Site Reliability Engineer

• - Own and continuously manage the optimization of DataDog implementation, serving as the expert on application observability and metrics.
• - Overhauled DataDog implementation, ensuring a seamless transition from server-based to Kubernetes/Helm-based monitoring.
• - Designed an effective alerting strategy for 30 microservices using composite monitors, enabling teams to receive actionable alerts and significantly improve service reliability.
• - Integrated DataDog with Microsoft Teams for centralized alerting, creating squad-based team channels for fast, efficient communication, increasing incident response times by 50%.
• - Reduced DataDog costs by 35% after migrating to Kubernetes by strategically reducing APM and DBM hosts, and implementing efficient logging and span retention strategies.
• - Automated testing and deployment pipelines, implementing CI testing for front-end and unit tests using various tools and frameworks.

Site Reliability Engineer II

• - Implemented robust application monitoring solutions using DataDog and CloudFront, reducing incident response time by 75%.
• - Designed comprehensive monitoring strategies for approximately 40 microservices, improving observability and actionable insights.
• - Collaborated cross-functionally to define and implement Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs), aligning monitoring efforts with business goals and enhancing service reliability.
• - Leveraged DataDog APM to trace and optimize database queries, enhancing database performance.

QA Automation Engineer

• - Streamlined end-to-end testing processes for developers, improving feature reliability and development efficiency.
• - Optimized Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline configuration, reducing build and deployment times through caching and dependency management.
• - Implemented parallelization and distributed testing, reducing overall test cycle time by 75%.

Built Onward Award

• - Recognized for exceptional work ethic and outstanding results, earning the Built Onward Award given to less than 10% of team members.

Python Core Package

• - Developed the foundational Python library for organizational projects, offering essential utilities and standardized configurations.
• - Included core modules for logging, configuration management, and common functionalities to ensure consistency and efficiency across applications.
• - Facilitated seamless integration and streamlined development within a microservice architecture.

Stack Templates

• - Created template repositories tailored for building microservice architecture stacks, allowing easy replacement with specific service names like auth, identity, or inspection.
• - Equipped with predefined configurations and deployment scripts to facilitate swift and efficient deployment to staging and development environments.
• - Streamlined the setup process for scalable and modular applications.

Kominsky Auth Platform

• - Developed a full-stack authentication platform featuring a React and TypeScript frontend alongside Python-based backend services.
• - Utilized Docker for containerization, and employed Terraform and Helm for infrastructure as code and Kubernetes deployments.
• - Established robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ensuring scalable, automated, and efficient deployment and maintenance processes.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Entrepreneurship

Achievements include Stephen Campbell Math & Computer Science Award (one award per year), Dean’s List Fall 2019 - Fall 2020. GPA: 3.76.