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Sep 2023 – Oct 2024 · Cube.Exchange — Open source Ansible Galaxy Collection enabling partners to launch self-hosted Cube Guardian instances with zero-touch provisioning of HashiCorp Vault clusters.
Oct 2021 – May 2023 · Figment.io — Automated deployment, configuration, and maintenance of 60+ blockchain networks across 13 cloud/COLO providers spanning 1,300+ servers with operational dashboards and standardized configuration models.
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 · Dell Technologies — Led deployment of Folding@Home distributed computing across Dell labs and partner infrastructure in support of COVID-19 research, coordinating with ABN AMRO through the Dell Dataistic partnership.
Oct 2019 – Oct 2021 · Dell Technologies — Open source Terraform provider for automated configuration and deployment of Dell servers via Redfish REST APIs, enabling infrastructure-as-code management of server hardware.
Dec 2017 – Oct 2018 · Verizon Connect — Innovation lab supporting ML, AI/computer vision, IoT, 3D printing, and embedded devices, resulting in patents and multiple business opportunities.
Mar 2016 – Oct 2018 · Verizon Connect — Multi-site Active-Active containerized internal cloud platform with eBGP Clos architecture, achieving 100% uptime over 1.5+ years and reducing deploy cycles from 30 days to 8 hours.
Jun 2014 – Mar 2016 · Verizon / OnCue — Infrastructure architecture supporting 1,000+ edge locations, 40+ POPs, and 20+ content data centers with 15+ Pbps throughput for go90 and FiOS IPTV, yielding $80M in cost savings.
Oct 2008 – Jan 2009 · Verizon — 3-tier distributed application for web server performance analytics across 28+ data centers, later upgraded with log searching for faster debugging and reduced MTTR.