DevSecOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building secure, automated CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, and leading security initiatives. I combine technical depth with risk analysis skills developed as a Navy Intelligence Analyst to deliver resilient, secure systems.

Key Skills

CI/CD • DevSecOps • Kubernetes • Jenkins • Docker • AWS • Ansible • Git • Helm • Python • Bash • Node.js • JavaScript • Linux • Terraform • SAST/DAST • Vulnerability Management • Risk Analysis • Collaboration

Experience Highlights

Personal & Professional Development
Apr 2024 – Present, Alexandria, KY

Building a home lab for AI-assisted security automation and architecture analysis
Developed a trivia game using Jeopardy-style prompts and LLM-based developer workflows
Practiced mindfulness and intentional communication to strengthen focus and effectiveness

IBM Watson – Natural Language Understanding / Watson Core
May 2018 – Apr 2024, Denver, CO
Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Provided risk analysis and executive summaries for product releases
Security focal for 5+ teams, resolving issues in 20+ microservices
Implemented DAST/SAST scans in CI pipelines and developed Helm charts for AI microservices
Automated deployment and monitoring, improved productivity 5x
On-call for SaaS reliability, restored production APIs, mentored junior engineers

airSpring Software
Jan 2013 – Apr 2018, Lexington, KY
DevOps Engineer

Designed and maintained CI/CD infrastructure for 50+ servers
Managed 150+ Linux servers with Ansible, reduced config drift
Developed features for proprietary JavaScript platform and engineered scripted solutions

US Navy Special Warfare Group One
Jan 2006 – May 2009, Coronado, CA
All Source Intelligence Analyst

Supervised intel team during deployments in support of Navy SEAL operations
Provided daily intelligence analysis and briefings for targeting operations

US Navy Europe/ Sixth Fleet
May 2003 – Dec 2005, Naples, Italy
Junior Intelligence Analyst

Analyzed and processed message traffic data into consumable intelligence for executive leadership
Prepared and delivered intelligence briefings and message traffic for significant maritime activity

Education & Certifications

B.S. Computer Science, magna cum laude — University of Kentucky (2012)
CISSP — ISC² (2023) View Badge
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2025) View Badge