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Location
Seattle, WA, United States
Toptal Member Since
July 8, 2016
Shawn is a freelance web and DevOps engineer/consultant from Seattle who has worked with a variety of different technologies as projects have come across his way. He often works with the Drupal CMS and the LAMP stack. He has built websites, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and other tools to manage cloud infrastructure. Lately, he has been focused on IaaC and managing developer environments and tools.
Portfolio
The Block
Python, PHP, Node.js, Google Data Studio, Google Cloud...
Luciditi
Drupal, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Apache, CentOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), Node.js, PHP, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Vim Text Editor, Ubuntu, PHP, MariaDB, Apache, CentOS, MacOS
The most amazing...
...developer workstation provisioner for macOS powered by Ansible.
Work Experience
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
2020 - PRESENT
The Block
- Architected, built, and maintained a BI database and data pipeline environment using AWS/GCP for various data services, i.e., Athena, BigQuery, Glue, Kinesis, MWAA, and Redshift, as well as an Airflow ECS CI/CD environment for new development.
- Created new and improved existing GHA pipelines, e.g., repeatable actions, set up Datadog logging/instrumentation, built multiple Terraform modules for repeat web and data stack architecture builds, and migrated them to Terraform Cloud.
- Established and maintained a bug bounty program during content management system (CMS) and Google Cloud Search integration.
- Documented Confluence architecture and development developments. Researched, scoped, and wrote sprint cards. Conducted training sessions for developers on data engineering, Terraform, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
Technologies: Python, PHP, Node.js, Google Data Studio, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Airflow, Redash, Data Engineering, REST, Terraform, Terraform Cloud, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Redshift, Amazon Kinesis, AWS Glue, Amazon Athena
Web and DevOps Engineer | Consultant
2010 - PRESENT
Luciditi
- Built custom Drupal modules and entire site setups.
- Developed Drupal configurations and built servers.
- Consulted and provided troubleshooting on matters related to Drupal.
- Provided back-end and DevOps services as well as front-end development.
- Focused on efficiency by always looking to automate repetitive tasks.
- Provided consulting on cloud infrastructure and application architecture.
Technologies: Drupal, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Apache, CentOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EKS, Bash, CircleCI, Docker, Node.js, Git, Terraform, Drupal Modules, SQL, JavaScript, Python, CSS, NGINX, Zsh, Drupal API, MySQL, jQuery, Vim Text Editor, Vi, Drush, Drupal 8, Drupal Commerce
Senior DevOps Engineer
2017 - 2020
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- Led an initiative to fully manage cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS via Terraform.
- Collaborated with data engineers to help optimize Redshift costs.
- Completed dockerization of the LAMP development environment.
- Automated orchestration of the Kubernetes data product cluster.
- Scripted CI build setup, automation, and maintenance.
- Deployed and built the app, service, and infrastructure automation for various IaaS and platform as a service (PaaS).
- Led the migration from the custom Jenkins server to CircleCI and audited and managed AWS for cost inefficiencies.
- Managed and guided a CMS developer that planned an epic Drupal 8 upgrade for the rest of the team.
- Assisted other CMS developers with feedback and pull-request reviews. Planned Drupal 8 upgrade epic. Gathered technical requirements. Created story cards and other technical PM work.
- Assisted developers with any CI build issues or local development environment issues. Conducted research and communicated with the engineering team about improvements or problems. Produced video and text guides for users and developers.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Node.js, PHP, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon EKS, CircleCI, Python, GraphQL, React, Symfony, Kubernetes, Redshift, Helm, Drush, Drupal, Pantheon
DevOps Engineer
2008 - 2010
Heartland Payment Systems
- Created various DevOps tools for source control management, built deployment automation, and conducted server/config maintenance. Automated tedious manual review-deployment processes.
- Handled various code maintenance tasks, including upgrading code projects and solutions, setting up debugging virtual machines, writing technical how-to documentation, and refactoring code for performance and readability.
