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JOHN WETINDI

Odera
Haslett,MI

Summary

Vastly resourceful DevOps Engineer, passionate about creating automated and sustainable solutions to complex challenges. More than 3 years of experience working with continuous integration and deployment pipeline tools to increase scalability, sustainability, and productivity. Five (5+ years) of experience working as a Financial Analyst. In my current position, I focus on forecasting and budgeting for development and implementation projects. I am SAP certified and have a strong understanding of internal controls as well as financial statement review/analysis.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Daimler Truckfinancial
Redford, Michigan
09.2021 - Current

• Implemented and maintained fully automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Ansible eliminating 80% of manual work and reducing the time to ship new feature releases

• Took part in on-call rotations where I was the point of contact for all infrastructure failure incidents which increased client satisfaction

• Integrated Maven with Jenkins to automate the deployment of artifacts such as war and jar and pushed the built artifacts to the Docker repository

• Migrated physical Linux servers to AWS for high availability and increased security

• Eliminated unnecessary servers and consolidated databases which reduced costs by $6,000 and increased operational efficiency.

  • Championed DevOps culture within the organization, fostering collaboration and communication between development and operations teams.
  • Championed the adoption of DevOps best practices, fostering a culture of continuous integration and deployment within the organization.
  • Streamlined communication between developers and operations teams through the adoption of DevOps practices.
  • Liaised with DevOps team to integrate business intelligence assets into future development lifecycles.

OPEX/ PROJECT Controlling Specialist

Daimler Truck Financial Services
Redford , MI
05.2017 - 09.2021
  • Consolidate and analyze the financial feasibility of projects as well as establish and maintain targets for key project metrics (e.g., DCVA and Payback)
  • Track project targets as projects moves through the project life cycle from concept phase to start of production
  • Prepare presentations of project financials and management briefings for Product Committee(s) [PACT, PSC, PC and DTAG BOM]
  • Establish project budget targets with engineering project management, track project budget and report on target deviations
  • Support the creation and documentation of approvals for expenditures (AFEs) for project funding
  • Create internal orders and approve purchase requisitions for project related spending
  • Work with asset management on proper capitalization for project related assets
  • Sett cost targets on a part level and track them throughout the project life cycle
  • Provide cost guidance for engineering and purchasing in the design and procurement processes

Skills

  • Cloud (AWS, GCP)

  • CI/CD (Git, Jenkins, Ansible)

  • Docker/Kubernetes

  • Linux

  • Splunk

  • Terraform

  • Scripting (bash shell)

  • MS Office

  • Strategic Planning

  • Financial Planning

  • GAAP

  • Statutory Reporting

  • Advanced Financial Analysis

  • Budget Coordination

  • SAP

  • Prophix

Highlights

  • Implemented and maintained fully automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Ansible eliminating 80% of manual work and reducing the time to ship new feature releases.
  • Took part in on-call rotations where I was the point of contact for all infrastructure failure incidents which increased client satisfaction.
  • Integrated Maven with Jenkins to automate the deployment of artifacts such as war and jar and pushed the built artifacts to the Docker repository.
  • Migrated physical Linux servers to AWS for high availability and increased security.
  • Eliminated unnecessary servers and consolidated databases which reduced costs by $4,000 and increased operational efficiency.
  • Wrote automation scripts for routine tasks like system and directory inventory checks, updates and build Docker images which decreased time spent on repetitive tasks by 60%.
  • Managed Linux user accounts and security (created, modified and deleted user accounts and groups, password recovery, and changed permissions) to increase security.
  • Configured and troubleshot network and internet protocol issues, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and distributed networks.
  • Ensured servers, load-balancers, and data storage are maintained across different locations. Migrated virtual environments (servers) as new versions of software.
  • Maintained cooperative and collaborative relationships with software development, quality assurance, and project management teams.
  • Statistically analyzed corporate financial statements to determine liquidity, earnings, earnings potential, and overall financial strength.
  • Participated in development and implementation of program budgets; tracks and makes financial projections for program budgets.
  • Responsible for collecting data, establishing facts, and identifying trends and/or variances.

Education Certifications

  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A), Western Governors University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Information Systems, Davenport University
  • SAP Finance and controlling competency and development program certificate

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Daimler Truckfinancial
09.2021 - Current

OPEX/ PROJECT Controlling Specialist

Daimler Truck Financial Services
05.2017 - 09.2021

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