Staff-Level DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer
Cloud automation • Reliability • Scalable systems • Software Engineering
I’m a results-driven DevOps and platform engineering leader with deep expertise in automating deployments, scaling infrastructure, and improving system reliability across cloud environments. My experience spans guiding teams, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and architecting high-performance solutions that support mission-critical applications. I’m passionate about bridging development and operations to build resilient, efficient, and secure systems that help organizations move faster with confidence.
Career Highlights
- 🚀 Deployed Kubernetes clusters at scale (EKS + Terraform + Helmfile), enabling zero-downtime migrations for core ShipStation/ShipEngine services.
- 🤖 Built ChatOps automation (Shippy bot) that let developers release PRs to production without DevOps intervention — slashing release wait times and improving team autonomy.
- 🔒 Defended against a multi-day credential-stuffing attack on ShipStation by deploying dynamic WAF rules + custom Python Lambda functions, protecting customer accounts and restoring platform stability.
- 📈 Cut deployment overhead by 80% by designing a universal build harness (Makefiles + containers + Helm) adopted across dozens of microservices.
- 💡 Reduced AWS costs and improved governance by creating reusable Terraform modules and IaC standards used across dozens of accounts in regulated environments.
