About
Engineering leader with deep experience building and operating cloud platforms that are reliable, scalable, and secure. I lead across infrastructure, platform engineering, observability, and operations to improve resilience, accelerate delivery, and help teams execute at a higher level.
My background spans AWS, Kubernetes, infrastructure modernization, and regulated environments. I am most effective in roles that require strong technical judgment, calm operational leadership, and the ability to turn platform investments into measurable engineering outcomes.
Focus Areas
- Engineering Leadership
- Platform Engineering
- Site Reliability Engineering
- AWS & Kubernetes
- Observability & Incident Management
- Security & Compliance
- Infrastructure Modernization
Career
Systems Engineering Leadership for AWS and Kubernetes Platforms
Lead a six-person systems engineering team responsible for POLITICO’s AWS production infrastructure and Kubernetes-based workloads. Drive infrastructure strategy and day-to-day execution across reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence in partnership with development, network engineering, and cybersecurity teams.
Reliability Engineering, Observability, Platform Tooling, and FedRAMP
Led Site Reliability Engineering for a growing cloud SaaS platform across AWS operations, observability, incident management, and engineering enablement. Built teams, processes, and tooling that improved platform reliability, supported product growth, and delivered FedRAMP-compliant environments on demanding timelines.
GoBalto / Oracle
Senior SRE
2018 - 2019
https://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressrelease/oracle-buys-gobalto-101718.html
Kubernetes Scale, Platform Reliability, and OCI Migration
Helped scale Kubernetes-based platforms and improve service resilience through stronger operational practices and technical leadership. Supported the Oracle acquisition by leading third-party code audits and helping transition infrastructure from AWS to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
First DevOps Hire for CI/CD, Infrastructure, and Operations Automation
Joined as the first DevOps engineer and scaled CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure to support rapid engineering growth. Built and improved backup, restore, high-availability, and configuration management systems that increased operational maturity.
Internal Platform Tooling, Hybrid Cloud Integration, and CI/CD
Built hybrid cloud capabilities integrating data center infrastructure with Azure and improved deployment reliability through stronger CI/CD systems. Led improvements to internal engineering platforms and tools that increased developer productivity and reduced operational friction.
Development Environments, Local Infrastructure, and Systems Integration
Led post-acquisition systems integration work and improved internal infrastructure to support more consistent operations across offices and teams.
Network Engineering, SMB Infrastructure, and Client Delivery
Managed SMB network environments and delivered communication and infrastructure solutions for clients, while providing on-site technical support.