Resume
My Qualifications
Resume
Summary
- 20+ years track record of helping business build secure, scalable and cost-effective systems.
- Expertise in cloud architecture, operations automation, process streamlining and cost reduction. Special interest in information security, data protection and privacy.
- Eager and fast learner based on prior broad experience with technology evolution
- Self-starter with extended entrepreneurial experience in multiple countries and cultures.
- Clear and concise technical communicator, invited to publish by leading magazines, think tanks, and technology sites on information security, data protection and privacy.
Experience
Infrastructure Engineer — Propel Inc, New York, NY — May 2022 – present
Prepared company to meet market downturn by cutting AWS cloud bill by 30%, then found an additional 25% in potential savings. Solved business need for secure infrastructure design to handle sensitive fintech customer credentials.
- Right-sized Kubernetes, RDS and Elasticache instances and storage utilization
- Optimized Kubernetes node utilization through fine tuning HPA, overprovisioning and autoscaling
- Automated and sped up infrastructure and deployments with Terraform, Ansible and Jenkins+Groovy
- Set up and utilized monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Sentry) to troubleshoot issues
- Simplified deployment process through credential management using Ansible Vault, Kubernetes secrets
- Maintained infrastructure compatibility and security through Kubernetes upgrades from v1.18 to 1.25 and Istio upgrades from v1.4 to v1.14.
DevOps Architect — Point Pickup Technologies, Stamford CT — Jul 2021-Jan 2022
Met business need to respond to clients faster by reducing time to deploy code and need to scale up during high demand. Improved platform stability and security:
- Created Terraform infrastructure to serve over 10M API calls per day, including Lambda, ECS, APIs, and load balancers.
- Sped up new product launches via automated replication of the infrastructure in lower environments.
- Improved system stability by fine-tuning MySQL performance and analyzing SQL queries
- Automated deployments using Bitbucket pipelines following GitOps principles
- Identified 30% in AWS cloud savings in addition to purchasing savings plans.
- Hands-on team lead of 4 DevOps engineers
Skills: loud Architecture, Terraform, AWS (Autoscaling, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway), Bitbucket pipelines, git, Linux, Elasticsearch-Logstash-Kibana (ELK)
Director of DevOps and Information Security — W. W. Norton & Co., New York — Aug 2020 – Jul 2021
Worked with a cloud engineering team to speed up development, secure applications. Created a roadmap for a platform to support next generation of products.
- Reduced time to ship code by developing a tool in Python that leverages AWS, Kubernetes and GitOps to create limitless number of test environments for parallel projects
- Rearchitected Kubernetes clusters to isolate mission critical services with zero downtime
- Led security improvements in systems (ubiquitous TLS v1.2, HTTP CSP headers, NIST password policy) and processes (static code analysis, MFA, password keepers, random passphrases, secure file transfers)
- Drove continuous cloud security improvement through implementation of incident response (IR) playbooks, system-wide data collection and monitoring, intrusion detection (ID) systems
- Mentored team on management skills, presenting ideas to management, prioritizing tasks
- Built team skills by investing in immersion days with AWS and MongoDB, architecture walk-throughs, mentoring and dedicated R&D time.
Skills: Python, AWS (CLI, VPC, Lambda, ALB, EFS, DataSync, Gateways, IAM, accounts, Amplify, GuardDuty), Jenkins CICD, Python, NodeJS, Redis, Kubernetes, SonarQube, ZAP, risk analysis, incidence response
Director of Engineering — W. W. Norton & Co., New York — Nov 2018 – Aug 2020
Built processes and happy, productive engineering teams to deliver quality products across multiple sites that delight customers and increase sales. Delivered results, including the rebuild of company website and performance stability of revenue-critical products. Accomplishments:
- Guided a distributed team in rethinking systems architecture and use of microservices to save development time and cost
- Formulated and implemented a strategic roadmap to become fully cloud-based, improving systems stability and reducing downtime
- Cut cloud and database costs 20% by finding efficiencies and streamlining resources
- Partnered with product owners, user experience and marketing teams to find creative solutions that delivered stalled projects and increased product offerings
- Implemented browser client telemetry and services dashboard to pre-empt outages
- Kickstarted a reusable component library to provide customers with uniform experience
- Standardized programming practices, injected linting and increased testing to reduce defects
- Revamped development and release cycles to be truly agile and ship more code
- Initiated recurring brown-bag lunches, tech-leads roundtables and all-hands meetings to share knowledge and raise team skills in order to produce better quality code.
Skills: Python, AWS (CLI, IAM, EC2, S3, Cloudfront, VPC, Lambda, ALB, SES, SNS, EFS), Node JS, Docker, MongoDB Atlas, Kubernetes, team growth, staff forecasting
Technology Entrepreneur, Content Distribution and Security, New Delhi
I built technology platforms that met local business and consumer demand in India for content distribution, civic engagement tools and data protection.
Founder, SecureTheWeb.info Jan. 2018 – Present
Developing a web application framework that integrates data protection, security and compliance with the EU’s GDPR. Launched securetheweb.info, an automated, static analysis dashboard of the world’s most popular web sites.
