TL;DR
I have always been interested in understanding how things work, challenging assumptions, and finding better ways to solve problems. That mindset has taken me from running a server rack in my dorm room while completing my master's degree to working on infrastructure, automation, observability, platform engineering, and architecture initiatives in enterprise environments. I am particularly interested in reliability, standardization, and building scalable solutions that make technology easier to operate and support. Outside of work, I spend my time on personal technology projects, horticulture, cycling, and reading.
Education
Master of Science, Central Michigan University
3.91 GPA, Accelerated Master's Program
Bachelor of Science, Central Michigan University
3.98 GPA, Summa Cum Laude, Double major in Information Technology and Computer Science with minor in Math
Experience
Infrastructure Developer, Auto-Owners
Served as a key contributor to enterprise OpenShift platform operations, architecture, and production support, leading the migration of 170+ applications across 10+ engineering teams to a GitOps-based CI/CD platform while driving standardization, governance, and engineering best practices across the organization.
Site Reliability Engineer Intern, Comerica Bank
Led observability and automation initiatives across 5,000+ servers, standardizing monitoring, logging, and alerting practices while developing API-driven workflows supporting 25,000+ deployment records to improve consistency, reduce operational overhead, and advance enterprise observability modernization.
Student Technician, Central Michigan
Provided technical support for 1,000+ devices and 300+ faculty members, troubleshooting hardware, software, and infrastructure issues while maintaining reliable technology services across campus.
Vice President, SEDS RSO
Co-founded and led a 20+ member aerospace engineering organization, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to design, build, and test rocket systems while fostering hands-on engineering experience and technical leadership.
Technology
OpenShift
Built and operated applications on enterprise OpenShift platforms, supporting production workloads, application migrations, platform governance, and architecture initiatives. Through participation in platform steering groups and day-to-day operations, I have developed expertise in Kubernetes-based platforms, container orchestration, and large-scale application modernization.
Experience: 7 / 10
Containers; Docker, CRI-O, containerd
Containers fundamentally changed how software is delivered and operated. From running Docker in my home lab to supporting CRI-O on OpenShift and experimenting with containerd across different environments, I have worked extensively with containerized workloads, image lifecycle management, and the technologies that power modern cloud-native platforms.
Experience: 7 / 10
Argo
GitOps quickly became one of my favorite approaches to platform engineering. I have used Argo CD to manage application deployments, improve configuration consistency, and enable reproducible infrastructure and application management through declarative workflows.
Experience: 5 / 10
Ansible
Ansible has been a core component of both my professional work and personal projects. I use it to automate server provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure standardization across Linux and Windows environments.
Experience: 9 / 10
Terraform
Terraform introduced me to managing infrastructure through APIs and code. I have used it to provision and manage cloud resources, SaaS integrations, and supporting infrastructure while applying software engineering practices to infrastructure management.
Experience: 4 / 10
Linux; RHEL and Ubuntu
Linux has been the foundation of nearly every platform I have worked with. Whether supporting enterprise Red Hat environments, managing Ubuntu systems in my home lab, or deploying containerized workloads, I am comfortable administering, troubleshooting, and automating Linux-based systems.
Experience: 9 / 10
Observability; Splunk, Dynatrace, Instana, Grafana
Observability has been a major focus throughout my career. I have designed monitoring and logging solutions, led observability standardization efforts, and used tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Instana, Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki to improve platform reliability, troubleshooting, and operational visibility.
Experience: 8 / 10
CI/CD
Building reliable software delivery platforms has become a major focus of my career. I have worked extensively with GitOps, Tekton, Argo CD, GitHub Actions, and enterprise OpenShift platforms to automate application delivery, standardize deployment practices, and enable engineering teams to move software from development to production efficiently and consistently.
Experience: 8 / 10
Programming
Python
Python has been my primary programming language for automation, data engineering, machine learning, and infrastructure tooling. I have used it to build API integrations, observability workflows, ETL pipelines, automation utilities, and machine learning systems ranging from personal projects to enterprise-scale initiatives.
Experience: 9 / 10
Machine Learning; TensorFlow, Keras, Pandas
My graduate studies introduced me to large-scale machine learning workflows using TensorFlow, Keras, and Python. Through projects involving weather prediction and MLOps pipelines, I gained experience in model training, hyperparameter tuning, data processing, experiment tracking, and production-oriented machine learning workflows.
Experience: 6 / 10
React
React enables the development of responsive, data-driven web applications with reusable components and modern development practices. I have used React and Next.js to build personal projects, dashboards, and web applications while gaining experience with frontend architecture, APIs, authentication, and state management.
Experience: 7 / 10
JavaScript and TypeScript
While much of my professional work centers on infrastructure and platform engineering, JavaScript and TypeScript have allowed me to build the applications and tooling that sit on top of those platforms. From React and Next.js applications to APIs, dashboards, and automation utilities, I have used them to bridge software development and platform operations.
Experience: 8 / 10
