Senior Cloud Developer
Career Experience
Hyland Software
Cloud Engineer 4
August 2021 to current
Aug 2021 to current
Designed and implemented secure multi-tenant applications across a distributed multi-cloud architecture,
leading a team of eight developers; achieved an impressive cost reduction in flagship product deployment
processes,
optimizing cloud costs by more than 80% in test environments.
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies; facilitated monthly
retrospectives resulting in actionable insights addressing top inefficiencies impacting team
productivity.
- Designed and deployed infrastructure as code deployment solutions that resulted in significantly lower
deployment costs; achieved assessment of key areas for enhancement leading to decreased solution
deployment time by 60%.
- Fostered team-focused environment for achieving positive development project outcomes, centered on
ownership of container and automation technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and AWS
tooling (Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions, etc.)
- Reduced production environment deployment costs exceeding $40,000 per month by implementing a
streamlined CI/CD pipeline using Packer and Terraform Cloud to transition EC2 deployments from Microsoft
SQL Enterprise to AWS MSSQL Standard AMI across 35 environments.
- Completed 611 Immersive Labs cloud security exercises, showcasing strong commitment to ongoing education
which led to a measurable increase in technical skills across cloud infrastructure management and
automation tools.
Cerner Corporation
Lead Systems Engineer
December 2019 - August 2021
Dec 2019 - Aug 2021
Automated management of hosted client environments within a global cloud ecosystem, enhancing system
security, integration and operational efficiency for over 17,000 clients and ensuring stringent
adherence to industry compliance standards across Active Directory infrastructures.
- Delivered targeted mentorship and guidance during process automation projects; empowered a team of six
colleagues through tailored code review which resulted in measurable improvements in deployment
accuracy.
- Recognized by attaining organization-wide performance award within six months of employment, recognized
for substantial contributions to team projects that increased system reliability and client satisfaction
across a global enterprise network.
- Spearheaded efforts to elevate organizational security knowledge while acting as Security Awareness
Ambassador, empowering colleagues with necessary skills resulting in zero reported password-related
breaches that year.
Selex ES Inc.
Systems Administrator
July 2015 - September 2019
Jul 2015 - Sep 2019
Deployed and managed comprehensive cloud infrastructure security and business applications, delivering
innovative solutions that ensured high availability and optimal performance while enhancing data
integrity across 200+ information systems through strict testing and compliance with industry standards
(PCI, HIPAA, etc.).
- Deployed and configured advanced solutions to enhance server, network and endpoint infrastructure
efficiency and resilience; focused on achieving a 50% reduction in system down-time across all
operational environments and dramatically faster incident response times.
- Facilitated planning workshops with stakeholders to conduct root cause analysis on recurring technical
issues; established best practices which led to an ongoing reduction of incident recurrence by
approximately 50% within six months.
- Secured yearly savings of approximately $11K by developing automation protocols for both network
monitoring and security solutions and $16K from migration of critical workloads to Azure, leading to
accelerated system reliability and increased IT security while minimizing manual intervention
requirements.
Perceptive
Software
Platform Operations Engineer
November 2010 - July 2015
Nov 2010 - Jul 2015
Sole administration resource for support of cloud engineering, network infrastructure and SaaS
applications. Expertise in resolving issues for hosted client solutions to ensure uninterrupted service
delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Executed database administration, maintenance, and process automation to optimize database performance
and streamline operations. Subject matter expert (SME) for all customer data backup and recovery.
- Acted as lead site reliability resource for global support teams located in Cebu, The Philippines, and
Budapest, Hungary.
- Supervised daily engagement with international stakeholders on urgent platform performance challenges;
facilitated discussions focused on identifying solutions that achieved quick and effective problem
resolutions within established SLAs.
Education
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Amazon Web Services (AWS), 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, Amazon Web Services (AWS), 2023
Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services (AWS), 2022
Certified Analyst, Recorded Future, 2022
