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Infrastructure and reliability engineer with a background in military intelligence and operations leadership. Designed and operate a distributed AI cluster orchestration platform with adaptive task routing, shared operational memory, automated recovery workflows, and recurring disaster recovery validation.

Focus areas: infrastructure automation, distributed systems, reliability engineering, recovery-first design, and operational documentation. Seeking Infrastructure Engineer, SRE, Platform Engineer, or DevSecOps roles.

Core Skills

Infrastructure Automation
Reliability Engineering
Distributed Systems
Linux Administration
Disaster Recovery
Platform Operations
Observability & Monitoring
Network Security
Configuration Management

Experience

2024 – Present
Infrastructure & Reliability Engineer
Independent / Home Lab
  • Designed and operate a distributed orchestration platform coordinating four compute nodes with health-aware task routing and automated recovery workflows
  • Implemented adaptive routing engine that scores task assignments based on node health, role fitness, and observed execution performance
  • Built a durable file-based job queue with dispatch tracking, retry logic, stale-job detection, and failure isolation across shared storage
  • Architected a shared operational knowledge system using a NAS-backed Markdown corpus with per-node local semantic indexes
  • Deployed automated watchdog and recovery workflows that detect runtime degradation, quarantine bad state, and restore from verified backups
  • Created a portable recovery bundle and monthly sandboxed DR drills to validate rebuild capability without touching live systems
  • Implemented autonomous task generation with approval gating — safe operations execute automatically, risky actions require human review
  • Managed a 3-node Proxmox virtualization cluster with ZFS-backed storage and automated snapshot policies at three retention tiers
  • Configured OPNsense firewall with VLAN segmentation, SSH key-only authentication, and CI-enforced credential scanning
  • Built SRE automation pipeline with SLO tracking, burn-rate alerting, automated incident management, and postmortem generation
2022 – Present
Farm Manager
PRESS Napa Valley, St. Helena, CA
  • Lead all on-site operations for a Michelin-starred restaurant farm, managing vendor relationships, seasonal planning, and budget allocation
  • Increased crop yield utilization by 90% through targeted planting strategies and data-informed seasonal adjustments
  • Implemented inventory and tracking systems to optimize crop cycles and minimize waste
  • Previously served as Chef de Partie (2022–2024), executing precision work in a high-volume, high-pressure kitchen environment
2019 – 2025
Director of Operations
Empyrean Commerce
  • Directed e-commerce operations across Amazon, Walmart, and eBay platforms, earning Top Seller status
  • Managed marketing, technology, and procurement budgets exceeding $500K annually
  • Built vendor relationships, negotiated contracts, and ensured supply chain reliability
  • Integrated third-party technologies for site search, email marketing, and conversion optimization
2016 – 2019
Chef de Partie
The Restaurant at Meadowood (3-star) & others
  • Led daily preparation and execution in a 3-Michelin-star kitchen, managing a team of commis chefs
  • Coordinated with guest chefs and participated in R&D projects under high-pressure service conditions
  • Developed expertise in process optimization, team coordination, and maintaining exceptional standards
2012 – 2015
Signals Intelligence Analyst (35N)
United States Army
Prior TS/SCI (expired 2022)
  • Collected, decrypted, and analyzed foreign intelligence signals with TS/SCI clearance
  • Created actionable intelligence reports and managed classified information systems
  • Supported tactical and strategic operations with threat analysis, data correlation, and secure communications
  • Developed analytical discipline directly applicable to incident response and infrastructure security

Selected Engineering Projects

AI Cluster Orchestration Platform
Distributed control plane with adaptive routing, shared memory, and automated recovery
SRE Reliability Pipeline
SLO tracking, burn-rate alerting, incident management, and safety-gated automation
GitOps Backup System
Automated backups with CI-enforced secret scanning and credential hygiene

Certifications

Certified
CompTIA Tech+
Earned 2025
In Progress
CompTIA Security+
Target: 2026
In Progress
CompTIA Network+
Target: 2026

Education

2026 – Present
B.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Western Governors University
In Progress
Pursuing a B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance while building production-grade infrastructure. Applying coursework directly to hands-on systems: SRE automation, incident response, network security, and infrastructure resilience.
2016 – 2018
AOS, Culinary Arts
The Culinary Institute of America
Completed
Completed an Associate’s in Occupational Studies in Culinary Arts. Developed foundations in operations management, cost control, and team leadership alongside professional culinary training.

Technical Tools

Python · Bash · PowerShell
Ansible · YAML · Jinja2
Proxmox · KVM · systemd
OPNsense · VLANs · Tailscale
ZFS · TrueNAS · NFS
Git · GitHub Actions · CI/CD
SQLite · JSON · Markdown
HTML · CSS · JavaScript
Docker · Linux · Windows Server