Responsible for Cyber Security, DevOps and SysOps. This included automating the infrastructure and using Chef for versioned designs. Managing all company AWS accounts and responsible for security across all systems and websites. Worked on WordPress websites for marketing, custom plugin development, and built APIs for third-party integrations. Roku development and team collaborations for designed microservices architecture. Managing and monitoring teams from development to security.

Responsibilities include:
– Securing cloud based and on-premises systems
– Implement and maintain security policies and procedures
– Keep an eye on security vulnerabilities and threats
– Develop strategies to handle security incidents
– Involved in security investigations and recommended courses of action
– Ensure policies, procedures and protocols are being executed
– Provide leadership, training and guidance to staff members
– Prepare technical reports for executive management
– Monitoring systems
– Implementing CI/CD pipelines
– Streamline the development process and improve time to delivery
– Design and assist DevOps with monorepo for all cloud services
– Design and publish packages for the Dev team to use for development following best practices and security standards

I ran the programming department, worked with the design team, and took on a lot of the IT directors’ workload. I added InfoSec practices into the company and software. I consulted for outsource projects and company needs. I also worked on the core system the company depended on for its day-to-day operations. I improved algorithms to increase not only speed and memory consumption but also accuracy. I updated the company servers, software, and code to be up-to-date with the latest technology and security standards. Worked with teams daily, ranging from accounting to sales. I mostly worked on proprietary solutions but there were also many WordPress customizations for different services.

I was hired to fix their current system the company runs on. Much of the code was encrypted and there was no way to decrypt the files. I worked on two systems and configured the servers for this company. The first system was the main software the company used, proprietary debt management software, where I rewrote the entire core of the system to improve overall performance. I also redesigned their database infrastructure to be more scalable and handle the workload the company needed using database design patterns. The second system was a pretrial management system that I worked on with a team. I designed the core of the system while the team designed the UI. That system sold for $10 million.

I implemented scalable architecture to a custom social media platform with high traffic. I increased and improved the system security by rewriting the entire core of the system. Originally, the system was vulnerable to XXS, session fixation/hijacking, SQL injections, and many more. When I left this company the system was running 500% faster and more secure. I was involved in rebranding the company and implementing policies.

This was a freelance company I had with a friend. We worked a lot on DJ websites working with Clear Channel Radio. Also did a lot of club websites in the local area and some commerce sites. This company started my passion for programming, as this was pre-WordPress days.