John (Wes) Huebert
Grand Rapids,MN
Summary
Accomplished Lead Site Reliability Engineer with a proven track record at Optum, enhancing automated testing and system reliability through innovative container database creation and performance testing processes. Expert in C# and adept at fostering team collaboration, I've significantly improved incident response times and system performance, leveraging skills in Datadog and Jenkins.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Optum
02.2024 - Current
- Created Oracle Container Databases for local development and ephemeral environments to enhance automated testing capabilities.
- Building out performance testing processes, observability tools to analyze applications and identify key requests and ratios for production-like simulations.
- JMeter / BlazeMeter to simulate high-volume traffic and fine-tune system performance.
- Provisioned environments to host various programs, solving for reliability / disaster recovery concerns.
- Implemented and maintained Datadog Dashboards, Traces, Logs, Events, and Monitors to optimize system performance and ensure reliability.
- Integrated Datadog with ServiceNow to automatically create War Rooms during SLO breaches, significantly improving incident response times.
Senior Software Engineer
Optum
05.2023 - 02.2024
- Led full-stack development and release efforts across multiple teams, using C#, AngularJS, .NET API, and Oracle databases.
- Drove automation for database deployments using Liquibase, streamlining DevOps processes and improving reliability of deployments.
- Supported initiatives to improve system reliability and scalability through automation of deployments using Jenkins.
Senior Software Engineer
Solutran
10.2016 - 05.2023
Software Developer
Appolis (WithoutWire)
09.2012 - 10.2016
- Developed and maintained AngularJS front-end, .NET API, and Oracle database systems.
- Spearheaded full-stack initiatives, breaking down technical silos within the development team.
- Managed web code deployments and automated database releases using Liquibase, contributing to overall operational efficiency.
- Contributed to system performance improvements by identifying bottlenecks and implementing scalable solutions.
Customer Support
Appolis (WithoutWire)
09.2010 - 09.2012
- Provided support for customers with their custom implementations. Reading code, finding and reporting bugs and fixing when possible.
- Developed customer support website to allow customers to submit tickets to Solutran Support team.
Education
Associate of Science - Computer Programming
Saint Cloud Technical And Community College
Saint Cloud, MNBachelor of Arts - Music Performance
McNally Smith College of Music
Saint Paul, MNSkills
- C# (Expert): NET Framework, NET Core, hosting on Windows & Linux
- Unity (Familiar): Personal projects and exploration; repectfully-confident in ability to learn and apply in a professional setting
- Jenkins, Liquibase, JMeter, BlazeMeter, PowerShell, Ansible, Docker
- Datadog (Dashboards, Monitoring, Traces, Logs, Events, Monitors)
- ServiceNow Integration (automated War Rooms for SLO breaches)
- Git, SVN
Timeline
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Optum
02.2024 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Optum
05.2023 - 02.2024
Senior Software Engineer
Solutran
10.2016 - 05.2023
Software Developer
Appolis (WithoutWire)
09.2012 - 10.2016
Customer Support
Appolis (WithoutWire)
09.2010 - 09.2012
Associate of Science - Computer Programming
Saint Cloud Technical And Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance
McNally Smith College of Music
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