Work History
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Education
Work history
UpStack
Senior DevOps Engineer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Deliver CI/CD processes to improve performance on projects - automating and streamlining operations and processes.
Design solutions to improve infrastructure and applications - enhancing data encryption and security groups.
Ensures high-quality deliverables and implements DevOps and security best practices in fast-paced environments.
Crossover for Work
Senior DevOps Engineer/Architect
2016 - Present (9 years)
Manage and push multiple products to production - assisting with cloud migration and defining architecture systems.
Provide solutions for bug fixes and complex technical problems with CI/CD processes on different products.
Assist engineering teams with application integrations, new feature development and code reviews on solutions.
Acquia
PHP Software Architect
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Boston, United States of America
Evaluated system requirements for a new PHP API development - introducing unit testing and automation solutions.
Oversaw new developments and updates to the API - ensuring that requirements were complete, implemented and tested.
Championed and adopted industry best practices to push development standards for the API on the team.
Clayton Kendall
PHP Developer
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Built and operated highly scalable, distributed and customized eCommerce applications for clients.
Provided technical and consultative recommendations to clients for continued enhancements to eCommerce solutions.
Identified and troubleshot errors and problems with eCommerce applications - facilitating and providing timely resolutions.
Vault Investor Vault Media Platforms
Head of Development
2012 - Present (13 years)
Design, develop and implement solutions to maintain and update the Vault Exchange platform.
Identify software infrastructure needs and design secure, scalable architecture solutions on the SaaS.
Advise management on complex, technical software issues and track issues to resolution.
Searchlight Solutions
Senior Web Developer
2011 - 2014 (3 years)
Determined the proper technical approach for product designs, software development and Linux cloud server setup.
Identified, troubleshot and resolved escalated support issues and complex requests for clients.
Devised strategies and worked on system upgrades, enhancements, new products and functionalities.
irx.exchange
Project Manager
2011 - 2016 (5 years)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Built and maintained a stock exchange forecasting app for the client using mostly Larvel and AngularJS.
Designed solutions, managed the dev process and associated tools, and tested functionalities.
Collaborated with different teams and engineers in delivering the solution.
Netcom
Senior Trainer
2010 - 2010
Trained students on web development and troubleshooting - using go-live activities.
Designed and delivered training programs and related courseware to students with varying skills levels.
Consulted training leads to identify and address the learning needs of students in the school.
Wave Web Solution
Technical Manager
2009 - 2009
Designed and implemented a new college management portal with different features and functionalities.
Worked on the solution from concept and design to implementation - maintaining and enhancing the system.
Wrote well designed, testable, and efficient code for the system - ensuring solutions follow specifications.
SunArc Technologies
Web Developer
2008 - 2009 (1 year)
Designed and developed a social network website for DrivingSales - handling the dev cycle and release.
Implemented innovative features and new solutions on the website for users.
Maintained, troubleshot and debugged technical issues on the website.
Showcase
Senior Engineer - Biznessapps
Provided technical resolutions for 500+ platform issues.
Developed new features and integrated REST APIs for mobile devices.
Enhanced end-to-end testing and optimized the project.
Senior Developer - Kayako
Kayako is a help desk software for personal and connected customer service.
The software resolves 200+ complex customer issues.
Key responsibilities include component updates, API bug fixes, deployment of new features, and unit testing.
Lead Developer - The Vault Exchange
Developed and implemented the Vault Exchange application from scratch, including a scrapping module for 30+ stock exchanges in Africa.
Implemented core application using WordPress and BuddyPress, with seamless XML API integrations.
Managed web server tasks with <99% downtime.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication
Govt Engineering College Bikaner
2004 - 2008 (4 years)