Aleksei Makhotin

Experience

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  Novline LLC

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2016

  Mechanical Engineer

  Engineering tasks: • Car parts selective 3D scanning (structured light scanner Artec, laser scanner UNIscan, FARO Arm measurement system)• Car accessories development (wheel arc protection, mudflaps, floor mats)• Production equipment development (for thermal vacuum forming technology)• Control measurement device development• Design documentation development (Solidworks + Blankworks, Autocad, Coreldraw)• Working on APQP, DFMEA, PPAP• A new part trial installation, approvalRegular tasks:• Working with a customer: a control sample approval, technical solutions for a customer’s claims)• Sales department consulting• Test organization (ISO 17025, outsource, scheduling)Achievements:• More than 20 successfully developed parts including parts for Nissan, Mitsubishi, Ford – implemented in a serial production• Developed and implemented a new product group – car radiator protecting sheath, got a patent• Calculated and confirmed experimentally the exact shrinkage coefficient for a forming process (reduced designing inaccuracies and hence reduced an average amount of trial installations)• Developed and implemented instructions for fasteners incoming control procedure (reduced risks)• Developed and implemented regulations for a new part manufacturing preparation (in accordance with ISO TS 16949) Show less

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  Can Touch LLC

  Mar 2016 - May 2017

  Lead Engineer

  Global tasks (accomplished):• Production flow control system elaboration and implementation• Available technologies and materials database developmentRegular tasks:• Working with outsource production facilities and suppliers• New outsource agents searching and involving • Quality control department and logistics department supervision• Sales department consultingEngineering tasks:• Customer’s part reverse engineering (Artec scanner)• Hull products designing in accordance with a customer’s technical requirements (Fusion 360, Solidworks)• Model’s strength analysis (FEA)• 3D models preparation for 3D printing (Kisslicer, Cura, Slic3r, Simplify3D, Meshmixer)• Direct working with a 3D printer (FDM technology) Show less

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  SST Group

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Engineer

  Engineering tasks:• Customer’s technical requirements analysis, confirming feasibility • Technical proposals creation, approval• Thermal calculations (Elcut, MathCad)• Design documentation development (Solidworks, Autocad)• Prototypes assembling• Test programs development• Tests conducting, reports preparationAchievements (developed products):• Concrete heating mat (small-scale production)• Diesel engine oil heater, submersible (assembled prototype, functional)• Diesel engine fuel pipe heater (assembled prototype, functional)Another achievement:• Implemented in the production semi-automatic welding technology of thin films (Forsthoff FORPLAST-P device) Show less

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  Rightware

  Jun 2021 - now

  TL;DR• CI/CD: GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, cloud (AWS EC2), on-prem (PCs, device farm, Android emulators), Docker, Hashicorp Vault• IaC: Ansible, Terraform, Dockerfiles, custom• Monitoring: Prometheus, AWS (CloudWatch), Grafana, Slack (alerting)• Auxiliary: MySQL, apache2, flask, nginx, Robot Framework• Spoken languages: Python, Groovy, bash, powershell, cmd• Team work: Scrum, Jira• Implemented Jenkins shared libs to enhance pipeline creation, fostering code reuse and efficiency for developers• Created diverse build automation pipelines for both auxiliary utilities/services and core products, optimizing development workflows• Led the transition from using AMIs to Docker containers in build automation, improving scalability and resource utilization• Established an annual build infrastructure planning practice, ensuring long-term efficiency and resource allocation• Successfully reduced EC2-related costs by 10%, concurrently improving resource utilization and shortening build durations• Implemented mapping of AWS billing information and build metrics, facilitating data-driven decision-making for enhanced efficiency• Organized team processes, including device farm management (adding/removing devices) and handling hardware and support requests, streamlining workflows for increased productivity Show less • Enhanced resource allocation with a Jenkins sanitization utility, automating resolution of suspended or stuck build nodes for optimized performance• Resolved disc space issues on dynamic AWS build nodes by developing a dedicated Jenkins automation solution, ensuring smooth operation• Implemented real-time metric visualizations using Grafana, integrating multiple data sources (Prometheus, MySQL, CloudWatch) to monitor PR builds, success rates, build times, AWS node health, and more• Elevated documentation standards for tools and systems, introducing multi-level visualizations to simplify onboarding, encourage better architecture design, and enhance team awareness• Executed typical infrastructure tasks, including creating new AMIs, configuring on-prem build nodes with Ansible, and refining Terraform AWS launch templates Show less • Developed and deployed a Flask web application for device farm management, enabling nmap scans, displaying results, highlighting missing devices, and providing reboot functionality through RPDU• Engineered a Python Dash utility to scan target computers using ncdu, gathering disk space usage information, and generating an interactive sunburst report for enhanced visibility• Conducted a proof-of-concept by creating a Windows Docker container with comprehensive tooling, demonstrating its capability to build the company's core product efficiently Show less

  • DevOps Engineer

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Junior DevOps Engineer

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Summer Intern

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021