Career Profile
A team oriented Principal Software Engineer with a passion for solving complex problems through innovative software solutions. Areas of responsibility include establishing and maintaining open source software projects, product development and support, public speaking, technical documentation, and market research.
Professional Experience
As a member of the Engineering Leadership team, I am responsible for establishing and leading the Envoy Gateway project.
I was responsible for supporting and evolving network edge services for the OpenShift Container Platform. As one of the founding Gateway API maintainers, I ensured APIs were designed to achieve OpenShift use cases.
My responsibilities focused on developing technology solutions to address the challenges of scaling cloud native applications by extending and integrating open source software projects.
A Software Engineering Lead for several Cisco open source cloud computing initiatives, including Istio, Kubernetes, and OpenStack. Responsible for leading the development of software features that address Cisco business objectives.
A Solutions Architect with an aptitude for establishing trusted adviser relationships with key customer stakeholders. Responsible for developing technical solutions to improve existing customer business or technical processes.
A results-focused Systems Engineer providing technical support and guidance to customers. Responsible for collaborating with Account Executives to implement Cisco products and technology for high-valued customers. Provided technical training and mentorship to Junior System Engineers throughout the Public Sector sales organization.
Projects
The following are projects that I have contributed to, along with a brief description of each.