About

Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in infrastructure automation, monitoring, and enterprise systems. I specialize in Ansible automation, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stacks, and Windows Server infrastructure in high-performance environments.

DevOps & Automation

  • Ansible, Git/GitOps
  • CI/CD Pipelines, IaC
  • Container Orchestration

Monitoring & Observability

  • Prometheus, Grafana
  • Alertmanager, Splunk, SCOM
  • Windows/VMware Exporters

Infrastructure & Languages

  • Windows Server, VMware vSphere
  • PowerShell, Python, YAML
  • Active Directory, Hybrid Cloud

Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer

Enterprise Technology • Chicago Area • Current

  • Design and implement infrastructure automation and monitoring solutions
  • Architect enterprise monitoring stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, and custom exporters
  • Establish GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure as code
  • Automate server deployments and configurations using modern DevOps practices

DevOps & Infrastructure Expertise

Multiple Organizations • Chicago Area • Multiple Years

  • Led technical initiatives for enterprise infrastructure and automation projects
  • Built comprehensive automation workflows for Windows, Network, and Storage environments
  • Developed PowerShell automation frameworks and infrastructure management tools
  • Implemented monitoring and observability best practices across hybrid environments

Featured Projects

Enterprise Monitoring Stack

Architected comprehensive Prometheus/Grafana monitoring solution with custom exporters for Windows, VMware, and enterprise infrastructure.

Prometheus Grafana Alertmanager Windows Exporter

Infrastructure Automation

Implemented GitOps workflows and Ansible automation for Windows server deployments, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines.

Ansible GitOps PowerShell CI/CD

Professional Portfolio Platform

Dual-site architecture separating professional portfolio and entertainment content, deployed with AWS Amplify and modern web technologies.

AWS Amplify Responsive Design Performance Optimization Analytics

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