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Donald Mckinney

Donald Mckinney

Oak Park,IL

Summary

Motivated graduate student equipped with strong technical skills in software and applications. Proven ability to manage challenging tasks effectively while maintaining high standards of quality. Demonstrates exceptional time management capabilities, ensuring timely completion of projects and assignments.

Work History

Dynamic CI/CD Pipeline Generator

Personal Project
Oak Park, IL
04.2025 - 05.2025
  • Python: For the CLI logic and file generation.
  • CLI Libraries: Click to create a user-friendly command-line interface.
  • Templating Engines: Jinja2 to generate the pipeline configuration files from templates.
  • YAML Libraries: PyYAML to work with the structure of CI/CD configuration files.
  • Docker: To potentially containerize the tool for easy distribution.

Cloud Cost-Optimization Bot

Personal Project
Chicago, IL
01.2025 - 02.2025
  • Python: For the core logic of resource scanning and policy enforcement.
  • Cloud Provider SDK: Boto3 (AWS)
  • Serverless Framework: AWS Lambda or Azure Functions to run the code without managing servers.
  • ChatOps Integration: Slack API for notifications.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform to define and deploy the serverless function and its permissions.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
05-2025

GED -

Kennedy King College, Chicago, IL
09-2017

Skills

  • Python programming
  • Docker containerization
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Version control
  • CI/CD practices
  • Network fundamentals
  • Linux operating system
  • Configuration management
  • Microservices architecture
  • AWS cloud services
  • Automation and orchestration
  • SQL fundamentals

Timeline

Dynamic CI/CD Pipeline Generator - Personal Project
04.2025 - 05.2025
Cloud Cost-Optimization Bot - Personal Project
01.2025 - 02.2025
Harvard University - Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
Kennedy King College - GED,

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