About Me
Thank you for viewing my portfolio! Below, you will find my resume and diagrams of AWS projects I’ve worked on. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, gaming, reading, hiking, and gardening. The best book I've read (or listened to on audible rather) recently was Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey. I also have two dogs at home, an Old English Sheepdog named Luna and a French Bulldog-Boston Terrier mix named Poe.
Work
Pratt and Whitney
Senior Cloud Analyst • September 2023 - Current
Serve as business unit lead for cloud security initiatives focused on NIST 800-53 compliance, remediating defects such as missing MFA, overly permissive service accounts and roles, publicly exposed resources, and assets with known exploited vulnerabilities. Support adoption of the Wiz security platform through user training. Build and maintain AWS Lambda-based automations that query the Wiz API for active defects and distribute automated email reports to stakeholders. Leverage the Apptio API to automate cloud cost right-sizing recommendations for virtual machines and SQL servers, driving ongoing cost optimization efforts. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate deployment, testing, and releases.
ClassLink
Cloud Engineer• March 2022 - September 2023
Mitigate DDoS attacks by querying ALB access logs with Athena to identify malicious IPs and blocking them with targeted AWS WAF rules. Create and revise IAM roles and policies with the principle of least privilege. Automate processes with Lambda functions and the Python AWS boto3 library. Deploy pipelines, Elastic Beanstalk environments, and other resources with CloudFormation. Modernize infrastructure with containerization and Terraform.
Overwatch Data Services
IT Technician • August 2021 - March 2022
Provided remote and onsite support for several different business environments. Resolved customer tickets promptly while providing pleasant customer service. Configured and deployed new hardware onsite. Assisted with network design and deployment. Monitored customer infrastructure with Barracuda and provided routine system maintenance. Managed Windows Server and Active Directory for several different clients.
Quality Dental Equipment
Operations Manager • April 2017 - March 2020
Developed and supported the company’s e-commerce website. Created online revenue stream with website and other e-commerce channels. Procured and maintained all software and hardware. Other responsibilities included processing payroll, AR/AP, HR functions, scheduling, and sales.
Skills
Certifications
Education
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Information Technology Management
Automated DDoS Response
When a traffic metric is breached, an SNS topic invokes a Lambda function that queries Athena for suspicious ips, waits for the query to complete, and then posts a pre-signed S3 URL containing the results to a Microsoft teams channel. GitHub Link
Automated Emails Containing RDS Data
This Lambda function is invoked routinely by a cron expression with EventBridge. It queries an RDS database, generates a CSV file, and sends it as an email attachment. GitHub Link
Internal Endpoint that Creates an EC2
When a user fills out a form, the results pass through an API gateway to a Lambda function and are recorded in DynamoDB. It then triggers a Cloudformation stack creation (which creates the Ec2) and an email is sent to the user.
This Website
This website resides in an S3 bucket located behind a CloudFront distribution, with another pair serving as a redirect. The contact form (in beta) uses an API Gateway, Lambda function, DynamoDB, and Simple Email Service to record an email any responses. This also is configured with a github that automatically deploys any changes to the s3 bucket and invalidates the CloudFront distribution when a push to main occurs. GitHub Link