DevOps Manager
2014 - PRESENTPerceptyx, Inc.- Automated package building and testing for FreeBSD servers, SaltStack configuration testing, creation of development environments and AWS AMI, and the Perl environment build (runtime and modules).
- Provided disaster recovery and load offloading to AWS.
Technologies: Perl, SaltStack, FreeBSD, AWS, Redis, MySQLCTO
2012 - PRESENTGlobal IT Solutions- Provided support to customers using cloud computing technologies.
- Deployed high availability platforms.
- Coached new employees and partners in Linux, networking, and virtualization.
- Supported sales projects generating new services and products based on a mix of technologies.
- Managed projects and deadlines for a team of local and remote personnel.
- Created a puppet module for a client to install and configure WildFly (https://github.com/amontalban/puppet-wildfly).
Technologies: Linux, Apache, NGINX, HAProxy, SaltStack, Puppet, VoIP, Asterisk, FreeBSD, EC2, AWS, Bash, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, NetworkingSenior Sysadmin
2011 - 2013inConcert- Supervised seven PoP datacenters in the USA and Spain providing mission-critical VoIP services to customers worldwide.
- Installed, maintained, and supported more than fifty servers with Linux and Windows platforms.
- Configured and managed Intra Carrier VoIP cross-connections to handle thousands of calls per day.
- Developed an automated installation script for A2Billing (https://github.com/amontalban/A2Billing-Install-Script) that allowed other company coworkers to install the solution for our customers all over the world.
- Acted as the point of contact to co-location and hosting providers including SoftLayer, NAP of the Americas, PhoenixNAP, and others. Managed purchases, maintenance plans, and internal company support.
- Helped design and deploy the company’s private cloud infrastructure.
Technologies: VoIP, Asterisk, Linux, Windows, Datacenters, Co-Location, Cloud Computing, MS SQLSenior System Administrator
2010 - 2012Ikuna Media S.L.- Migrated mission-critical system from a dedicated server to a high-availability Amazon platform in one week to support a high traffic spike during 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Created a scalable streaming solution using Amazon Web Services, Adobe Flash Media, Wowza, and Amazon CloudFront giving the company the ability to stream live events like MTV Europe awards to thousand viewers all over the world.
- Reviewed company web platform performance supporting several thousand of hits per day for customers like EFE News, Telemundo, and Telefonica, resulting in up to a 50% performance increase using the same resources.
- Created email marketing infrastructure using EC2 and SES to provide services to several customers, ensuring deliverability and inbox reach.
- Provided support to development teams, giving assistance in new technologies and best practices to achieve high availability and performant services.
Technologies: AWS, EC2, CDN, Wowza, Adobe Flash Media, MySQL, LAMPOwner
2009 - 2012AM Technology & Systems- Worked on sales and technical solutions in order to gain customers and generate new services and products.
- Provided support for hosting servers with a vast range of technologies, from stripped down LAMP servers to cPanel and Plesk setups.
- Supported Cisco networks with customers in USA and Australia.
- Supported Windows corporate systems with AD, Exchange, and IIS.
- Migrated hosting servers between providers with hundreds of sites without downtime.
Technologies: Linux, Unix, FreeBSD, Windows, Exchange, Asterisk, Zimbra, LAMPCTO & Co-Founder
2006 - 2009IT Business- Supervised the technology department responsible for customers with over 100 PCs.
- Migrated several corporate MS Exchange installations from 5.5 to 2003.
- Deployed VoIP PBXs using Asterisk software.
- Installed and maintained a metropolitan area network using WiFi links with Ubiquiti, MikroTik, and custom equipment with OpenWRT software.
- Managed a seven member technical team to support customers needs.
Technologies: Linux, Cisco, FreeBSD, Networking, Telecom, VoIP, Asterisk, WindowsNOC Supervisor
2005 - 2006Diveo Uruguay S.A.- Supported the company and customer networks that consisted in carrier class network equipment like Cisco, Harris and Ericsson Tellabs.
- Managed servers using Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
- Upgraded software and hardware for Cisco core routers (7950), including bootloader.
- Provided support and assistance to customers.
- Designed new network links and services in coordination with the marketing department to increase sales.
Technologies: Linux, Cisco, Ericsson Tellabs, Harris, RAD, PDH/SDH, ATM, Frame Relay, Wireless Networks, Solaris, Windows NT/2000
Andres Montalban
VoIP Developer in Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
Member since August 7, 2014
Andres is a senior DevOps engineer with strong background in cloud computing and storage, *Nix operating systems, and networking. He has over a decade of experience working in mission-critical environments handling thousands of interactions per minute.
Andres is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Perceptyx, Inc.Perl, SaltStack, FreeBSD, AWS, Redis, MySQL
- Global IT SolutionsLinux, Apache, NGINX, HAProxy, SaltStack, Puppet, VoIP, Asterisk, FreeBSD...
- inConcertVoIP, Asterisk, Linux, Windows, Datacenters, Co-Location, Cloud Computing...
Experience
- Linux, 12 years
- Bash Script, 8 years
- VoIP, 8 years
- CentOS, 7 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), 5 years
- DevOps, 3 years
- Jenkins, 3 years
- Terraform, 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Linux, Git, SaltStack, HAProxy, Nginx
The most amazing...
...thing I've made is a fully automated code deployment using GitLab and SaltStack that pushes production code to five different data centers, including AWS.
Employment
Experience
- A2Billing auto installer script (Development)https://github.com/amontalban/A2Billing-Install-Script
A2Billing auto installer script for CentOS. The script handles all installation including Asterisk, A2Billing, MySQL and Sangoma drivers.
- Wildfly Puppet Module (Development)https://github.com/amontalban/puppet-wildfly
A module to install and configure Wildfly server using Puppet.
- Nagios Splunk checker (Development)https://github.com/amontalban/check_splunk
A module for Nagios to check Splunk status.
Skills
Tools
Ansible, Packer, Vagrant, Jenkins, Terraform, SaltStack, Travis CI, Tmux, Vim Text Editor, Git, Gimp, GCC, GDB, Hyper-V, RPMParadigms
DevOpsPlatforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), SoftLayer, FreeBSD, Linux, Red Hat Linux, CentOS, Debian Linux, LAMP, Rackspace, Windows Server, MacOS, Xen, Solaris, Embedded LinuxOther
VoIP, Big DataLanguages
Bash Script, SQL, PHPStorage
PostgreSQL, LVM, MySQL Daemon, CassandraLibraries/APIs
Puppet.js
