Thomas J. Czuppon
Systems Engineer
Arnold,MO
Summary
As a versatile Systems Engineer on the Enterprise Mobility team, this role requires a broad range of technical abilities. The primary focus is the Kong platform, which involves monitoring with Nagios, managing code changes in Bitbucket, and handling image management with Artifactory. Skillful in utilizing command-line API calls to the Kong Administration API for troubleshooting and configuration tasks. Experience spans multiple cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and OpenShift, and proficiency in using Ansible and Terraform for streamlined deployments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Engineer 2
Enterprise Mobility
Arnold, Missouri
10.2023 - Current
- Designed and delivered mission-critical infrastructure to ensure consistent availability and performance.
- Verified stability, security, and scalability of system architecture through rigorous assessments.
- Provided technical guidance for system development and troubleshooting to enhance functionality.
- Developed automated system models to analyze performance under diverse operating conditions.
- Oversaw network infrastructure comprised of various virtual products to optimize efficiency.
- Conducted comprehensive hardware and software systems testing to validate reliability.
Professional Software Engineer
AT&T
St. Louis, MO
01.2019 - 10.2023
- Migrated internally developed applications to Azure Hybrid cloud, realizing 50% operational cost savings.
- Rationalized two applications, recovering over $500,000 in annual operational expenses.
- Optimized code performance through necessary refactoring of existing components.
- Maintained three applications, overseeing golden image deployments and managing vulnerabilities.
- Implemented integrations with Astra to enhance security and functionality.
- Managed CVEs effectively utilizing infrastructure as code methodology.
Sr Specialist Application Developer
AT&T
St. Louis, MO
07.2014 - 01.2019
- Promoted to application developer, overseeing updates and enhancements for Project Tracking and Management System (PTMS MOTS 21328).
- Served as DBA and lead developer, requiring fluency in Java and Oracle SQL.
- Generated and implemented system requirements for application enhancements.
- Developed PHP server on Apache to automate recurrent activities and create web-based reports.
- Created hybrid system integrating PTMS with client survey operations, saving over 240 hours FTE annually.
- Automated data retrieval from Prism, integrating new project data into PTMS, resulting in savings of 2,080 hours FTE annually.
- Increased project engagement level by 55% through improved processes.
- Conducted yearly disaster recovery exercises to ensure operational readiness.
Network Center Technician
AT&T
Earth City, MO
02.2000 - 06.2014
- Completed four reports and programmed enhancements for Escalation Manager application.
- Developed internal application to track progress on executive complaints using Oracle database.
- Created detailed report for Last Chance group, compiling data from multiple Oracle databases.
- Updated Congestion and Edison reports to enhance processing speed and efficiency.
- Reduced Congestion report run time from 30 minutes to 60 seconds through data pre-processing.
Education
Microsoft Azure Administrator and Developer -
ATT University Training
6301 Colwell Blvd, Irving, TX 7503906-2022
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals -
ATT University Training
6301 Colwell Blvd, Irving, TX 7503903-2021
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - Project Management
ATT University Training
6301 Colwell Blvd, Irving, TX 7503908-2013
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Information Management, Management
Webster University
470 E Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 6311901.2003
Certificate in Web Site Development - Information Technology
Webster University
470 E Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 6311901.2002
Associate of Applied Science - Electronic Engineering Technologies
St. Louis Community College At Forest Park
5600 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 6311001.1992
Certificate of Specialization - Microprocessor Technologies
St. Louis Community College At Forest Park
5600 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 6311006-1991
Skills
- Terraform and full stack development
- Angular and JavaScript
- Java and C programming
- Oracle PL/SQL and VBA
- Microsoft Azure cloud services
- Application modeling and prototyping
- Data analysis and critical thinking
- Business process redesign
- System architecture and development life cycle
- WebSphere and IBM Rational tools
- Visual Studio Code and Eclipse
- NPM and Nodejs management
- Microsoft Office suite proficiency
References
Available upon request.
Mobile - Number
(314) 570-3966
Timeline
Systems Engineer 2
Enterprise Mobility
10.2023 - Current
Professional Software Engineer
AT&T
01.2019 - 10.2023
Sr Specialist Application Developer
AT&T
07.2014 - 01.2019
Network Center Technician
AT&T
02.2000 - 06.2014
Microsoft Azure Administrator and Developer -
ATT University Training
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals -
ATT University Training
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - Project Management
ATT University Training
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Information Management, Management
Webster University
Certificate in Web Site Development - Information Technology
Webster University
Associate of Applied Science - Electronic Engineering Technologies
St. Louis Community College At Forest Park
Certificate of Specialization - Microprocessor Technologies
St. Louis Community College At Forest Park
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