Carissa White

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About me
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at US Bank
Education
- Marquette University
  2012 - 2017
  Bachelor's Degree Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Computer Science, & Human Resources 3.9/4.0
  Activities and Societies: Marquette University Bands, Alpha Omega Epsilon, Pep Band, Wind Ensemble, Marquette University Student Government Street Team, Society of Women Engineers, Pi Mu Epsilon, Order of Omega, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Sigma Nu, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Association for Computing Machinery, Rho Lambda Graduated Summa Cum Laude in the top 1.5% of undergraduates • 2017 Outstanding Computer Science Senior Award Recipient • 2016 Coleman Foundation Outstanding Senior in Entrepreneurship Award Recipient• 2016-2017 President of the Marquette University Bands• 2017 Spirit of the Marquette Bands Award Recipient
- University of Antwerp
  2014 - 2014
  International Business
  A summer study abroad program in partnership with Marquette University's College of Business Administration. Coursework focused on European Union Economics and Omni-Channel Retailing.
Experience
- Dental Health Products, Inc.
  Jun 2007 - Aug 2012
  Marketing Assistant
  • Enhanced customer relations through mailings• Finalized a total of 30 credit card expense reports
- Marquette University
  Apr 2014 - Apr 2017
  Managed funds of approximately $3,000 and assisted in new member recruiting and initiation planning Managed and balanced funds of approximately $8,000 and distributed stipend checks for approximately 100 musicians
  - President - Marquette University Bands
    Apr 2016 - Apr 2017
  - Secretary/Treasurer - Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society
    Apr 2015 - Apr 2017
  - President - Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honor Society
    Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
  - Treasurer - Pi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics Honor Society
    Dec 2014 - Apr 2016
  - Treasurer - Marquette University Bands
    Apr 2014 - Apr 2016
- Dental Health Products, Inc.
  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
  Administrative Assistant
  • Used Epicor database software to update 1,500 customers’ information• Improved business-to-business communication at the National Sales Meeting • Interacted with 40 vendors and became educated on the dental industry
- Kohl's
  Jun 2015 - Oct 2021
  - Develop Infrastructure-as-Code utilizing Ansible and HashiCorp Terraform for Google Cloud Platform and Kafka GitOps- Provide the Kafka Platform-as-a-Service offering by provisioning, managing, and supporting 15+ Confluent Kafka clusters in production- Develop Java Spring Boot applications and deploy them via Kubernetes and Docker images- Automate repetitive tasks such as patching, provisioning, and implementing Kafka ACLs and topics via Jenkins and GitLab Continuous Integration and Deployment- Integrate pipelines with HashiCorp Vault in order to acquire secrets for Kafka ACLs- Provide application developers with 24/7 support for Kafka Platform-as-a-Service, HashiCorp Consul, Netflix's Lemur, Apache Zookeeper, and Apache ActiveMQ- Write standard use and technical documentation for both the internal team and application developers to increasing understanding of products, procedures, and troubleshooting- As the Intern Events Committee Lead, created a summer-long journey focused on the Objectives Goals Strategies Measures (OGSM) framework resulting in final growth board presentation- Mentored 3 interns and trained countless peers and new hires in GitLab CI/CD, DevOps and Automation practices, and Kubernetes Show less - Primarily developed in Python, Groovy, Java, and Bash for DevOps automation- Created image-based product offerings from open-source technologies such as Kafka, ActiveMQ, HashiCorp Consul, and Wildfly- Developed Infrastructure-as-Code for GCP and vSphere via HashiCorp Terraform and Ansible- Managed and supported internal SSL certificates on the Lemur platform and lead the migration from Venafi to Lemur- Developed OpenShift deployment configuration files for certificate management jobs and REST services for MySQL server builds- Utilized HashiCorp Vault for secret storage and PKI endpoints Show less
  - Platform Engineer
    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
  - Software Engineer
    May 2019 - Oct 2021
  - Associate Software Engineer
    Jun 2017 - May 2019
  - Software Engineering Support Tech
    Sept 2016 - May 2017
  - Software Engineering Intern
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
  - Brand Representative
    Aug 2015 - May 2016
  - IT Programmer Analyst Intern
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
- Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority
  Nov 2015 - May 2016
  Membership Educator
  Spring 2016 Membership Educator of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Omega Epsilon, located at Marquette University
- U.S. Bank
  Oct 2021 - now
