Software Development Developer

Andy Pippin

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Goleta, California 93117 805-***-****

LEAD IT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR / DEVOPS / SOFTWARE DEVELOPER With over 30 Years Experience

Success Bringing High-Tech Solutions and Leadership to Challenging Start-Ups and Established Businesses – Increasing Productivity and Opportunities I am looking for an in-office position that can take advantage of my unique blend of professional experience ranging from Systems/Network/Database Administration and Software Development in a multitude of industries including network monitoring, medical equipment, education, financial, manufacturing, and software development.

RELATED COMPETENCIES

Security in the Software lifecycle (“SecDevOps”) • HIPAA / SOC2 / PCI compliance and audits Infrastructure Design / Enhancement / Automation • Enterprise Applications / Technology Evolution Virtualization / Containerization / Kubernetes • Training (All Levels) / Cross-Functional Support Systems Security / Data Protection • System Access Management / Daily Monitoring TECHNICAL SUMMARY

• Skills include: JenkinsCI, GitHub, GitLab Runner, Vagrant, VirtualBox, Linux, Macintosh, Windows, AWS Cloud Computing, Google Compute Platform, PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Puppet, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform

• 25+ years of experience supporting systems (focusing on virtualization and containerization, databases

(MySQL, PostgreSQL), and networks (both hardware devices and software services)

• 5 years development experience as a Java Developer with SE/EE and three-tier applications, web services, Content Management Systems, and Business Process Management

• Worked in a variety of business fields including Manufacturing, Software Development, Consulting, Education, Telecommunications, Financial, Medical equipment, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SELECTOR SOFTWARE, Santa Clara, CA (remote) 2022-2024 DEVOP ENGINEER

Work with European, Texas, and California teams to support Selector’s Network Monitoring software.

• Brought several customers from proof of concept, validation, to production.

• Helped developers develop, install, and customize Kubernetes to support the customer’s needs.

• Among other tasks, responsible for the software development infrastructure (build, test, deploy, deliver) LABELBOX, San Francisco, CA (remote) 2022 – 2022*

SR. DEVOP ENGINEER

Primarily worked on the “on-prem” version of the SAAS software that allows customers to efficiently label digital assets to provide training for AI/ML models.

• Worked on converting the collection of YAML files used to deploy by Env0 to using Helm charts.

• Ported on-prem product from GCP to AWS.

* Company laid off 20% of their workforce due to the economic downturn in 2022. Andy Pippin

AXIOM LAW, Belleview, WA (remote) 2021 – 2022

SR. DEVOP ENGINEER

Provided 24/7 support of the internal software product that supported the main business function. Also supported the developer pipeline from commit to deployment.

• Performed a “forklift” upgrade of EKS cluster from 1.16 to 1.20.

• Support the internal NodeJS/Java stack used by the company to match clients and customers.

• Used GitLab to release all software to a “branch specific environment” to allow better testing before release

ARTHREX CALIFORNIA TECHNOLOGY, Santa Barbara, CA 2017 – 2021 SR. DEVOP ENGINEER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Primary task is to bring new products into the SAAS model, as well as continue to maintain and support our legacy Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for all software products.

• Creating/maintaining Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for embedded Linux, Windows, and cloud native apps.

• Learning AWS services and deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, Puppet, and Terraform for EC2.

• Assist Global IT in installation, validation, and maintenance of new VMWare/Nutanix on-premise cluster.

• Provide user support for Software Development teams. PAYJUNCTION, Santa Barbara, CA 2013 – 2017

SYSOP/DEVOP/SECURITY NINJA

Maintain and support multiple production datacenters using various configuration management tools as a force multiplier. Ensure that all events in the system are performed with security as the primary goal.

• Building well-tested Puppet modules with Beaker using Scrum in a continuous integration framework.

• Participate in the annual PCI audit as well as performing daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks.

• Set up, configure, maintain, and tear down virtual machines using Vagrant and VirtualBox.

• Performed “fork lift” upgrade of entire infrastructure from one data center to another. MY NEW FINANCIAL ADVISOR, INC., Santa Barbara, CA 2012 – 2013 DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Fourth employee hired beyond founding team tasked with pioneering technology, developing software and supporting operations for an internet marketing and online lead generation service.

• Created a successful client acquisition platform. Manage 24/7 support for production and office systems.

• Develop strategic channel partnerships nation-wide. EDUCATION

M.S., Computer Science, 2005

University of California, Santa Barbara

Emphasis in Parallel and Distributed Programming, specifically Java-based Systems and Web Services B.S., in both Computer Science and Mathematics, 1991 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo KEY STRENGTH / BACKGROUND

On-time delivery of the correct information to the correct people in the correct format. Married / One Grown Son / Goleta Home Owner / Active Freemason

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