- Managed many technical aspects like design, research, configuration, and builds of migrating all HPS web applications from a single physical server to virtualized load-balanced environment.
- Oversaw build deployment processes. Supervised other source control developers and system admins.
- Worked with all stakeholders, including QA analysts, network admins, and developers, to troubleshoot issues.
- Executed various ad-hoc server administration tasks.
- Coordinated with various stakeholders on orchestrating bug and feature deployment during legacy manual build processes.
Technologies: Microsoft Team Foundation Server, C#, PHP, MSBuild, Jira, SharePoint, IIS, Windows, Windows Server, ASP.NET, .NET, Classic ASP, Microsoft SQL Server, VMware, Drupal 6, Drupal 7, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Object-relational Mapping (ORM), Object-oriented Design (OOD)
Experience
NCAA
https://www.ncaa.org/Reviewed and reported on custom module, profile, and theme code used to build ncaa.org as a consultant. I suggested means to move toward community-driven modules.
I refactored the codebase as a developer, eliminating five custom modules, removing complicated cross-dependencies and redundancies, and reorganizing code to make it more readable and maintainable.
I refactored the codebase as a developer, eliminating five custom modules, removing complicated cross-dependencies and redundancies, and reorganizing code to make it more readable and maintainable.
USMLE-Rx Platform
http://www.usmle-rx.comBuilt a new REST API client as the backbone of MedIQ's new HTML5-based platform. I managed and upgraded the Drupal CMS and eCommerce system. Also, I conducted analytics, DNS, hosting, registrar, and source code account consolidation.
USMLE-Rx Website
https://www.usmle-rx.comRefactored the Drupal theme, separating view and control logic. I ported the Drupal 6 site to Drupal 7, maintained the site, and fixed bugs. Also, I conducted analytics, DNS, hosting, registrar, and source code account consolidation, and created build, deploy, and backup processes for .NET and LAMP apps.
Louisville
https://www.louisville.com/Migrated the Louisville site from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6, then from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7. I provided a complete theme build, developed a custom module for proprietary features, and migrated legacy modules to community-driven ones. Also, I maintained the site by fixing bugs, assisting the editorial team with additional features and workflow improvements, and handling the migration from a physical server to a virtual one.
Luciditi
https://luciditi.io/I built a complete Luciditi website from the ground up, including a sub-theme, custom module, server build and deployment, and content management. I maintained the site and automated deployment for clients. Also, I worked on the entire site and application development, and staff augmentation.
Skills
Languages
PHP, SQL, Bash, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C#, Python, Java, VBScript, GraphQL
Libraries/APIs
Drupal Modules, Drupal API, jQuery, Node.js, Google Maps JavaScript API 3, HTML5 APIs, React
Tools
CircleCI, Terraform, Vim Text Editor, Git, Drush, Apache, Amazon EKS, Jenkins, NGINX, Zsh, Apache Airflow, Redash, AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, MSBuild, Jira, VMware, Helm
Platforms
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Drupal 6, Drupal 7, Drupal, Docker, Drupal 8, MacOS, Kubernetes, CentOS, Ubuntu, WordPress Theme Design, WordPress, Rackspace, SharePoint, Windows, Windows Server, Rackspace Cloud, Pantheon
Other
Software Development, Vi, Computer Science, Mathematics, Google Data Studio, Data Engineering, Terraform Cloud, GitHub Actions, Amazon Kinesis, IIS, Consulting, Research
Paradigms
REST, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Object-oriented Design (OOD), Object-relational Mapping (ORM)
Storage
MySQL, MariaDB, Google Cloud, MySQL/MariaDB, Oracle PL/SQL, Redshift, Microsoft SQL Server
Frameworks
Drupal Commerce, Windows PowerShell, ASP, PHPUnit, ASP.NET, .NET, Classic ASP, Symfony
Education
2001 - 2004
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics
Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana, United States