  Officer title: Assistant Vice PresidentAzure Cloud Engineering - Specializing in cloud computing within Azure and GCP- Streamline and develop DevOps processes in Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps- Develop Azure terraform modules that adhere to requirements and security standards
  - Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
    Sept 2022 - now
  - Senior Software Engineer
    Oct 2021 - Sept 2022
Licenses & Certifications
- Agile Software Development: Pair and Mob Programming
  LinkedIn
  Dec 2020
  View certificate
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Bronze Shield Award U.S. Bank Aug 2023 Bronze Shield Award Criteria- Works within role but with extra effort and initiative- Exceeds expectations- Work has positive impact on customers and/or team- Demonstrates a commitment to our core values
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Summa Cum Laude - May 2017
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Outstanding Computer Science Senior Award Marquette University Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Apr 2017 Awarded to a graduating senior based on academic performance, passion for computer science, and faculty recommendation.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  William J. Geisheker Award Marquette University Bands Apr 2017 "Spirit of the Marquette Band" Award presented to the graduating senior who exhibits the ideals of loyalty, dedication, musicianship, fraternity, respect, and love.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Coleman Foundation Outstanding Senior Award in Entrepreneurship Marquette University College of Business Administration Apr 2016
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Rho Lambda Honor Society Marquette National Panhellenic Council Nov 2015 Rho Lambda is the National Sorority Leadership Recognition Society for women in Greek Life.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Holmes Entrepreneurship Academic Scholarship Marquette University College of Business Administration Jun 2015
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Alpha Sigma Nu - Jesuit Honor Society Marquette University Apr 2015 Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, recognizes those students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty and service; it is one of the highest honors awarded on a Jesuit campus, as only students ranking in the top 15% of their class are eligible, and no more than 4% of the junior and senior classes of each member institution may be nominated.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Upsilon Pi Epsilon - Wisconsin Beta Chapter, Computer Science Honor Society Marquette University Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Apr 2015 Secretary/TreasurerUpsilon Pi Epsilon is Marquette University's International Computer Science & Engineering Honor Society. UPE has received endorsements from the two largest professional computing organizations in the world, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS). The Marquette chapter of UPE was chartered in 2001 and inducts qualified students from the computer science and computer engineering majors.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Beta Gamma Sigma - Marquette University Chapter Marquette University College of Business Administration 2015 Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate program accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Order of Omega - Rho Gamma Chapter Fraternity & Sorority Leadership Honor Society Dec 2014 Vice PresidentMembers are selected from the top 3% of each institution's students who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, involvement within their respective organization and within the Fraternity/Sorority, campus, and local community.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Pi Mu Epsilon - Wisconsin Alpha Chapter National Mathematics Honor Society Nov 2014 PresidentPi Mu Epsilon is an honor society whose purpose is the promotion and recognition of scholarly activity in the mathematical sciences.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Joseph F. Bauschek Computer Science Academic Scholarship Marquette University Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Nov 2013
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Sanimax Scholarship Sanimax, Inc. May 2013
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Rookie of the Year Marquette University Bands Apr 2013 Rookie of the Year is an award given to the freshman band member who is viewed as an important asset to the band program. This award is voted by peers and given by the Marquette Band Officer Corps.
- Awarded to Carissa White
  LCpl Dean Opicka Memorial Scholarship LCpl Dean Opicka Memorial Foundation May 2012
- Awarded to Carissa White
  Dean's List Marquette University College of Business Administration Fall 2012 - May 2017
Volunteer Experience
- Lector
  Issued by St. Killian Parish on Mar 2011
  Associated with Carissa White
- Code Crew
  Issued by Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast on May 2015
  Associated with Carissa White
- Programming Competition Judge
  Issued by Association for Computing Machinery on Apr 2015
  Associated with Carissa White