New York, New York, United States
Platform engineer and automation specialist with proven experience scaling infrastructure from zero to 300+ managed devices. Built automation pipelines that eliminated entire classes of failures, achieving 100% reliability improvement in production environments. Experienced with infrastructure as code, observability systems, and creating developer-friendly tooling. Strong background in Python automation, containerization, and building internal tools that drive measurable business outcomes.
Design and deploy cloud-native infrastructure platforms for high availability production environments. Architect AWS-based Kubernetes systems with GitOps workflows while managing end-to-end technical delivery for live events, multi-camera productions, and complex AV installations. Built EKS (Kubernetes) platform on AWS using Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, implementing VPC networking architecture with multi-AZ high availability, Application Load Balancer integration, and modular IaC design (vpc, eks, alb, amp, argocd, external-secrets modules). Established GitOps continuous deployment using ArgoCD with App-of-Apps pattern for declarative application management, automatic sync from self-hosted GitLab repository, and self-healing drift detection. Engineered secure secrets management pipeline integrating AWS Secrets Manager with External Secrets Operator via IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts), and enabled centralized rotation with CloudTrail audit trails. Deployed complete observability stack with Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS Managed Prometheus including persistent storage via EBS CSI driver with encrypted gp3 volumes.
Delivers flawless execution as a Technical Director for high-pressure live events and multi-camera streams, ensuring technical delivery under demanding deadlines.
Manages a full-stack creative practice, from concept and generative art creation to e-commerce and client commissions. Develops novel fabrication techniques, including custom handwriting-to-plot pipelines, laser-etched materials, precision jigs, and unique branding methods like embossed QR codes, driving strong sales conversions at live events.
Engineered and scaled a mission-critical 3D printing lab from the ground up to a 300+ SLS printer facility. Owned the full lifecycle of industrial laser adoption: vendor selection, power/ventilation/fire-safety readiness, commissioning, optical alignment, kerf/focus/material profiling, and preventive maintenance. Designed revenue-generating laser workflows (signage, fixtures, packaging, production jigs) and standardized job setup to reduce rework and increase margin. Authored and implemented a Python-based USB duplication pipeline that eliminated a class of hardware failures, reducing daily print errors from ~20% to 0%. Developed a custom operations dashboard using Google Apps Script for real-time fleet status tracking, maintenance logging, and trend analysis. Established operational SOPs, maintenance schedules, security protocols, and safety programs; trained the team to ensure uptime and reliability across devices; achieved incident-free operation with predictable throughput.
Managed all technical aspects for the festival's flagship venue, including digital and analog (35/70mm) projection, server programming, and multichannel audio calibration to execute world-premiere screenings.