Intro

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Hey there.
I'm ªdªm.
I like to solve puzzles.
I like to learn things.
I like to break things.
I like to make things.

I should add more to this...

Work

Pipeline :)

I wear a lot of hats...

    Current hatrack:
  • IT Systems Engineering Manager

    • Some older hats (no particular order):
  • Service Delivery Manager
  • Scrum Master
  • Change Manager
  • Crisis Manager
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Budget Analyst
  • ServiceNow Administrator & Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Data Analyst
  • Systems Administrator

    I work at an ECommerce company, used to run the Service Delivery practice and now manage the IT Engineering Teams. I build automation and repeatable IT processes for a living. I manage a great team of very smart folks. Some highlights over the last couple of years

  • Moved our Ecommerce stack to AWS (lift & shift)
  • ...reduced our AWS (Always Wanting $) costs by $130k/year shortly after.
  • AWS Pipeline process to allow green/blue and live deploys
  • Onprem CI/CD Pipelines (Git -> Jenkins -> QA -> Stage -> Prod)
  • A Self-Service Portal with ~100 IT Services
  • Integrated alerting with multiple application & server monitoring tools
  • A balanced 5M Operations Budget
  • CMDB of over 200k CI's using custom probes/patterns
  • Reduction in MTTR & increasted FCR while reducing headcount at our Service Desk via automation
  • Personally administer ~10 Tier 1 and ~30 Tier 2 applications
  • Created a fully remote Operations positions in 2017 allowing our entire corporate workforce to transition seamlessly to remote in 2020

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About

“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room."

    I'm just a guy who likes technology and building cool shit. I'm not the prettiest thing to look at and to be honest I'm a huge nerd and amazingly awkward.
    I started college at 15, was lucky enough to get some great parents and familial influences, professors, and other folks around that time that encouraged me to always continue learning. It stuck. Computer Science and Engineering were always fun to me and I've made it my career through a lot of hard work and dedication. I love all things tech, new and old, there is always something new to learn. RTFM.
    When I'm not working I enjoy reading, tinkering with OSS & side projects, breaking things, and spending time with my family.