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Michael Rye

Wauwatosa,WI

Summary

Dynamic Production Engineer with extensive experience at large corporations, adept in leveraging Linux and Terraform to enhance system scalability and availability. Proven ability to manage complex environments while fostering collaboration and innovation within teams. Committed to driving operational excellence and delivering impactful solutions.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Engineer

Shopify
Remote Position
07.2022 - Current
  • Leveraged Splunk, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), to ensure high availability and scalability of production systems.

Senior Platform Engineer

Kohl's Department Stores
Menomonee Falls, WI
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Managed Confluent Kafka and Kafka Connect, Linux, Google Cloud Platform, Red Hat OpenShift, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Bash shell, GitLab.com CI/CD, Jenkins, Perl, Terraform, and Ansible.

Senior Systems Engineer

Kohl's Department Stores
Menomonee Falls, WI
04.2018 - 06.2020
  • Utilized Splunk, Linux, Bash/Korn Shell, Perl, VMware, Google Cloud Platform, and Terraform.

Systems Engineer

Kohl's Department Stores
Menomonee Falls, WI
09.2015 - 03.2018
  • Worked with IBM Tivoli Monitoring, IBM Tivoli Netcool, AIX, Linux, Bash/Korn Shell, Perl, and HTML.

Senior Technical Specialist

Stratagem, Inc
Greater Milwaukee Area
08.2005 - 08.2015
  • Provided consultation to clients for various aspects of UNIX administration, disaster recovery, business continuity, application support, and documentation.

WebSphere MQ Administrator

Consultant to Northwestern Mutual
Franklin, WI
01.2009 - 05.2015
  • Managed IBM WebSphere MQ administration, AutoSys job scheduling, scripting. Supported client application teams with design and troubleshooting of MQ infrastructure setup. Maintained MQ Support Team tools.

UNIX Admin and Application Support

Consultant to Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee, WI
05.2000 - 12.2008
  • Handled UNIX administration, Siebel application administration, UDB administration, AutoSys job scheduling, scripting. Involved in WebSphere application development - Java and MQ.

Senior Consultant

BORN
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
01.2002 - 01.2005
  • Consulted with clients for various aspects of UNIX administration. Developed automated software integration procedures for code releases to client customers.

Unix Systems Administrator

Consultant to EBP and UnitedHealthcare
Minneapolis, MN
01.1995 - 01.2002
  • Consulted with clients for various aspects of UNIX administration, disaster recovery, business continuity, and documentation.

Unix System Administrator

Consultant to United Healthcare
Minnetonka, MN
01.1996 - 07.1996
  • Reviewed and rewrote system backup and disaster recovery procedure documentation. Managed AIX system administration duties for client. Hardware and software review and configuration. Disk storage management.

UNIX Administrator

SMSI
Roseville, MN
07.1994 - 08.1995
  • Handled UNIX administration and office infrastructure support. Maintained servers for application development. Wired new offices and desks for connectivity.

Education

Computer Science and Engineering -

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
05.1993

Skills

  • Splunk
  • Linux
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Confluent Kafka and Kafka Connect
  • GitLab/GitHub
  • Terraform

Timeline

Production Engineer

Shopify
07.2022 - Current

Senior Platform Engineer

Kohl's Department Stores
07.2020 - 07.2022

Senior Systems Engineer

Kohl's Department Stores
04.2018 - 06.2020

Systems Engineer

Kohl's Department Stores
09.2015 - 03.2018

WebSphere MQ Administrator

Consultant to Northwestern Mutual
01.2009 - 05.2015

Senior Technical Specialist

Stratagem, Inc
08.2005 - 08.2015

Senior Consultant

BORN
01.2002 - 01.2005

UNIX Admin and Application Support

Consultant to Northwestern Mutual
05.2000 - 12.2008

Unix System Administrator

Consultant to United Healthcare
01.1996 - 07.1996

Unix Systems Administrator

Consultant to EBP and UnitedHealthcare
01.1995 - 01.2002

UNIX Administrator

SMSI
07.1994 - 08.1995

Computer Science and Engineering -

Milwaukee School of Engineering

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