Technical Skills
C/C++
Python
Bash
Git
AWS
GCP
Terraform
Ansible
Packer
GitLab CI/CD
QNX
Linux
IoT
Agile/Scrum
AI/ML
Professional Summary
Senior Platform and DevOps Engineer with a background spanning CI/CD infrastructure, cloud-native autoscaling systems, and embedded systems development. Focused on building reliable developer platforms at scale, with experience delivering measurable infrastructure improvements across large, distributed engineering organizations. Comfortable operating at the intersection of platform engineering, developer experience, and technical mentorship.
Experience
Senior Systems Engineer
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
February 2022 - Present
- Established efficient build pipelines supporting 1000+ jobs/day, automating software compilation, testing, and packaging
- Collaborated with global development teams to align infrastructure requirements with software development lifecycles, resulting in unified CI/CD framework across international teams
- Implemented GitLab Runner's Fleeting Plugin for Autoscaling QNX Build Environments with dynamic provisioning based on workload demand
- Optimized runner images saving 2 developer days per day of compute time (16 hours daily) by pre-baking tools into images
- Led GCP runner fleet right-sizing analysis across multiple fleets, identifying machine type and disk configuration changes that meaningfully reduced monthly infrastructure costs with no build time regression
- Mentored interns and early-career engineers, providing technical guidance and supporting onboarding into complex CI/CD and cloud infrastructure workflows
- Co-led international workshop in Ireland for cross-team knowledge sharing and process improvement
Systems Engineer
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
July 2019 - February 2022
- Developed semantic version tagging tool interacting with GitLab merge requests, improving version consistency and dependency management
- Implemented C/C++ applications on embedded Linux and QNX platforms for infotainment and telematics proof of concepts
- Successfully migrated Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) GitLab group from AWS to GCP, including 10 subgroups and 100+ projects
- Created tooling for QNX Hypervisor builds and flashing, integrated QNX BSPs, and built custom Linux kernels using Yocto
Systems Engineer
Measuretek (Callisto Integration)
March 2016 - July 2018
- Developed robust IoT solution for real-time field and irrigation monitoring, programming Campbell Scientific and Banner Engineering dataloggers
- Conducted on-site hardware installations across multiple agricultural sites, troubleshooting issues and minimizing downtime
- Automated hop drying process in kilns, controlling temperature, humidity, and airflow, reducing dry times by ~30%
- Programmed Banner Engineering wireless radios for soil moisture and weather monitoring stations
Education
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering Technology, Oregon Institute of Technology - 2016
Associate of Science in Computer Engineering Technology, Oregon Institute of Technology - 2016