Professional Summary
Results-driven senior engineer with 25+ years in mission-critical systems, data architecture, ETL and cost-effective cloud solutions. Strong technical leadership, debugging & legacy migrations.
Technical Skills
Languages: Perl (Expert), Go, Python, JavaScript, Java, SQL
Cloud: AWS · GCP
Databases: PostgreSQL · MySQL · Oracle · SQLite · BigQuery · Redis
Other: AI/Prompt Engineering, ACID Systems, Data Architecture, Debugging, Git, SDLC, Agile, Red Hat, SCAP/STIGs
Certifications: McCabe Tools Engineer · GCP Professional Data Engineer (in progress)
Interpersonal Skills
- Team leadership
- Empathetic Listener and Fact based
- Dynamic Personality
Special Achievements
- At Verison Won Company Reconition for rapid Covid Response
- Leadership Awards
Interests and Hobbies
- Home-Style Cooking
- Historical Fiction
- Strategy Games
Professional Experience
Senior DevOps Engineer Sunbird Software Jul 2023 – Oct 2025
- Built Perl/Bash SCAP/STIG-compliant security software for military DCIM products
- Improved Perl/Python/Bash tooling – reduced deployment cycles significantly
- Modernized DCIM appliance platform (Rocky Linux / PostgreSQL)
Senior Consultant HookUpGlobal Jul 2022 – Jun 2023
- Created fast Golang + SQLite microservice framework
- Advised on architecture, migration & DR in GCP/AWS/hybrid environments
Principal Engineer – Application Development Verizon Wireless Dec 2019 – Jun 2022
- Led Perl/DB teams on 150M+ record subscriber reconciliation project
- Managed 15+ engineers; delivered complex projects on time & budget
- Migrated legacy Perl systems to Java Spring Boot / ReactJS
Senior Software Engineer (Contract) Turnitin Oct 2017 – Dec 2018
- Maintained legacy Perl, HTML, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL web applications for Turnitin Feedback Studio
- Resolved engineering service requests (ESRs)
- Developed secure, ACID-compliant Perl backend scripts
Earlier Career Highlights 1997–2017
- CVS to Perforce migration (Broadcom), custom Ticket/Build system (SonicWall)
- Architected secure DISA video teleconferencing system (AT&T)
- Developed PayPal batch transaction monitoring & multiple migrations
Education
University of Maryland Global Campus — Computer Science (2000–2002)
Catonsville Community College — Computer Science (1994–1997)