Kevin Karwaski

Experience

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Systems Administrator

  Designed a custom multi-platform Help Desk call center computing environment using Gentoo Linux, VMWare, Windows and OSX. Administered and provisioned various web, file, print, chat, backup, and terminal services in a highly customized professional office environment. Mentored student consultants who were providing direct front-line support services and related tasks.

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  U.S. Forest Service

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Wildland Firefighter

  Member of 18 person Initial Attack Type 2 Hand Crew stationed in Lowman Ranger District. Work included fire line construction, hand line construction, mop-up operations, thinning, back burning, structure protection, hose lays, sprinkler installs, pump operations and fire line rehabilitation.Team responsibilities included maintenance and rehabilitation of all equipment, vehicles and tools; improving efficiency of truck supply inventory system; and creating process documentation and supply bin guides. Show less

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  Second Story Interactive Studios

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  IT Administrator

  Managed and developed IT systems for a high-producing interactive design studio. Implemented studio-wide solutions for security, data redundancy and rendering capabilities while providing user support for communication systems and hardware. Ensured high availability of locally hosted business critical systems and services and assisted teams who were engaged in remote client installs under tight deadlines

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  FixIT Solutions

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2011

  Principal / Founder

  Work in concert with small businesses and startups to provide technical direction, future growth planning, budgetary and scheduling needs for technical projects. Projects include provisioning and managing scalable web application frameworks; automating build, configuration and deployment processes with version controlled workflows; facilitating DNS, web hosting and email service provider setups and migrations; organizing backup strategies and disaster recovery planning; and performing on-site installations, evaluations and support. Clients include creative consultancies, software development agencies, and non-profit organizations. Show less

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  Fiksu

  Oct 2011 - Apr 2014

  Manager, Cloud Operations

  Managed a team of three providing infrastructure automation and operations support to development teams driving Fiksu's mobile event pipeline. Responsibilities included managing infrastructure configuration automation and application deployments with Chef; consulting with development teams on best practices, scalability planning and minimizing MTTR; fostering external vendor relationships and open communication channels among engineering teams; coordinating with engineering management, finance and business operations teams to ensure cloud infrastructure costs were within budget; and ensuring proactive project work and reactive issues were handled synchronously. Show less

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  Circle

  May 2014 - May 2019

  • Manager of Trading Infrastructure

    May 2018 - May 2019

  • Software Engineer

    May 2014 - May 2018
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  Rocket Insights

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

  Director of DevOps
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  Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2024

  Principal Architect
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  Radius

  Feb 2024 - now

  Head of Technical Operations