Senior Platform Engineer & DevOps Expert | AI/ML Systems, Infrastructure Automation & Cloud Platforms
With 15+ years of experience designing, deploying, and operating secure, scalable platforms across cloud, data, and AI-enabled systems. Deep background in DevOps, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and production reliability, with hands-on ownership of data pipelines and applied AI workflows. Regularly responsible for eliciting, writing, and fulfilling technical and operational requirements, translating business and product needs into durable platform capabilities that improve developer velocity, system reliability, and business outcomes.
Senior Platform Engineer & DevOps Expert with 15+ years experience in cloud, data, and AI-enabled systems
B.S. Electronics Engineering & Computer Science from DeVry University (summa cum laude) with expertise in AI/ML systems, software architecture, and advanced computing principles.
15+ years spanning enterprise technology firms, cybersecurity providers, oil & gas trading, SaaS startups, and critical infrastructure vendors across healthcare, finance, retail, and technology sectors.
Leading cross-functional teams using agile and waterfall methodologies, driving product strategy, and delivering secure, scalable solutions across diverse industry verticals and organizational challenges.
Comprehensive expertise across Platform Engineering, DevOps, AI/ML Systems, and Infrastructure Automation
Context Engineering, prompt chaining, Large Language/Diffusion/Speech Models, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI governance and ethics
SSO, MFA, IAM frameworks, penetration testing, zero-trust security, network segmentation, and enterprise hardening
CI/CD pipelines, containerization, cloud architecture, API design, ETL pipelines, and workflow optimization
Agile/Waterfall methodologies, product strategy, technical project management, requirements gathering, and cross-functional collaboration
AWS, Azure, Proxmox clusters, scalable infrastructure, serverless computing, and cloud-native architectures
Python, JavaScript, React, FastAPI, database design, API development, and modern web technologies
Enterprise solutions and technical implementations across diverse industries
Rebuilt and hardened compromised infrastructures after ransomware incidents, implementing zero-trust security, IAM/SSO/MFA, and robust network segmentation for enterprise clients across oil & gas, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Expanded product offerings through integration of six leading Point of Sale systems, increasing average ticket price by $0.44 through AI/ML-powered personalized recommendations based on weather, events, and customer history for QSR clients.
Spearheaded integration of TestRail API v3, expanding product capabilities and enhancing security and performance by implementing robust authentication and streamlined data handling, with accommodations for future SSO and Identity Provider initiatives.
Built custom ETL pipeline under heavy system, network, backend, and security restraints, delivering full turnkey data extraction, transformation, loading, and distribution capabilities for enterprise-scale data operations vital for for mission-critical reports.
Personal projects that showcase creativity, experimentation, and continuous learning
All-in-one multimedia and smart home hub built on Raspberry Pi 4. Features music/video casting, AI voice assistant, Home Assistant integration, retro gaming, streaming services, touchscreen LCD with detachable bookshelf speakers, and wireless charging station.
Offline-capable web app for evaluating and improving AI prompts. Features structured scoring across clarity, specificity, structure, and completeness with achievement system, leaderboards, and knowledge graph tracking. Built in vanilla JavaScript with all data stored locally.
React Native mobile app promoting active lifestyle through motion-triggered notifications. Features customizable reminder frequency, multiple motivational tones, streak tracking, and gamification. Privacy-focused with local data storage and no GPS tracking.
Mobile app that detects negative language used in excess at user-set limits and sends phone notifications to remind you to be positive. Promotes mental wellness through gentle behavioral nudges and positive language reinforcement.
AI-powered marketplace listing automation. Processes folders of product images using AI to generate descriptions, determines fair pricing based on user-defined thresholds, and automatically generates optimized sale ads for multiple online marketplaces.
Powerful clipboard history enhancement and macro storage hybrid. Seamlessly manages clipboard history with advanced search, categorization, and quick access to frequently used text snippets and macros.
Tired of copy/pasting screenshots to AI? GPT Feeder captures your image, loads your AI of choice, and automatically pastes the image into the chat so you can add your text prompt with zero extra clicks.
Enter a band, actor, writer, director, etc. It will use online databases to find similar bands, shows, movies, or complete works. It can also integrates with the *ARR suite of media library management tools.
Ready to build secure, scalable platforms? Let's discuss how we can work together.
I'm currently available for consulting projects, full-time opportunities, and collaboration on innovative technical solutions. Whether you need expertise in platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, data pipelines, AI-enabled systems, or cloud architecture, I'd love to explore how we can work together.