Erik Stambaugh ============== Contact ------- Email Web LinkedIn [linkedin.com/in/erik-stambaugh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-stambaugh/) Mastodon Github PDF [Link to a PDF version](https://erikstambaugh.com/resume/ErikStambaugh.pdf) Summary ------- Experienced engineering leader who values collaboration and clear communication. Skilled in implementing DevOps principles to enhance agile development, reduce costs, and improve security and reliability in cloud environments. Known for creating inclusive environments where everyone's input is valued. Technical Skills ---------------- Continuous Integration / Delivery (CI/CD) - Designed and built CI/CD pipelines for dozens of projects - Obsessively focused on creating fast and safe development cycles Cloud Computing - Heavy experience with public clouds (AWS) and private clouds (OpenStack) - Leader in cost savings and cloud architecture best practices - Hands-on with cloud-first architectures like Lambda, ECS Software Development - Python, Bash, C, C#, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, countless others - Creation of robust, scalable, and maintainable application architecture, and bringing legacy applications up to standard GNU / Linux - Intricate knowledge of SysV Unix internals - Direct code-level Linux kernel experience - Debian / Ubuntu package creation, maintenance, and backporting Compliance - HIPAA, PCI DSS, and other regulatory compliance - Governance policy generation, auditing, assessment, and remediation processes Network Security - Comprehensive system security from code to CDN - Risk management and intrusion detection/prevention - Vulnerability assessments and penetration testing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Ansible, Chef for server/VM management - Podman, Docker, Compose, and ECS for containers - Terraform and CloudFormation for infrastructure management Network Administration - Experienced managing complex wired and wireless networks - Packet-level network analysis and troubleshooting Data Management - DBA-level experience with RDBMS like PostgreSQL and mySQL - "Big Data" tools like Spark and Athena - Data warehousing and data lake design - Rapid ad-hoc processing of large datasets Machine Learning and MLOps - Model creation, training, and optimization with Tensorflow and Keras - Feature store, model operationalizing and monitoring - High-availability ML service architecture Leadership Skills ----------------- Communication - Clear, effective communicator with technical and nontechnical staff Conflict Resolution - Skilled at resolving interpersonal and team conflicts Problem Solving - Innovative solutions to complex technical challenges Strategic Planning - Aligning technical goals with overall business objectives Team Leadership - Fostering a collaborative culture both within and outside our team Team Development - Mentoring technical staff for personal and professional advancement Vendor Management - Evaluating and managing third-party vendors, contracts and agreements Experience ---------- ### 2019-2024 (present): NextGen Healthcare, Irvine, CA Manager, Application Delivery / DevOps Manager * Recruited and led a diverse and multiregional team of 15 first-class DevOps engineers, DBA and network engineers * Managed cloud cost saving efforts recovering millions of dollars in recurring expenses and closing multiple data centers * Led portfolio-wide cloud-first infrastructure modernization initiatives * Mentored team to develop skill and confidence by carefully guiding staff outside their technical comfort zone * Performed security incident response, forensics, and deep legacy product analysis * Trained staff throughout the company in group as well as one-on-one settings on emerging cloud and software technologies ### 2015-2019: NextGen Healthcare, Irvine, CA Senior DevOps Engineer * Lead engineer on a versatile team that provides targeted assistance to many internal product teams on cloud best practices, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), application architecture and modernization, and DevOps best practices * Developed modular infrastructure systems that can be re-used companywide for HIPAA and security compliance * Re-engineered product deployment code for speed and modularity, dropping delivery times by multiple orders of magnitude and kicking off the company's first true production CI/CD cycles * Consulted with product groups on cloud best practices, security and data safety ### 2012-2015: Red 5 Studios Inc., Irvine, CA Senior Systems Engineer / SRE * Led on-call engineering staff for a 24x7 cloud-based MMORPG from public alpha and beta through fully-shipped release * Developed custom instrumentation aggregation software to provide simple combined views into several data centers * Created live gameplay statistics and business intelligence dashboards for use throughout the company * Designed the company's data lake and introduced cost-saving measures with faster and more efficient data storage * Performed screening and hiring decisions, plus mentoring, coaching and training for new network operations staff * Systems architecture and deployment automation. AWS and OpenStack cloud infrastructure management ### 2011-2012: Self-employed, Irvine, CA Freelance Software Development * Independent development of a bespoke hybrid document management and CRM application for a corporate client * Carried the project from RFQ through design review to a fully packaged finished application stack * Application development using Python / django, PostgreSQL and jQuery ### 2009-2011: Canonical Ltd., London UK Systems Administrator * Network security and incident management * Systems maintenance and deployment * Development of internal systems and integration of new technologies ### 2006-2009: TrustCommerce, Irvine, CA Senior Systems Administrator * Designed and maintained data centers and incident response policies. Developed infrastructure automation and software testing systems * Generated internal training materials, and served as primary mentor for new systems administration staff * Heavy data analytics work requiring on-the-fly queries and cross references to data stores in multiple formats ### 2001-2006: Conexant Systems, Inc. / Mindspeed Technologies, Newport Beach, CA Systems Engineer * Deployed, integrated, and managed engineering support systems. Performed a massive data migration from legacy source code management services * Mentored and formally trained new recent-graduate hires on software engineering best practices * Made hardware compatibility improvements to the Linux kernel ATM driver * Major contributor of enterprise features to the Bugzilla project * Created a circuit-switched network processor test system * Devised new product testing and automation processes * Acted in an advisory role to the IT department for network security and server architecture issues ### 2001: Ten Square, San Jose, CA Systems Administrator * "Tool software guy" on the systems administration team. Developed a reverse proxy application, encrypted file transfer GUI, and VPN monitoring and administration tool ### 2000-2001: Coreon, Inc., Fremont, CA Network Operations Engineer * Provided network and services support for users within the company * Managed Solaris and Linux systems for the company's West coast NOC * Provided network fault detection and resolution for multiple customer networks --- *Employment history prior to 2000 available upon request* Personal Interests ------------------ Interested in a broad range of arts: musician, DJ/producer, digital interactive installations, even pastry and clothing design. Frequently found outdoors as well. Currently building experience by developing a machine learning / MLOps pipeline with Docker-based experimentation, feature extraction, operationalization, and CI/CD systems, as well as work on custom models. Also wrapping up a project in the Godot game engine. Always tinkering with something. Active in the Free Software community and owner/maintainer of a medium-sized Mastodon instance. Member of the Black Rock Rangers, a trained volunteer organization that performs safety, crisis and conflict mediation at large-scale events. ----- The latest annotated and interactive version of this document is always available at . Converted from [original Markdown source](https://erikstambaugh.com/resume/resume.md) using my tools, which are [available on github](https://github.com/poorsquinky/resume) and actually pretty interesting in their own right.