Andrew Cook
Longmont,CO
Summary
Tech-savvy DevOps Engineer with solid background in software engineering paired with in-depth knowledge of deployment automation and developer enablement. Polished in deploying updates and fixes, building successful tools to reduce error occurrences and conducting root cause analysis. Familiar with Bash, Python, Terraform.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Devops Engineer
Maxar
Westminster, CO
09.2018 - Current
- Built automated process that reduced deployment time by 1 hour
- Implemented automated process for reducing build time by 1 - 2 hours.
- Established automation for builds and deployments for new application to Kubernetes clusters
- Created deployment scripts to automate deployments to lower environments and production
- Administered Jenkins and Artifactory for development teams
- Setting up build and deployment automation using Jenkins and leveraging AWS to improve developer feedback loop
SCM Engineer
Gogo Business Aviation
Broomfield, CO
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Responsible for ensuring release builds would receive FAA approval before each major release
- Setup configuration management using Ansible for testing and development infrastructure labs
- Introduced CI build automation to release build process
- Administered Jenkins, Artifactory, and GitHub for development teams
Build Engineer
RevolutionEHR
Madison, WI
06.2016 - 04.2018
- Worked with developers to make improvements to their build scripts and helped create build scripts for new projects
- Created CI/CD process for dev team that improved consistency and frequency of builds/deployments
- Created automated database deployment process to QA and development databases using liquibase and Jenkins
- Responsible for conducting deployments to QA and DEV environments
Build and Release Engineer
RIA Financial
Denver, CO
01.2016 - 03.2016
- Created build and deploy process w/ Jenkins and AWS to deploy software and infrastructure at same time
- Helped in setup of puppet to enforce configuration and first-time setup for windows servers.
Software Configuration Engineer
GHX
Louisville, CO
10.2012 - 12.2015
- Performed weekly releases to multiple environments for Linux applications and Windows Applications
- Created automated deployments for .NET and java applications with Jenkins, PowerShell, and bash scripts
- Assisted developers with creating new build scripts using Gradle for their teams
- Responsible for maintaining communication with development on their build and deploy automation needs
- Built out CI/CD process for new software platform hosted on AWS using Python and Bamboo
Operations Support Engineer
GHX
Nashville, TN
07.2011 - 10.2012
- Monitored and supported over 1000 Windows servers that varied from Windows 2000 to Windows 2008 R2
- Solved tickets placed in the service queue involving customer inquiries, and issues pertaining to their use of the electronic orders and invoices and adhered to ticket SLA objectives
- Managed and coordinated assigned upgrades of Windows 2000 servers to Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2
- Communicated and worked with System Admins and Network technicians on server connectivity issues, and hardware failures
Release Management Coordinator
Healthways
Franklin, TN
01.2010 - 07.2011
- Reviewed oracle database scripts to make sure schema names were correct, DDL and DML was not mixed, and ensured best practices were followed for the database scripts
- Performed major enterprise-wide releases for the Healthways Embrace Platform as well as other applications that were developed and maintained in house
- Responsible for ensuring SOX guidelines were followed by reviewing developer test plans for accuracy and completeness
- Participated in developing documentation for the release management deployment processes
- Created windows batch scripts to help automate the deployments and efficiency of the team.
Education
BBA - Computer Information Systems
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 08.2006 - 05.2009
Skills
Strategic planning
Training and Development
GIT
AWS
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Terraform
Build/Deploy Automation
Bash
Jenkins
Argo
Developer collaboration
Linux
Accomplishments
- Received two awards at GHX for work ethic
- Received two above and beyond awards at Healthways for work ethic
Timeline
Sr. Devops Engineer
Maxar
09.2018 - Current
SCM Engineer
Gogo Business Aviation
02.2017 - 09.2018
Build Engineer
RevolutionEHR
06.2016 - 04.2018
Build and Release Engineer
RIA Financial
01.2016 - 03.2016
Software Configuration Engineer
GHX
10.2012 - 12.2015
Operations Support Engineer
GHX
07.2011 - 10.2012
Release Management Coordinator
Healthways
01.2010 - 07.2011
BBA - Computer Information Systems
Middle Tennessee State University
08.2006 - 05.2009