Senior Infrastructure Engineer
at the world's only non-profit, open-source AI research lab
Jan 2019 - June 2025
- Built and managed mission-critical AI research infrastructure serving 400+ researchers across hybrid on-prem/AWS/GCP environments, achieving 99% uptime. Balanced performance, cost, security, and researcher autonomy while partnering with engineering and research teams to assess technical challenges, advise on infrastructure design, and deliver custom tooling that was previously out of reach.
- Architected a high-impact collaboration tool for developers of an AI-driven platform with 1M+ monthly users. Reverse-engineered the complex, legacy, undocumented platform build system, then built and integrated a new pipeline to deploy unique, ephemeral versions of the platform from GitHub branches, all with zero impact to production.
- Led organizational strategy for Okta, identity lifecycle, and IT security, partnering with research and engineering leaders to modernize identity workflows, automate onboarding pipelines, and drive enterprise‑wide integration into Okta.
- Mentored junior engineers on architectural thinking, automation patterns, and security best practices.Led cross - functional technical initiatives coordinating researchers, engineers, and administrators.
- Established data governance framework spanning distributed identity systems (Okta, AWS IAM, Google Admin, Active Directory, OpenLDAP). Implemented automated provisioning pipelines and SCIM/OAuth/OIDC/SAML integrations across all enterprise systems, eliminating manual processes and closing security gaps.
- Architected and delivered full-stack solutions (Python APIs, ReactJS frontends, GoLang services) to solve complex infrastructure challenges. Automated multi-account AWS infrastructure with Terraform including VPC peering, tunneling, and cross-cloud networking.
- Implemented Jamf MDM for macOS fleet, establishing configuration management and Apple Business Manager integration.
System administrator
at the fifth most diverse college in the country
2013 - December 2018
- Architected and deployed enterprise macOS management platform, automating image deployment and configuration serving 13,000+ students and staff. Saved $10K+ annually in licensing costs and reduced macOS tickets to 0.32% of total tickets through effective automation and documentation.
- Automated Windows deployment pipeline by developing hardware-independent imaging workflow using vSphere, sysprep, and Group Policy, and worked around limitations in commercial tooling to deliver a scalable solution.
- Administered enterprise Active Directory (1,000+ users across multiple domains), maintained 99%+ uptime for student-facing systems, and ensured FERPA compliance. Collaborated with faculty to balance user needs with institutional security and compliance requirements.
- Built zero-budget 24/7 underwater live-stream system for Marine Science Center using repurposed hardware and custom automation, showcasing creative problem-solving under resource constraints.
Field Systems Engineer (Contractor)
with an event registration technology provider for some of the world's largest tech conferences
2012 - 2013
- Provided nationwide, SLA-driven on-site infrastructure for high-profile tech conferences (Salesforce, Amazon, VMWare), coordinating with union workers, event managers and venue management to ensure compliant, on-time installation and configuration.
IT Support Specialist
work study while attending college
2007 - 2011
- Provided technical support to faculty, students, and staff for the complete video game development technology stack, including software (Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity, Photoshop, ZBrush, Mudbox), GPU and Wacom workstations, render farm, and audio/video equipment.