Summary
Cloud & DevOps Engineer with a strong foundation in automation, infrastructure provisioning, and data pipeline architecture. I specialize in deploying scalable AWS environments, automating reporting workflows, and optimizing system costs through Infrastructure as Code and scripting.
Proficient in building end-to-end data solutions—from EC2 orchestration and SQL query automation to Jenkins-managed reporting pipelines that scale across hundreds of stores. Trusted for my ability to turn manual tasks into maintainable systems that drive insights and save time.
Professional Experience
DevOps Engineer
Quilt Software, Remote | July 2024 – Present
- Cloud Infrastructure: Designed and maintained scalable AWS environments (EC2, S3, IAM), improving reliability and reducing provisioning time by 40%.
- Infrastructure as Code: Deployed and maintained Terraform and CloudFormation modules across dev and production environments.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Built Jenkins pipelines to automate data transformation and reporting across 750+ EC2 instances, improving reporting cadence and auditability.
- Cost Optimization: Reduced AWS spend by 20% through resource scheduling, gp2→gp3 conversions, and usage audits.
- Data Pipeline & SQL Automation:
- Developed Python scripts to extract DBF data from S3, convert to CSV, and summarize into SQL-ready tables.
- Wrote SQL queries to automate generation of sales, tender, and compliance reports.
- Implemented S3-based reporting logic using boto3, Pandas, and SQLite, reducing manual labor by over 75%.
- Orchestrated Jenkins jobs with retry, artifact upload, and Slack/Email notifications for reporting pipelines.
Systems Administrator & IT Support
Atlantic Systems Inc, Remote | March 2020 – July 2024
- Server Management: Managed Windows Server and Linux instances (XAMPP), handling backend and register infrastructure for liquor retail POS.
- Automation: Built PowerShell, batch, and VFP scripts for DBF reindexing, backup routines, and license validation using cipher50.fll.
- Installers & Deployments: Maintained and deployed custom install packages using Actual Installer Pro and ClickOnce.
- Database Tasks: Managed Visual FoxPro DBF workflows across stores, normalized SKUs, and automated exports for reporting pipelines.
- Backup Strategy: Established AWS Backup + lifecycle retention policies with logging and alerts for 5+ regional S3 buckets.
IT Specialist
Atlantic Systems Inc, Wall, NJ | Oct 2015 – March 2020
- Cloud Server Admin: Deployed and monitored AWS EC2 instances for over 100 customer stores running Spirits POS cloud infrastructure.
- Technical Support: Provided Tier 2 support and training for internal staff and retail store personnel across 6 states.
- Security: Hardened cloud instances, configured IAM policies, and implemented access auditing procedures.
- Monitoring: Set up scripts and dashboards to proactively detect system crashes, backup failures, and database drift.
Relevant Education and Training
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03), Teachable.com, 2022
- Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Course, Udemy.com, 2022
- Certified Solutions Architect Video Course, Tutorialsdojo.com, 2022
- AAS in Computer Science, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ, June 2023
Skills
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, CloudFormation, AWS Backup, STS, Cost Explorer)
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
- CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Batch scripting
- Data Engineering: Pandas, SQLite, boto3, Airbyte (S3 sync), CSV/DBF parsing, SQL joins/aggregations
- Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, log archival (S3)
- Containers & Systems: Docker, Windows Server, Ubuntu, XAMPP stack
- Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Visual FoxPro, CSV↔DBF↔SQLite transformation pipelines
- Security: IAM policies, least privilege, S3 bucket policies, VPC security groups
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
- Deployment: Actual Installer Pro, ClickOnce
- Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, technical documentation & internal training
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Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner – AWS Skill Builder
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) – Teachable.com
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Course – Udemy
Certified Solutions Architect Course – Tutorialsdojo.com