Founding-DevOps operator who ships OSS frameworks. Python + Go, multi-cloud, 15+ years.
Professional Summary
Senior infrastructure engineer with 15+ years across DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, and cloud architecture spanning AWS, GCP, and Azure. Early adopter of Docker and Terraform before industry-wide adoption; builder of large-scale internal automation platforms in Python and Go; architect of multi-cloud production systems including Kubernetes across EKS, GKE, and AKS. Track record of modernizing infrastructure as the sole DevOps engineer, authoring 10,000+ line Python tooling from scratch, and driving six-figure monthly cloud cost reductions through serverless migration and right-sizing.
Active open-source contributor and framework author publishing across Python, Go, TypeScript, and Rust. Maintainer of the Agentic ecosystem (polyglot AI agent orchestration), Extended Data Library (production Python + Go data toolkit, 5 PyPI packages plus a Go secrets-sync pipeline), and Strata Game Library (React Three Fiber framework). Building tools that bridge AI research and production engineering.
Drives Claude Code across a portfolio of git repos — continuously, with safety gates, and ten named variants (green, red, blue, immortal, savage, etc.). Go binary with Unix socket IPC, SQLite event log, stream-json session control, and brew/launchd/systemd service integration.
paranoid-passwd — paranoid-passwd.com
Zero-Trust Cryptographic Password Generator
A self-auditing password generator that treats the LLM that built it as an adversary. C core compiled to WebAssembly via Zig cross-compilation; FIPS 180-4 SHA-256 + WASI random_get replaces 1.5MB OpenSSL WASM. Wolfi/melange/apko supply chain, SLSA L3 provenance, Sigstore keyless signing, SBOM attestation, Ken Thompson double-compilation defense.
Agentic — agentic.coach
Polyglot AI Agent Orchestration
Production-ready framework for building intelligent agent fleets across TypeScript, Python, and Rust. Fleet management, AI-powered triage, framework-agnostic crew orchestration, sandbox execution, and 4 GitHub Marketplace Actions.
Extended Data Library — extended-data.dev
Production Python Data Toolkit
Battle-tested Python monorepo for data serialization, configuration management, structured logging, and cloud integrations. 5 independently-installable PyPI packages with strict typing, 75%+ test coverage, and MCP server support.
Strata Game Library — strata.game
React Three Fiber Game Framework
Complete game framework for building procedural 3D worlds. Terrain generation, advanced water, GPU vegetation, volumetric effects, ECS architecture, physics, AI pathfinding, and character animation — all in a declarative React API.
Full-time focus on production-grade open-source infrastructure tooling following departure from Flipside Crypto. Shipping Go, C/WASM, and Python projects with supply-chain security, reproducible builds, and autonomous agent orchestration at the core.
Shipping radioactive-ralph (Go autonomous dev orchestrator) and paranoid-passwd (C/WASM zero-trust password generator with SLSA L3 + Sigstore) — see Projects
Continued maintenance of Agentic ecosystem (TS/Python/Rust polyglot AI agent orchestration), Extended Data Library (5 PyPI packages + Go secrets-sync pipeline), and Strata Game Library (React Three Fiber)
Authoring case studies on multi-cloud migration patterns, enclave-based key custody, and sole-operator DevOps playbooks drawn from the Flipside Crypto build
Staff DevOps & Platform EngineerJun 2021 – Jan 2026
Founding DevOps hire at a blockchain analytics company. Spent 5 years as the sole DevOps engineer — hands-on modernizing AWS infrastructure with Terraform, building a comprehensive internal automation platform, and embedding SRE practices across product and data teams.
