Experience

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  Niagara falls tourism

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2011

  Reservation manager

  • Book tours for attractions in Toronto and Niagara Falls• Communicate with external clients for advertisement space on website• Write daily articles to promote touring business on website

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  Loblaw companies limited

  Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

  Cashier

  • Handle exchange of money, bag groceries, and restock goods• Assist customers with purchases, inquiries, and disputes

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  Skiis & biikes

  Sept 2011 - Nov 2011

  Service mechanic

  • Tune, mount, and prepare skis and bikes utilizing a work order system• Receive, diagnose and return customer equipment in a timely manner

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  Hudson's bay company

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2011

  Holiday helper

  • Ensure clothing is at optimum stock levels throughout the store• Assist customers with directions to different products and facilities

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  Canada's wonderland

  May 2012 - Oct 2012

  Ride operator

  • Assume control for safe operation of rides for guests and employees• Load and unload guests in a safe and hospitable manner• Ensure compliance with governmental ride regulations

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  Seneca's centre for development of open technology (cdot)

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2016

  Linux system administrator

  • Develop libraries for aviation courses on edX online learning platform• Develop iOS early warning system for emergency responders• Implement Twisted Python network socket server and protocol• Develop GUI map editor for database modifications using Mapbox• Provision bare-metal IPMI systems under OpenStack control• Debug new versions of Pidora (Fedora Remix) on the Raspberry Pi• Improve network infrastructure and storage/battery backup system• Build specialized Fedora ARMv7 Cloud images for package builders• Automate rebuild of multiple source RPMs• Monitor and maintain storage capacity over the network• Automate repository closure to report package dependencies required• Collaborate on network backup of file servers and web servers• Facilitate Raspberry Pi workshops for teachers and children• Present at the Free Software and Open Source Symposium annually Show less

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  Oerp canada

  Mar 2016 - May 2017

  Linux system administrator

  • Write server preparation tasks using (R)?ex automation framework• Configure Unified Threat Management dedicated network firewalls• Create two-factor authentication page to eliminate brute force attacks• Implement encrypted incremental backups using Duplicity and Rsync• Automate FTPS/SSH jail access for developers via vsftpd/OpenSSH• Automate cloning of WordPress databases and filestores• Develop Odoo module for scheduling PostgreSQL duplication• Research NGINX and PHP-FPM optimizations for speed and security• Administer self-signed SAN, wildcard, and Let's Encrypt certificates• Develop shipment tracker and estimator for alohaaircargo.com• Migrate alohaaircargo.com from Drupal to WordPress• Investigate infrastructure downtime and communicate with clients• Monitor resources and web availability using Zabbix and netdata Show less

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  Seneca college

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

  Professor

  • Teach Linux, Open System Servers, and Web Programming Principles• Evaluate student progress and design, revise, and update courses

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  Arctiq

  Sept 2018 - Jul 2022

  Devops consultant

  • Lead, architect, and deliver services to several international clients• Architect and build Anthos clusters on VMware, AWS, and bare metal• Containerize Linux and Windows VMs using Migrate for Anthos• Develop Tekton pipelines with Google for Migrate for Anthos at scale• Utilize Anthos Config Management for GitOps-based configs/policies• Utilize Anthos Service Mesh (Istio) across clusters in various clouds• Maintain GKE (private), Shared VPCs, and IAM using Project Factory• Consult on using Kf for Cloud Foundry users to adopt declarative K8s• Integrate F5 BIG-IP LTM with Kubernetes using K8s controller• Manage VMware vSphere/vCenter and RHV for Kubernetes clusters• Evaluate cluster usage/allocation and prescribe ResourceQuota sizes• Create custom dashboards and alerts using Prometheus and Grafana• Provision/configure OpenShift using Ansible Tower Jobs/Workflows• Provision infra in GCP, AWS, and Azure using Terraform and Ansible• Leverage Azure DevOps Pipelines with GKE over Cloud Interconnect• Consult on Terraform Enterprise organizations, workers, and Sentinel• Leverage HashiCorp Vault for multi-cluster secrets management• Build and deploy apps using Argo, Cloud Build, Tekton, and Jenkins• Integrate Sysdig, Portworx, NetApp, Splunk, and Dynatrace with K8s• Consult on Content View best practices using Satellite with RHEL• Become a Certified Professional Cloud Architect and Data Engineer• Present at numerous workshops, partner events, and meetups• Assist with PM, scheduling, task delegation, pre-sales, and hiring Show less

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  Verticalscope inc.

  Jul 2022 - now

  Cloud platform security engineer