Hands-on infrastructure and automation engineer with experience designing and operating shared systems using infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, identity management, and cloud-native tooling. Proven ability to automate, standardize, and maintain enterprise-grade environments that support reliable software delivery. Strong collaborator across engineering, security, and operations teams, focused on improving system reliability, operational efficiency, and developer workflows.
Work Experience
Technical Applications Engineer
Technology Concepts & Design Inc | Purchase, NY | –
TCDI is a legal services and cybersecurity solutions company.
Developed Ansible and Bash scripts to automate comprehensive management of network inventories, including the deployment of security patches and application updates.
Leveraged APIs and SQL for playbook creation, ensuring robust data governance and integration with internal databases.
Configured and maintained enterprise monitoring tools to track system health and job workflows across hybrid environments (Windows, Linux).
Managed and maintained critical development assets for the TCDI team, including GitHub Enterprise server, TeamCity, JFrog Artifactory, JFrog XRay, and SonarQube.
Supported and administered virtual machines running on Windows and Ubuntu Linux operating systems.
Supported and administered PingID and PingFederate to orchestrate authentication and authorization, adhering to strict information security standards.
Maintained and supported Nuix servers utilized by e-Discovery data processors.
Developed and maintained software using C# and Java, integrating with Nuix and Relativity APIs.
Authored and maintained technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to document daily operational workflows, improving team efficiency and onboarding.
Assistant Director of Development Operations
Stroz Friedberg, an AON Company | New York, NY | –
Stroz Friedberg is a full service investigation firm that develops data discovery software. It was acquired by TCDI in July 2022.
Led end-to-end test lifecycle management for proprietary Win32 applications (Stroz Discovery and Nuix-X), improving defect resolution timelines.
Automated software validation processes using Pytest and Selenium, enhancing reliability and deployment speed through CI/CD integration.
Delivered high-quality builds through automated build systems such as Jenkins and TeamCity, staying current with industry trends and best practices.
Developed custom MSI installers for enterprise applications, ensuring seamless deployment across environments.
Integrated backend services with e-Discovery tools (Nuix, Relativity APIs) to enhance legal data processing workflows.
Build Manager/Developer
BlackStratus | Edison, NJ | –
BlackStratus (formerly NetForensics) developed enterprise-class Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software.
Managed and enhanced a custom automated build system utilizing Java and Apache Ant, ensuring efficient and reliable build processes.
Maintained and developed the installation codebase for the nFX SIM One product using Advanced Installer and Java.
Created and deployed patch updates for the nFX SIM One product, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience.
Advanced Development Engineer
NETGEAR Incorporated | San Jose, CA | –
NETGEAR is a worldwide provider of networking products for the home and business.
Engineered firmware solutions in an embedded Linux environment and created MSI installers for Windows components.
Designed, implemented, and maintained an automated build system to streamline development processes.
Oversaw and conducted comprehensive internal and external testing to ensure product quality.
Collaborated with global support teams to develop and enforce procedures aimed at preventing and eliminating defects in both new and existing products.
Various Technical & Leadership Roles
McAfee Software, SkipJam Corporation, and Helix Software | Various | –
Progressed to senior software development and IT roles, designing and maintaining critical systems in early-stage technology companies.
Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated build/test/deployment workflows using Jenkins and TeamCity, improving reliability, repeatability, and release velocity.
Built enterprise software and automation tooling in C#, Java, and Python, supporting scalable, maintainable systems.
Supported and stabilized production environments through hands-on infrastructure, systems administration, and operational automation, improving uptime and incident response.
Led QA testing processes, ensuring high-quality software releases through automated and manual testing strategies.
Developed Linux embedded systems for a network multimedia convergence device, combining voice, video, and data capabilities, and delivering reliable, end-to-end system functionality in a startup environment.
Soft Skills: Problem Solving, Attention to Detail, Work Independently, Cross-functional Collaboration
Home Lab & Automation Portfolio
Built and maintain a fully-featured home lab using Proxmox virtualization, Ubuntu VMs, and Docker — simulating production-grade infrastructure.
Provision infrastructure and applications via Ansible and Terraform (IaC), achieving reproducible, version-controlled deployments.
Automate CI/CD, testing, and deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Semaphore, including automated secret management.
Implement identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) + Active Directory, standardizing SSO and centralized authentication for Linux and Windows hosts and services.
Design hybrid storage & backup architecture: local SSDs, Ceph cluster, iSCSI/NAS, NFS/Samba (TrueNAS), with VM snapshot backups via Proxmox Backup Server.
Configure network services and reverse proxy infrastructure: redundant Pi‑Hole DNS servers, layered firewall, and Nginx reverse-proxy cluster with automated Let’s Encrypt TLS certificates.
Deploy observability and monitoring stack using Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for dashboards, along with logging and alerting pipelines to track VM/container health, resource utilization, and service uptime.
Maintain full version-controlled documentation, architecture diagrams, and automation scripts to ensure reproducibility, auditability, and maintainability.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, CUNY Brooklyn College, 1990