Brett Howell

DevOps Engineer

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Experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Currently a Junior DevOps Engineer at an international cutting-edge AI tech startup. Concurrently utilizing both technical skills and strong customer service relationships in a technical support role for the non-profit sector of the greater Rochester area.

Work
Experience

Junior DevOps Engineer at Menrva Technologies

September 2023 - Present

  • Maintained AWS cloud architecture with VPC, ECS, RDS, Application Load Balancer and Auto-Scaling groups to ensure 100% uptime.
  • Implemented Terraform scripts and modules for IaC, reducing architecture deployment time by 90%.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions for automating testing, containerization and deployment of MERN stack applications, reducing development and deployment time by 40%.
  • Managed AWS costs and over time reduced cloud costs by 35%.
  • Developed monitoring solutions using Cloudwatch logs eventually resulting in 20% increased efficiency of Auto-Scaling groups.

Full Stack Engineer Intern at Menrva Technologies

June 2023 - September 2023
  • Engineered and launched a full-stack MERN application by designing RESTful APIs with Node.js, building dynamic UI components in React, and orchestrating state management with Redux.
  • Orchestrated the deployment of scalable microservices using Docker, enhancing system architecture and streamlining the CI/CD process to boost deployment efficiency and system reliability.
  • Implemented robust user authentication mechanisms using JWT and OAuth, and rigorously tested backend and frontend components with Jest to ensure top-notch security and reliability.

Technical Support II at Center Information Services

August 2022 - September 2023
  • Provided comprehensive technical support to non-profit agencies in the Greater Rochester area, ensuring efficient resolution of technology-related inquiries.
  • Managed and resolved technical issues promptly using a sophisticated ticketing system, enhancing service quality and client satisfaction.
  • Contributed to cybersecurity initiatives, implementing measures to protect against vulnerabilities and secure client data integrity.
  • Supported the streamlined delivery of technology services, facilitating improved operational efficiency for CIS's non-profit partners.
  • Fostered a collaborative work environment, partnering with colleagues to ensure timely and effective issue resolution for a seamless client experience.

Licensed Realtor at Howard Hanna

November 2016 – July 2022
  • Managed client accounts, negotiated contracts, and provided comprehensive client support through professional networks of attorneys, mortgage lenders, and contractors
  • Coordinated with attorneys, inspectors, lenders and escrow companies
  • Contributed to team marketing strategies

Education

Projects

  • Cloud Resume Challenge

    HTML/CSS/JS website to host my resume. Developed using serverless computing on the cloud with IaC and CI/CD. Frontend, AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions.

  • Hangman

    Containerized game application hosted on the cloud with Load Balancing and Auto Scaling with IaC and CI/CD. AWS, Docker, Python, Flask, MySQL, Terraform, GitHub Actions.

  • Blog

    HTML/CSS/JS website to host my resume. Developed using serverless computing on the cloud with IaC and CI/CD. Frontend, AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions.


Key Skills

  • AWS
  • Python
  • Linux
  • Terraform
  • Git
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Serverless
  • HTML/CSS