RESUME OF KEVIN LOPEZ

ad2763@r.postjobfree.com • Seattle, WA

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:

** ***** ** ***** ********** in Systems, Cloud and DevOps support of corporate environments

* ***** ** *********e in DevOps Software Engineering / Build & Release, SDLC roles in Windows environments involving test-driven development, software release and build management, software configuration management, and QA testing, supporting multiple products with frequent product releases and regular maintenance updates

5 years of Azure Cloud Administration & Support

1 year of AWS Administration & Support

18+ years of Microsoft Systems Administration, Engineering and Windows Application support CERTIFICATIONS

CompTIA A+ certification

ITIL v3 Foundations (IT Service Management)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Windows Servers 2016 / 2019, MS Office 2016/ Office365, MS SCCM, MS Active Directory/Group Policy (GPO), Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Slack, Azure DevOps, LaunchDarkly, Octopus, SQL Server, IIS, Git / Github, Chef, New Relic, Jira, Confluence, Notion Bitbucket, YAML, AzureCLI, Powershell, Visual Studio Pro / Code, Mac / Linux NEW TECHNOLOGY EXPOSURES & RECENT PROJECTS (2023)

Automation using GitHub Actions: Learning and utilizing GitHub Actions to streamline CI/CD pipelines and automate software development workflows.

Automation with Python CDK / Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR): Successfully researched, conducted proof-of- concept, configured, deployed, and implemented shared Amazon ECR. Utilized Python CDK for seamless creation, deployment and replication of the registry.

AWS VPC Routing & Authorization: Creating AWS VPC routes and administering authorization rules to ensure secure network communication; managing AWS group permissions for effective access control. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Company Confidential Sep2021 – Present

DevOps Engineer Sherman Oaks, CA

Manage provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and support for standard and non-standard tech stack (Cloud and On-Prem) in public and internal web applications. Help streamline build/release process through automation and CI/CD implementation for an entertainment AI company. Additionally, provided corporate AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure support.

Built out organization’s first dedicated Stage environment for custom web application, separating Production and Stage servers. Includes firewall rules, security lists / groups, IIS web servers, SQL DB servers, monitoring and alerting (New Relic, PagerDuty, Zabbix) and security apps.

Configuration Management & automation via Chef cookbooks to maintain environments and system configurations / pipeline deployment via Bitbucket, YAML pipelines / BitBucket Windows Runner technology to deploy ASP.NET MVC code for web apps.

Implemented and managed Duo Mobile solution to enhance organizational security. Provisioned, configured, and tested Proof-of-Concept as well as Azure cloud resources, Windows servers, and applications. Conducted onboarding sessions with tech teams for successful deployment.

Promote improvements in configuration management, provisioning, software deployment and vulnerability identification by designing, building, and maintaining tools to automate operational processes.

Support all Engineering and Infrastructure team activities in Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, Incident Management, Release Management, Monitoring and Infrastructure provisioning.

Production monitoring and implementation including synthetic, real user, application performance, system, log, time- series, and dashboarding via New Relic / Pagerduty.

Ecosystem: Windows Server 2019, AWS, Microsoft Azure stack, SQL Server, IIS, Git / Github, Chef, New Relic, Pagerduty, Jira, Confluence, Notion, Bitbucket, YAML pipelines, AzureCLI, Powershell, Visual Studio, Mac / OSX / Linux Abbott Labs Sep2020 – Sept2021

DevOps Engineer Kansas City, MO

Maintain infrastructure and deploy web / intranet applications and microservices for multi-national, Fortune500 medical devices and healthcare company using Azure DevOps.

Create, Configure and Maintain Azure DevOps pipelines: CI/CD pipelines (Azure Artifacts, Azure / GitHub Repos and Azure Pipelines), YAML / Classic pipelines with approvals and gates, AzureDevOps Administration, work items forms / templates management, TFS branch merging, changeset reviews (feature, team, development, hotfix and release branches)

Create, Customize and Import work items into Azure Boards; Organize workloads into sprints; Azure DevOps Administration (user accounts / permissions, role-based access, Azure Boards definition and customization)

Conduct daily dev team standups to ensure features move through monthly SDLC cycle in timely fashion (from sprint to Production release).

Ecosystem: Windows Server 2016/2019, Azure DevOps, SQL Server, VMWare, SQLCompare, LaunchDarkly feature flag management, IIS, Git, TFS, Mirth HL7 Engine

American Multi-Media Cinemas (AMC Theatres) Apr 2018 – May 2021 Application Administrator III Overland Park, KS

SDLC deployments in DevOps ecosystem via continuous deployment and workload orchestration with automation focus for the world's largest movie exhibition tech company. DevOps Engineer role using Automic, Octopus and New Relic.

Managed CA Automic Workload Automation/UC4 and Microsoft Biztalk for deploying and maintaining various applications such as corporate, intranet, Biztalk, API, mobile, film, and web apps. Handled IIS Systems Administration, release management, and deployments, including patching and ensuring system availability in both production and non- production environments.

Provided comprehensive DevOps support, including Incident Management, Server/Application monitoring, code/script reviews, performance issue troubleshooting, and 24/7 Level 3 support. Collaborated with Development, ETL, API, Database, Security, QA/UAT, Business Analyst, and Project Manager teams to understand requirements and translate design specifications into automated solutions.

Reduced deployment time (code release to deployment) by 30% using PowerShell to automate. Milbank Manufacturing Kansas City, MO

Help Desk Supervisor Aug 2015 – Apr 2018

Help Desk Engineer Jan 2012 – Aug 2015

As Help Desk Supervisor: Oversaw and developed Help Desk and Desktop Support business units while also supporting and developing company network and enterprise operations for family-owned sustainable power-distribution manufacturing company. Played a key role in the vision for the IT team, encompassing strategy/planning, acquisition/deployment and operations. Supported 4 manufacturing plants and 3 distribution centers spread across 4 states. Manufacturing environment; Reports to Director of IT.

Designed, tested, and implemented initial DevOps environment using GitHub, TeamCity, and Azure DevOps Server. Improved automated build/release processes for reliable software delivery to test and production environments. Managed CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments.

Managed on-prem and Azure cloud infrastructures (Windows Server Administration, IIS administration, Network Administration, Incident Management and Apple MDM and Support), including on-prem to cloud migrations.

Managed SQL databases, test environments, and software changes for documentation updates. Developed and executed test scenarios, generated simulated transactional data, and reported results. Provided support to project testers and end-users.

Provided expert technical guidance and design review to C-Level Executives, Sales, Engineering, HR, and Finance teams. Supported Management, Plant Managers, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, and other project teams during large migrations.

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