Joined as the first and only DevOps engineer; overhauled legacy AWS infrastructure with Terraform and Terragrunt, driving a 5-year evolution from single-DC multi-cluster Kubernetes through container deployments to 99% serverless (Lambda, managed services)
Built a 10,000+ line Python CLI and library (tm_cli) that auto-generates 146+ Terraform modules across 13 providers (including AWS, GCP, GitHub, Vault, and Slack) — converting annotated Python functions into consistent, documented Terraform interfaces via a custom code-generation system
Designed a Terraform pipeline factory (terraform-pipeline) for generating complete multi-workspace infrastructure configurations with multi-region provider support, recursive vendor parameter processing, and SOPS-encrypted secrets integration
Architected deterministic secrets propagation system with automatic deep-merge and conflict resolution across HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager, serving hundreds of Lambda functions powering the data platform
Drove AWS spend from ~$150K/month to ~$40-50K/month through serverless migration, right-sizing, and automated scaling — $100K+/month in sustained savings
Identified, placed, and mentored SRE engineers into product and data departments; established company-wide CI/CD patterns, secure secrets-sharing workflows, and automation standards while remaining the singular DevOps IC
Led cross-cloud Fireblocks co-signer migration from AWS Nitro Enclaves (Anjuna) to Fireblocks-native on GCP with dedicated MDM-managed cosigning devices — spanning enclave architecture, GCP workload identity, and secure device provisioning
Administered all IT and security operations as a parallel responsibility: Google Workspace, 1Password, DNS (Route53 + Cloudflare), SSO/SCIM, Snowflake security, compliance audits, and incident response
Role eliminated January 2026 as part of a company-wide workforce reduction.
Senior Site Reliability EngineerAug 2020 – Jun 2021
GoHealth
AWSPythonKubernetesPrometheusGrafana
Spearheaded SRE initiatives for a high-traffic health insurance marketplace: improved system scalability, availability, and operational visibility across production environments
Built production monitoring and alerting systems, reducing MTTR and improving uptime during peak open enrollment periods handling surge traffic
Senior Development Operations EngineerNov 2017 – Aug 2020
Owned enterprise CI/CD platform for a blockchain DLT product: built automation and infrastructure tooling in Python, Go, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer across AWS, GCP, and Azure
Designed and operated production Kubernetes across AWS EKS, GCP GKE, and Azure AKS — reproducible, version-controlled multi-cloud deployment architecture for enterprise customers
Built Terraform-based repeatable customer deployment workflows enabling secure install of DLT infrastructure into enterprise cloud environments across all three major providers
Senior Development Operations EngineerMay 2017 – Nov 2017
Jump Ramp
DockerCI/CDVPN
Modernized deployment: introduced Docker containerization, restructured CI/CD, and built ready-to-roll dev environments cutting onboarding time significantly
Overhauled network security: implemented automated VPN bridging datacenter-to-office for multi-site wide-area LAN
Senior Development Operations EngineerJun 2016 – May 2017
Qualia Media
GCPTerraformRubyPub/Sub
Automated cloud infrastructure with Terraform and custom Ruby tooling: built CI/CD systems and a metrics-based auto-scaler for Google Cloud workers using Pub/Sub
Senior Systems Operations EngineerApr 2015 – Apr 2016
ClassPass
AWSDockerTerraformPackerVagrant
Early Docker & Terraform champion: containerized services using Docker, Terraform, Packer, Atlas, and Vagrant — pioneering IaC before industry-wide adoption
Managed 200-300 production AWS instances powering the ClassPass desktop and mobile experience for a major international fitness subscription platform
Reduced cloud costs $20K/month by deploying Netflix OSS Janitor Monkey for automated resource lifecycle management
Senior DevOps EngineerMar 2014 – Apr 2015
Magnetic
ChefRundeckPAM
Managed 300+ machine infrastructure for a multinational ad-tech firm: designed Chef 10 cookbook overhauls and integrated Rundeck with PAM for zero-downtime control
Earlier Career
Progressive DevOps and infrastructure roles spanning ad-tech, e-commerce, mobile platforms, publishing, and freelance consulting. Built expertise in Linux systems, cloud migration, configuration management (Chef, Puppet), CI/CD automation, and datacenter-to-cloud transitions.
Sr. DevOps Engineer — Digital First Media 2014
DevOps Engineer — EachScape 2013
DevOps Engineer — Totsy 2012-13
Sr. Project Manager — Social Cubix 2012
Developer — RentShare Inc 2011
Freelance Systems Consultant — jonbogaty.com 2005-13