Mark T. Peters II

Experienced DevOps executive, information security leader, and retired US Air Force. Honed strengths during operational deliveries to DoD conducting DevOps transformation and sustainment. Visionary, global leader who implemented Agile technical solutions for Kubernetes, cloud services, and customized metrics. Integrated scaled successful operations through configuring secure networks and field engineering practices. Steered multiple companies by building sustainable teams, creating efficient processes, and delivering data-driven, metric-based, and clearly communicated results. DevSecOps author, prolific tech writer/reviewer, and professional speaker. Areas of expertise: launching technologies, implementing platforms, growing cross-functional processes, and communicating.

Title: Visionary DevOps and Engineering Leader

PeopleCert - DevOps Ambassador, US Chapter Chair, 01/01/20, Present, Authored DevSecOps Foundations, DevSecOps Practitioner and Observability courses. Frequent speaker including GitLab Commit 2020, All Day DevOps, RSA. Certified DevOps and DevOps Engineer.

• Platform Engineering, Packt, 03/01/25
• Confident DevOps, Kogan Page, 07/01/24
• Dissertation(PhD), Assessing & Accelerating Discoveries of DevOps Valuation Practices: A Qualitative Study, 2023
• Cashing in on Cyberpower, Potomac Press, 2018

• Achieving Integrated Success, Developed strategies blending DevOps with Kubernetes, microservices, and on-time delivery across large organizations by articulating requirements to capture, share, and distribute results across secure data architectures. RESULT: Developed and built operational support from scratch to 24-7 coverage at multiple tiers. Created success in DoD cyber Defensive, Offensive, and Development programs. Transferred waterfall-based structure to DevOps practices in 5 DoD programs. Designed and built an Electronic Warfare simulator, saving $5M, and three years, with a multi-level training plan.
• Award-winning Operational Execution, Self-motivated, dynamic leader and mentor credited with several best-in-breed, award-winning teams. Steered groups in planning and risk evaluation from initial vision to delivering platform as a SAAS product. RESULT: Drove hyper-growth startup in engineering ops, deployed ATO’d dev platform in 22 days. Led team in first full ATO for Air Force Cyber weapon system and closed over 1,000 deficiencies in six months. Recognized as best intelligence officer for all USAF European units, led best AFMC Intel Unit from 80,000+ personnel, and two times AF Electronic Warfare Unit annual award.
• Superb Communicator, Speaks articulately and writes succinctly, ensuring accurate communication, thought leader, and PeopleCert DevOps Ambassador. RESULT: Published author with 100+ book reviews, professional articles and two books, Cashing in on Cyberpower (Potomac Press, 2018) analyzing economic cyber-attacks; Confident DevOps (Kogan Page, 2024). Practiced public speaker with global talks at events from 10 to 10,000.
• Transforming Talented Teams, Highly experienced in using workplace data to align processes with sustainable training and integration practices to transform outcomes. RESULT: Launched multi-tier customer support with BrainGu, 99% resolution, under 6 minutes, for 12 months. Revamped customer prioritization, improved from under 20% delivery to over 90% in the next 6 quarters. Authored two 8-hour DevOps courses with DevOps Institute. Aced critical national task, led 49-person team authoring 1st US Cyber-defense plan twenty-one months ahead of schedule.
• Technical Implementation, Creatively ensures technological success under tight deadlines to increase capacity and capability. Result: Achieved ATOs months early, on-time secure product delivery for 6+ quarters, and converted legacy systems to platform-based architecture. Designed and implemented aircraft datalink tracking system, creating a unique global network setting governance policies for Department of Defense operations. Certified Scaled Agile Scrum Master.
• Strategic Business Planning, Converted strategic, tactical, and operation visions into clearly defined organizational timelines and objectives and wrote strategic vision to deliver exceptional products on time. RESULT: Drove three major releases in 3 months each after no releases for 3 years. Managed 1350 USAF acquisition projects, sculpted outreach with a 40-hour training plan weekly meetings achieved first-ever 100% project visibility to top leadership.

• CISSP - 2019
• PMP - 2020

Platform Engineering (Packt) Publishing date – Mar 2025

Confident DevOps (Kogan Page) Jul 2024

Dissertation(PhD), Assessing & Accelerating Discoveries of DevOps Valuation Practices: A Qualitative Study (2023)

Cashing in on Cyberpower (Potomac Press) - 2018