Skills: Python, Django, React.js, application security (OWASP Top 10), security protocols (HSTS, CSP)
Founder, YouRTI.in, India Nov. 2015 – Mar. 2018
YouRTI.in is a secure, intelligent platform that leverages technology to empower citizens to request government information through Freedom Of Information laws. I led Product Development, IT Management (hands-on control of security and privacy aspects), and Budgeting. After proving market demand and viability, an NGO has invested in day-to-day operations I have stepped into an advisory role.
Skills: Python, Django, Rest API, Javascript, Backbone.js, AWS, Google Cloud, Redis, Docker, MySQL, Git, Linux
Founder, A-SK Media International, India Jul. 2014 – Jun. 2017
Consulting and technology services to media, entertainment and retail companies for digital distribution and monetization of online content.
- Launched content distribution platforms to identify optimum revenue models, including micropayments (pay-per-article, in), and to serve unmet demand for content in local languages (FamiLife.in). Produced original and licensed content from 10 brands, including popular consumer titles, such as Car India, Ideal Home & Garden, Smart Photography.
- Provide ongoing consulting services on digital media distribution strategies to international media companies seeking business growth opportunities in India; focused on market landscape, pricing strategies and regulatory environment; generate leads and senior management contacts. Clients have included a leading software vendor and a global music distributor.
Technology Leader and Executive, HBO Inc, New York and Stockholm 2005-2013
CEO, Parsifal Entertainment (JV owner of HBO Nordic), Sweden Jul. 2013 – Dec. 2013
Architected the technology platform that powers Starz Play (MENA)
- Drove the design and architecture of next-generation OTT video technology platform
- Recruited the technology team, including CIO of Starz Play (MENA)
EVP Technology & CTO, HBO Nordic, Sweden Dec. 2012 – Jun. 2013
Developed a strategic road-map and accelerated technology development while reducing costs
- Achieved turnaround of the technology platform to deliver growth and greater subscriber satisfaction
- Drove improvements in video quality, expanded app capabilities and introduced new platforms
- Worked with all stakeholders to prioritize requirements and allocate resources
- Evaluated and selected vendors globally and negotiated contracts
Launch Project Manager, HBO Nordic, Sweden Oct. 2012 – Dec. 2012
Took control of the HBO Nordic project and developed a new launch plan acceptable to all stakeholders.
- Integrated a dozen vendors into one common project timeline
- Established content traffic workflow
- Defined processes across all technology areas
Director – Distribution Authorizations & Operations, HBO Inc, New York Apr. 2010-May 2011
Restructured HBO’s client support group to handle new content delivery methods. Led critical technology infrastructure projects with company-wide cost-savings impact. Reduced service response time, increased quality of outbound communications and raised commitment to excellence.
- Managed secure distribution of HD video via the public Internet.
- Headed a team of ten mid-level managers and customer-response agents, and a data analyst.
Manager – Technology Operations (New Media), HBO Inc, New York Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2010
- Managed cross-functional project teams across IT, Operations, Engineering and Business domains.
- Create project budgets, milestones and track progress;
- Identify project risks and develop contingency plans
- Maintained HBO’s position as a technology leader by collaborating with internal engineers and vendors to define strategic technology needs.
- Ensured compliance with regulations (e.g. Closed Captioning, CALM Act) through internal communication of guidelines and establishment of checks and balances to verify compliance.
Senior Software Engineer, Project Leader, HBO Inc, New York Oct. 2005 – Sep. 2007
Worked with users to meet their needs; established and championed test-driven, agile methodologies.
Software Developer, Software Architect – Paris, France and New Haven, Connecticut
France Telecom (Paris); Tangoe (New Haven)
Data architecture, Java middleware for projects including early-stage Internet of Things and nascent AJAX techniques. Researched business implications of emergent technologies. Tech lead evangelizing test-driven development and agile methods to increase efficiency and quality.
Skills: Java, J2EE, JUnit, Struts, Websphere, Javascript, AJAX
Volunteer, US Peace Corps, Benin, West Africa
Taught mathematics in French to 210 students in three levels in a high school.
PUBLIC WRITING
- What India’s Data Protection Committee Can Learn from US, EU and China – 03 Oct 2017 – Business Standard (paywall)
- My words of advice for startups: build in data security and privacy from the start– 16 Jun 2017 – The Wire
- Holding To Ransom(Implications of the Wannacry ransomware attack) – 24 May 2017 – The Indian Express
- Website Operators Cannot Delay Further – Turn on HTTPS Already– 17 May 2017 – The Wire
- India Inc Needs To Fix Its Numerous and Basic Information Security Flaws Quickly– The Wire, 25 Feb 2017
- Security and Privacy Issues With The Government’s Portal For Missing Children–15 Sep 2015 – The Caravan
- ICICI Twitter banking puts all customers at risk– 29 Jan 2015 – NewsPie.in
EDUCATION
Master Sc., Industrial Eng. (Human Computer Interaction) Purdue University, Indiana
Bachelor B.A., International Business Wichita State University, Kansas
Bachelor Sc., Electrical Engineering Wichita State University, Kansas
Education
| Name | Purdue University |
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| Period | 1995 |
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