Resume

Professional Summary

Senior Technical Architect and DevOps Leader with 20+ years of experience specializing in highly-available, scalable, and secure enterprise infrastructure. Expertise spans multi-cloud environments (Azure/AWS), PaaS container orchestrators, CI/CD implementation, and comprehensive governance across the SDLC. Proven ability to operate as a thought leader, drive large-scale modernization efforts, and bridge strategic business goals (MBA) with complex technical execution.

Core Competencies

Cloud & Infrastructure

Multi-Cloud (AWS, Azure)
Docker/Kubernetes Containerization
Windows Server
Linux
Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS)

DevOps & Automation

Azure DevOps (SME)
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Bicep, AWS SDK)
CI/CD Pipeline Design & Templating
Python, Bash

Security & Compliance

SDLC Security (SonarQube/Burp)
GitHub Advanced Security
OAuth & Identity Management
Cloud Security (Azure/AWS)
Security Best Practices & Governance

Technologies & Development

.NET Core / C# Development
TypeScript
RDBMS (MS SQL Server, Oracle)
NoSQL (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB)
System Integration & API Lifecycle

Leadership & Strategy

Software & Platform Architecture
Technical Leadership & Mentoring
Project & Program Management (MBA)

Certifications

Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-104)
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification (AZ-900)

Professional Experience

SAIF – Salem, OR

Architect & Project Lead

November 2021 – Present

Architect and Project Lead for the foundational Integration Platform, leading architecture decisions and implementation of a highly-available, scalable three-tier API architecture (Experience, Process, and System APIs). Built this enterprise-grade infrastructure using modern Microsoft technologies (Aspire, .NET, Typespec, and Kiota).
Technical Leader for Cloud Adoption Strategy (Azure), establishing enterprise governance, opinionated SDLC, security best practices, and strategic tool selection for large-scale custom development migration.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Thought Leader for Azure DevOps, designing and implementing reusable, standardized CI/CD templates and methodologies, establishing enterprise best practices that significantly increased organizational DevOps maturity.
Managed strategic vendor relationships and evaluated platform solutions including Terraform Cloud (IBM), WireMock Cloud, Roadie, and GitHub, providing technical assessment, negotiation guidance, and integration strategy to support organizational goals.
Drove organizational adoption of GitHub Copilot, establishing thought leadership in AI-assisted development practices and mentoring teams on emerging technologies for enhanced productivity.
Provided consulting and mentoring across the organization on multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS), Infrastructure-as-Code practices (Terraform), network security, and secure application design.

State of Oregon – Oregon Health Authority - Salem, OR

DevOps Architect

June 2020 – November 2021

Served as Sole DevOps Architect (only DevOps Architect within state) as Subject Matter Expert for Azure DevOps practices supporting 300+ developers and 15,000+ employees.
Key team member driving cloud adoption strategy across the organization, contributing to strategic planning and implementation of enterprise cloud migration initiatives to Azure for on-premises applications and workflows.
Architected and enforced DevSecOps standards and best practices, designing and implementing mandatory integration of SonarQube and Burp Suite into CI/CD pipeline for enterprise-wide vulnerability management and security compliance.
Designed enterprise CI/CD templates and best practices for deploying to Azure, establishing standardized methodologies that promoted reusable assets and organizational scaling.
Developed and executed multi-year DevOps roadmap establishing enterprise standardization, sunsetting legacy tools and introducing modern tooling that filled project delivery gaps.
Conducted DevOps Assessment in partnership with Microsoft, providing strategic recommendations to drive organizational DevOps maturity and process improvements.
Mentored and consulted with internal development teams and partners on leveraging modern DevOps tools and practices to deliver customer value and ensure operational excellence.
Established and led internal knowledge sharing community, organizing DevOps best practices meetup group to promote cross-team collaboration and organizational learning.

RentU.com, LLC (DBA Bookbyte) - Salem, OR

Director of Technology / Engineering Manager / Database Administrator

April 2014 – June 2020

Director of Technology (March 2018 – June 2020): Architected and directed technology operations including Data Warehouse, Reporting Infrastructure, and IT Department. Subject matter expert on enterprise software and data architecture, establishing reusable design patterns and frameworks for organizational scaling.
Strategic technology leader driving business value by translating executive vision into enterprise technical solutions. Established technology roadmap aligned with business strategy and managed enterprise operations budget.
Led and mentored engineering and IT teams, establishing collaborative culture and developing technical talent through hiring, training, and performance management.
Engineering Manager (December 2015 – March 2018): Architected organizational shift from monolithic to API-driven microservices architecture, establishing standards and best practices for System Integration across development teams.
Led adoption of microservices and Agile methodology, increasing development velocity and operational visibility while building high-performing engineering team from the ground up.
Technical Lead on strategic warehouse optimization project, designing and implementing scanner-based system processing 800-1000 items/hour, improving fulfillment efficiency and time-to-market.
Database Administrator (April 2014 – December 2015): Architected and led enterprise cloud migration to AWS, implementing high-availability infrastructure that improved system uptime from 95% to 99%.
Architected AWS infrastructure including multi-site networking (Portland/Salem offices and Amazon VPCs) and became organizational SME for AWS cloud platform.
Designed and implemented high-availability database architecture, migrating MSSQL to clustered environment with OLTP/OLAP separation, achieving enterprise-grade performance and reliability.

Anchorage School District (ASD)

Database Analyst / Programmer Analyst / Programmer

May 2003 – April 2014 (11 Years)

Functioned as Technical Lead for large-scale implementations; managed and maintained over 200+ mission-critical databases spread across 30+ servers.
Designed and executed complex MS SQL Server upgrade plans across multiple versions (2000 to 2012), including the implementation of High Availability solutions.

Food Services of America

Network Administrator

May 2001 – May 2003

Administered Windows NT/2000 domain and managed network equipment for 7 distributed locations, showcasing early proficiency in enterprise-level infrastructure management and network design.

Education

Western Governors University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology

January 2025 – July 2025

Achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA.

University of Alaska at Anchorage

Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems

May 2004

Coursework focused on Management, Server Administration, Database Administration, Network Administration, and C#/.NET Development.