Michael Roth

Kubernetes clusters everywhere!

• Tasked with ensuring the optimal availability, performance, and efficiency of both legacy and new services, encompassing monitoring, emergency response, and strategic capacity planning.
• Entrusted with the management of Kubernetes clusters as part of the core infrastructure team, emphasizing stability and scalability.
• Spearheading the automation of Kubernetes application deployments to streamline operational workflows and enhance deployment efficiency.
• Championing the automation of various workflows, facilitating a seamless and efficient operational environment.
• Pioneering the development of Kubernetes Controllers using Go Lang, contributing to enhanced automation and management capabilities within the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Adhering to GitOps and Infrastructure as Code principles to maintain consistency, reliability, and version control in infrastructure management, reinforcing best practices and operational excellence.
• I provided training, mentorship, and support to junior team members, fostering their professional development and integration into the team.

To break down barriers that limit people from getting quality healthcare, empowering them to live happier lives.

• Responsible for availability, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning.
• Sticking to Infrastructure as code.
• Making sure we stick to our SLA.
• Working with security to make sure we are compliant.
• Automating all the toil.

Make anything but make it immutable!

• Engineered and implemented automation processes that empowered teams to deploy, manage, configure, test, scale, and monitor their applications efficiently using advanced tooling or scripting, significantly accelerating the delivery of new features to production.
• Enhanced automated testing and simulation frameworks to improve accuracy and reliability in software testing processes.
• Designed and deployed Docker containers to transition from monolithic architectures to microservices, thereby enhancing developer workflow, scalability, and execution speed.
• Developed custom monitoring plugins and seamlessly integrated monitoring strategies into deployment workflows, leading to the creation of self-regulating solutions.
• Advocated for and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices across all projects, ensuring complete automation and eliminating manual setup processes.
• Took ownership of production alerts, serving as the primary contact for addressing and resolving infrastructure or application incidents.
• Achieved significant cost savings for the company by identifying and eliminating superfluous AWS resources and optimizing the sizing of AWS assets.
• Collaborated with colleagues on the innovation of new automation tools and services, contributing to the efficient management and upkeep of diverse virtual environments.
• Provided expert consultation on system architecture, contributing to the strategic planning and design of robust technological frameworks.
• Formulated and automated standard operating procedures for common failure scenarios, enhancing system resilience.
• Conducted thorough monitoring, analysis, and reporting of performance metrics for cloud-hosted environments and applications, ensuring optimal performance.
• Contributed to the development of application features and enhancements, prioritizing functionality and user experience.
• Committed to writing clean, well-documented, and resilient code, adhering to best practices in software development.
• Oversaw the management and maintenance of databases utilizing MySQL, Postgres, and DynamoDB, ensuring data integrity and availability.
• Managed and scaled the infrastructure for QA, Development, Staging, and Production environments, supporting over 5 million monthly users, ensuring high availability and performance.

Out with the old, in with the new.

• Served on the SaaS team at Autodesk, where I played a pivotal role in enhancing the company’s cloud-based offerings.
• I facilitated the migration of applications from traditional data centers to AWS, streamlining the process by implementing comprehensive automation for all related tasks.
• Led the transformation of their monitoring system, refined metrics, augmented logging capabilities, and fostered improved communication channels across various teams, contributing to a more cohesive and efficient operational framework.
• Successfully deployed and ensured the ongoing maintenance of several key company applications, ensuring their optimal performance and reliability.
• Provided dedicated support to engineers on automation-related challenges, aiding in the resolution of issues and the advancement of automation practices within the team.

Different colored apples everywhere.

• Supported the development team in crafting an internal tool designed to oversee Apple’s complete phone support ecosystem.
• Engineered a Chef Server from scratch within a constrained environment to ensure its seamless operation in a production setting.
• Provided guidance to various departments in integrating their projects, facilitating smooth onboarding processes.

The DevOps philosophy was bestowed upon me here.

• Created and managed security systems for the Building, Network, Workstations, and Servers.
• Tested and troubleshot hardware, software, and network connectivity issues.
• Documented installations, application/system maintenance, hardware devices, and end-user support.
• Managed, defined, upheld Service Level Agreements, and Enforced HIPAA compliance.
• Performed basic workstation training and support for all employees.

If you can think outside the box, you can find bugs for days.

• Developed and oversaw the implementation of comprehensive security protocols for the infrastructure encompassing buildings, datacenter, networks, and workstations.
• Conducted thorough testing and troubleshooting of hardware, software, and network connectivity to ensure optimal operational efficiency.
• Meticulously documented the procedures for installations, maintenance of applications/systems, hardware devices, and provided detailed guides for end-user support.
• Administered Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring they were consistently met and maintained, while also ensuring strict adherence to HIPAA regulations for data privacy and security.
• Delivered fundamental workstation training and support to all employees, enhancing their proficiency and ensuring smooth daily operations.