applied knowledge through project management at DSN Software.
Transitioned to full DevOps role maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for US DoD environments. Writing Bash automation scripts and ensuring compliance with government cybersecurity policies.
Leveraging CompTIA A+, Security+, and SecurityX certifications to implement secure DevOps practices for defense environments. Specializing in security-first automation and compliance for DoD customers.
Developed and deployed a multi-stage Docker image serving a static HTML/CSS site via Nginx on AWS EC2. Integrated Trivy scans for HIGH/CRITICAL CVEs before publishing. Live demo.