resume.yaml

#
# Josh Beard's Resume
# https://joshbeard.me/resume
#
# This YAML file is parsed by 'resume.py' to generate resume documents.
# See 'BUILDING.md' for more information.
#
---
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Header
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name: Josh Beard
headline: DevOps | Platform | Delivery
description: >
  Josh Beard is an adaptable IT professional in Colorado, delivering solutions
  that balance simplicity and efficiency.
url: https://joshbeard.me/resume
repo:
  url: https://github.com/joshbeard/resume

formats:
  # Formats and URLs
  pdf:
    url: https://joshbeard.me/resume/Josh-Beard-Resume.pdf
    filename: Josh-Beard-Resume.pdf
  word:
    url: https://joshbeard.me/resume/Josh-Beard-Resume.docx
    filename: Josh-Beard-Resume.docx
  txt:
    url: https://joshbeard.me/resume/resume.txt
    narrow_url: https://joshbeard.me/resume/resume-narrow.txt
  json:
    url: https://joshbeard.me/resume/resume.json
  gemini: gemini://jbeard.co/resume.gmi
  gopher: gopher://jbeard.co:70/0/resume.txt
  finger: resume@jbeard.co
  man_page:
    linux_gnu: man <(curl -sl https://joshbeard.me/resume/joshbeard-resume.7)
    mac_bsd: >
      curl -sL https://joshbeard.me/resume/joshbeard-resume.7 >
      /tmp/joshbeard.7 && man /tmp/joshbeard.7

contact:
  email: josh@joshbeard.me
  web:
    url: https://joshbeard.me
    title: joshbeard.me
  github: joshbeard
  location:
    title: Colorado Springs, CO
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado

summary: >
  Pragmatic engineer that values simplicity, efficiency, and getting things
  done.

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# Experience
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experience:
  - title: Senior DevOps Engineer
    org: Live Oak Bank
    start: September 2022
    end: Present
    details:
      - Design and develop tools and workflows to improve software delivery
        and developer efficiency across multiple teams.
      - Designed and built a release orchestration tool in Go to coordinate
        releases across teams and projects, enhancing safety, oversight, and
        management of the release process while significantly improving team
        efficiency.
      - Designed and implemented comprehensive CI/CD pipelines for multiple
        projects.
      - Write and maintain an open-source Terraform provider and a companion Go
        API client for the ReadMe.com developer portal to manage documentation
        and API specifications as code.
      - Work extensively with AWS, Terraform, GitLab, Go, Python, and Docker to
        deliver reliable and scalable solutions supporting modern software
        engineering practices.
      - Established monitoring, alerting, and observability to ensure reliable
        delivery pipelines and actionable insights for teams.
    tech:
      - AWS
      - DataDog
      - Docker
      - GitLab
      - Go
      - Golang
      - Kubernetes
      - Python
      - Shell
      - Terraform

  - title: Lead DevSecOps Engineer
    org: Ventera, Inc (US Geological Survey)
    start: June 2022
    end: April 2023
    details:
      - Contracted to the Water Resources Mission Area at the USGS to modernize
        and advance services delivering critical water data.
      - Designed and supported infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for
        serverless Python applications and static websites, built with AWS
        services.
      - Automated security checks and integrated code analysis into CI/CD
        pipelines, simplifying compliance for development teams.
      - Worked closely with a small team, balancing hands-on engineering with
        collaborative problem-solving.
    tech:
      - AWS
      - GitLab
      - Python

  - title: Lead DevOps Engineer
    org: Apogee Engineering, LLC (US Geological Survey)
    start: September 2015
    end: May 2022
    details:
      - Managed the architecture and infrastructure for over 50 USGS products,
        ensuring scalability and reliability.
      - Led the migration of hundreds of projects from legacy CI/CD systems to
        GitLab, improving efficiency and developer experience.
      - Deployed configuration management at scale using Puppet and Ansible,
        simplifying server operations for hundreds of Linux systems.
      - Moved 50+ applications from on-premise to AWS with Docker, enabling more
        flexible and scalable deployments.
      - Supported cross-team collaboration and delivery, building tools and
        processes that teams could easily adopt and extend.
      - Mentored colleagues in DevOps best practices, including Docker, AWS, and
        Terraform, empowering teams to manage their own infrastructure.
      - Authored extensive documentation with a “docs-as-code” approach,
        standardizing project knowledge and operational guidance.
    tech:
      - AWS
      - GitLab
      - Docker
      - Terraform
      - Ansible
      - Puppet
      - Python
      - Nginx
      - Traefik

  - title: Professional Services Engineer
    org: Puppet Inc.
    start: September 2013
    end: April 2015
    details:
      - Delivered consulting and training on Puppet and DevOps practices to
        enterprise clients, tailoring solutions to unique needs.
      - Created reusable Puppet modules and tools to streamline automation for
        internal and external use.
      - Earned high marks for adaptability, customer engagement, and technical
        problem-solving across a diverse client base.
    tech:
      - Puppet
      - Linux
      - Ruby
      - Git
      - Shell

  - title: Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
    org: Douglas School District
    start: January 2010
    end: September 2013

  - title: Senior Support Engineer
    org: Apple, Inc.
    start: October 2008
    end: January 2010

  - title: Signal Support Systems Specialist
    org: US Army
    start: August 2006
    end: October 2008

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Skills
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skills:
  products:
    - 12 Factor Apps
    - AWS
    - Alpine Linux
    - Ansible
    - Apache
    - Arch Linux
    - Artifactory
    - Atlassian
    - Bamboo
    - Bash
    - BitBucket
    - CI/CD
    - Cloud
    - Compliance
    - DataDog
    - Debian
    - DevSecOps
    - DigitalOcean
    - Docker
    - Elasticsearch
    - Everything is Code
    - FreeBSD
    - Git
    - GitHub
    - GitHub Actions
    - GitHub Workflows
    - GitLab
    - GitLab CI/CD
    - Go
    - Golang
    - Graylog
    - HAProxy
    - HTML
    - Infrastructure as Code
    - Jira
    - Kubernetes
    - LXC
    - MongoDB
    - MySQL
    - Nginx
    - Octopus
    - PagerDuty
    - PHP
    - Packer
    - Postfix
    - PostgreSQL
    - Proxmox
    - Puppet
    - Python
    - RedHat
    - Ruby
    - Security
    - Sensu
    - Serverless
    - Shell
    - Terraform
    - Tomcat
    - Traefik
    - Ubuntu