Hi, my name is

Paul.

I code things.

Professional with over 10+ years of experience in Systems Engineering & Architecture, DevOps Engineering, and Cloud Engineering with a proven track record of architecting, managing, and supporting complex services on-prem and in the cloud.

About Me

I am a Cloud Engineer with a passion for development. I have a background in computer science and physics. I am currently working as a Remote Cloud Engineer Lead the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Python
  • Go
  • Hugo
  • Ansible

Experience

Cloud Engineer Lead (Remote) - GaTech
Aug 2018 - present
I am currently working as a Remote Cloud Engineer Lead the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. I am currently working on getting our infrastructure CMMC certified.
Systems Engineer Contractor (Hybrid) - CDC
Nov 2016 - Aug 2018
Addressed management challenges of approximately 2000 Linux systems by utilizing custom Salt states, ensuring streamlined system management. Enhanced container management by deploying and managing Docker customer images and projects in OpenShift, improving project deployment and maintenance.
Systems Engineer - Epic
Apr 2012 - Nov 2016
Recommended and developed cost-effective device management solutions with JAMF, resulting in annual savings of $100,000.

Education

2017 - 2021
Master of Science in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
2009 - 2011
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Emory University
2007 - 2009
Associate of Arts
Oxford College of Emory University

Projects

Containerized Salt
Docker IaC SaltStack
Containerized Salt
A highly customizable, lightweight container for running salt infrastructure.
OVPNLogin
Docker OpenVPN
OVPNLogin
A simple OpenVPN auth-user-pass-verify program written in Go for use with a PostgreSQL database.
Salt Extras
Python SaltStack Postgres
Salt Extras
Extra python modules for salt to support using Postgresql as a caching backend.

Get in Touch

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