Work Experience
EnterpriseDB | Wilmington, Delaware
- Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer: August 2024 – Present
- Infrastructure Engineer: November 2021 – August 2024
Architected and automated secure, scalable AWS infrastructure to support enterprise
application deployments across global teams. Designed and maintained reusable Terraform modules and Helm-based Kubernetes deployment strategies, reducing cloud provisioning time while improving consistency and security across environments.
Led the modernization of identity infrastructure by migrating from legacy OpenLDAP to Okta,
implementing SSO and aligning with zero trust architecture principles. Directed the decommissioning of multiple legacy OpenStack environments and consolidated VMware workloads to streamline operations and reduce infrastructure costs.
Managed large-scale server migrations from physical data centers to AWS, improving
performance, resilience, and disaster recovery posture. Implemented routine patching workflows and vulnerability remediation strategies across hybrid environments, reducing CVEs. Replaced legacy Nagios monitoring with a modern Icinga environment to support infrastructure visibility and alerting.
EPB | Chattanooga, TN
Systems Engineer II: January 2019 – November 2021
Spearheaded the deployment of Red Hat IdM to centralize user authentication. Maintained and optimized the Red Hat Satellite patching infrastructure, reducing critical vulnerabilities and creating weekly reports to track patching progress.. Deployed Rapid7 for better vulnerability management visibility. Deployed an Ansible server and wrote multiple playbooks to automate vulnerability assessments, standardize configuration files, and manage system accounts. Enhanced network security by configuring complex ingress and egress firewall rules on a Juniper SRX, ensuring secure network access for new and existing services.
Tennessee Valley Authority | Chattanooga, TN
Cybersecurity Operations Specialist (Contractor): August 2017 – January 2019
Maintained & patched dozens of Linux servers running Ubuntu on VMware, and deployed new Linux VMs. Deployed Red Hat Satellite Capsule. Supported Nessus vulnerability scan infrastructure, as well as a Threat Intelligence platform. Updated firewall rules on Cisco ASA appliances.
Barred Owl Web | Chattanooga, TN
Founder: January 2013 – Present
We provide web hosting, WordPress maintenance, website design & development, and other related services. I have implemented Ansible into our workflow, and monitor our infrastructure 24/7 with Icinga. I engage multiple contractors for business continuity.
Skills & Experience
Cloud & Virtualization
• AWS (VPC, Transit Gateway, EKS, EC2, S3, ALB, Global Accelerator, EFS)
• VMware, Proxmox, OpenStack
• Okta, OpenLDAP, Red Hat IdM
Automation & Configuration Management
• Terraform, Ansible
• Red Hat Satellite
Operating Systems
• Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian
Monitoring & Security
• Icinga, Nagios, Rapid7, Tenable
• Juniper SRX
Database & Web Services
• Apache, PHP, MySQL, Postgres, Postfix, BIND
• WordPress, Moodle, CiviCRM
Relevant Training
• Deploying to AWS with Terraform and Ansible (A Cloud Guru, 2023)
• Red Hat Ansible Automation – RH294 (Red Hat, 2021)
• Industrial Control Systems Cyber Security (301) Training (U.S. DHS, 2019)
• Online for IT Professionals – Cyber 201 (Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, 2018)
Volunteer Activities
• Head of security for my church on Sunday mornings
• Deacon and member of church finance committee
• Board Member of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce Southside Council (VP of Education)
Interests
• American Red Cross CPR with AED Certified – August 20, 2024
• Amateur Extra ham radio license – July 18, 2025
• Skywarn Spotter for National Weather Service, Morristown TN region – May 26, 2025
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development: May 2009
Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA