Career history

Experience

My progression from software quality and functional analysis to cloud and container platform architecture.

  1. Current

    Booz Allen Hamilton

    Cloud Computing Infrastructure Architect II

    McLean, Virginia · Hybrid

    Support CMS as a subject matter expert for container technologies, helping ADOs apply secure and supportable practices, advising technology decisions, and creating practical guidance for contractors. Recently deployed a full Red Hat OpenShift 4.22 cluster on AWS using User-Provisioned Infrastructure.

    • Container SME
    • OpenShift & Kubernetes
    • AWS
    • Technical guidance
  2. Booz Allen Hamilton

    Cloud Computing Infrastructure Architect

    Remote

    Supported the CMS contract as part of an integrator team focused on Red Hat OpenShift container platform operations, administration, troubleshooting, and reliable delivery.

    • OpenShift operations
    • Platform administration
    • Client delivery
  3. Healthy Directions

    Functional Analyst

    Bethesda, Maryland

    Developed business requirements and functional specifications, improved workflows, supported user acceptance testing, and created reporting that helped stakeholders make informed operational decisions.

    • Requirements
    • Process improvement
    • UAT
    • Reporting
  4. Technuf

    Software Quality Assurance Intern

    Rockville, Maryland

    Worked with project managers and software engineers to evaluate product issues, execute software testing, document findings, and improve the quality of the end-user experience.

    • Software testing
    • Defect reporting
    • Quality assurance

Technical capabilities

Technical toolkit

01

Containers

Designing, deploying, securing, and operating container platforms.

  • OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • Amazon EKS
  • Docker
  • Containerization
02

AWS

Building and supporting cloud infrastructure with managed AWS services.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon CloudWatch
03

Infrastructure & delivery

Creating repeatable infrastructure and dependable software delivery workflows.

  • Terraform
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • DevOps
04

Observability

Monitoring platform health, investigating issues, and making operational data useful.

  • New Relic APM
  • Splunk
  • Elasticsearch
  • Vector

Certifications

The Linux Foundation Active · Expires Jun 2027

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Issued June 2025 · Credential ID LF-g7ym1b0gzg · Validates hands-on Kubernetes administration skills.

Amazon Web Services Active · Expires Apr 2028

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Issued April 2025 · Validates the ability to design secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized AWS solutions.

Scaled Agile, Inc. Expired Mar 2026

Certified SAFe® 6 Practitioner

Issued March 2025 · Credential ID 74189838-9444 · Grounded in collaborative delivery within a scaled agile environment.

Education

  1. George Mason University

    Bachelor of Science

    Management Information Systems

  2. Northern Virginia Community College

    Associate of Science

    Business Administration

Recognition

Award

Booz Allen Hamilton

Ferocious Integrity Award

Recognized for exemplifying Booz Allen’s core value of Ferocious Integrity through consistently delivering high-quality work, applying creative problem-solving to complex challenges, developing innovative solutions, and presenting effectively to clients.

  • Quality
  • Innovation
  • Client impact
  • Team contribution