Automation &
Tools Engineer
Automation-focused engineer who builds tools and systems that solve real problems. Over 20 years of enterprise IT experience spanning infrastructure, scripting, and systems architecture — now combined with full-stack product development. Known for translating user needs into working solutions, debugging complex systems across the stack, and automating manual processes out of existence.
Currently open to new opportunities.
Development
Python, Flask, JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS, REST API design, SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
Automation & Scripting
PowerShell, Python, PowerCLI, Bash, process automation, scheduled task orchestration
Integrations & Services
Stripe payments & billing, Twilio SMS, MailGun / SendGrid email, Git, CI/CD workflows
Infrastructure
Windows Server, VMware vSphere, Azure, Active Directory, Exchange Online, DNS/DHCP
Tools & Platforms
ServiceNow, Device42, SCCM, Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, GitHub Copilot, Fusion 360, 3D printing (resin & FDM), ESP32 / Raspberry Pi
Enterprise Hybrid Infrastructure
Automation and systems engineering for a global manufacturing organization with 1,000+ Windows Servers across a VMware/Azure hybrid environment. Built PowerShell, PowerCLI, and Python tooling to streamline server provisioning, compliance validation, and infrastructure management. Authored SCCM SQL reporting queries to replace manual data collection, designed Device42 auto-discovery assessments, and led incident management and L2/L3 escalations for critical infrastructure.
State Government IT
Network infrastructure mapping and documentation using Python and SQL, building tooling to audit and visualize the environment. Developed automation in PowerShell, Python, and VB to reduce manual administration overhead. Participated in a website platform migration in a Linux environment and assisted with an enterprise security rollout — identifying a privilege escalation vulnerability during testing.
Manufacturing & Process Industries
Worked across multiple manufacturing environments spanning plant operations and business systems. Designed network topology changes for production floors, bridged automation and business teams to translate operational needs into infrastructure solutions, and administered virtualized environments and Citrix. On the business side, developed VB.NET applications and Crystal Reports to automate reporting workflows and managed ERP system integrations.
Financial Services Infrastructure
Server and network infrastructure management for a multi-branch banking operation under FDIC/OCC regulatory oversight. Managed core banking systems, domain infrastructure, and backup architecture across production and DR sites. Developed automation scripts for routine compliance checks and system health monitoring. Designed and tested disaster recovery and business continuity plans covering critical transaction processing, wire transfer, and customer-facing banking platforms.
AI-Assisted Development
Ongoing exploration of AI-assisted coding tools and workflows, including hands-on use of Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and OpenClaw for real-world development tasks. Two decades of building and debugging systems before AI tooling existed provides a sharp eye for the subtle errors, bad architectural decisions, and confident-but-wrong suggestions these tools occasionally produce. Focused on finding the line between genuine productivity gains and blind trust — leveraging AI to accelerate code generation, debugging, and integration work while applying the judgment that only comes from years of doing it the hard way first.
Pet-Trax
pet-trax.comQR-based pet identification SaaS platform — designed, built, and operated independently end-to-end. Full-stack React SPA with Flask API backend, PostgreSQL database, Stripe subscription billing, Twilio SMS notifications, and MailGun transactional email. Includes a multi-role access system for pet owners, shelter staff, and site admins, plus shelter partner infrastructure with self-registration, approval workflows, and tag batch fulfillment. Features a custom digital-to-physical manufacturing pipeline that converts QR data into 3D-printable STL files for on-demand resin tag production.
Personal Projects
Ongoing tinkering with ESP32 and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers, Fusion 360 CAD modeling, and both FDM and resin 3D printing. On the AI/ML side, hands-on work with ComfyUI, Florence2, and LoRA training with PyTorch — less about following tutorials and more about breaking things until they make sense. Projects range from small one-off gadgets to more involved builds where the hardware and software sides have to talk to each other. It's the same problem-solving muscle as the day job, just with fewer tickets and more solder.