Amos Kyler

About


As a DevOps engineer I strive to develop time-saving CI/CD systems and infrastructure as code platforms that people love with cutting edge containerization technology. The future of DevOps & production environments is in platform agnostic containerization and the industry is just getting started!

My aim is to empower engineering teams with the tooling they need to understand their stack from top to bottom, development through production. I am passionate about automation, process, people, AND uptime!

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Skills


Languages

Advanced:   Ansible , GoLang , Typescript/JavaScript , SQL
Proficient:   Python , CSS

Frameworks

Advanced:   Ansible/Ansible-Vault , React/Flux , Gitlab-CI , Kubernetes
Proficient:   Rancher , Phonegap , Django

Technical

Advanced:   Linux , OSX , Docker , Ansible , Vagrant , Git , MySQL/PostgreSQL , Apache/nginx
Proficient:   LDAP/SSO , Webpack , Heroku , Redis

Product Design

Advanced:   Process Design , Rapid Prototyping , Project Management
Proficient:   Project Scope , User Testing , Sketch 3

Professional


Course Hero

Sept 2016 - Present

TechOps Engineer II

Redwood City, CA

  • Architected the company’s first configuration management toolkit using Ansible, adding hundreds of hours to productivity.

  • Automated the configuration of over 20 unique infrastructure components. Including Rancher, Docker, MySQL, LAMP, Gitlab, Crucible, Memcached, HAProxy, and Kong.

  • Architected solutions for extendable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

  • Executed full data center migration projects with minimal customer impact.

  • Drafted DevOps & SecOps policies

Course Hero

Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

Software Engineer

Redwood City, CA

  • Implemented core infrastructure in front-end administrative applications and back-end services.

  • Extended, optimized, and refactored logic in critical business systems.

  • Maintained site infrastructure: asset generation, payment processing, compliance, and marketing tooling/APIs.

  • Identified and patched severe vulnerabilities in production environments.

FactoryX - Venture Studio

Feb 2015 - July 2015

Fellow

San Francisco, CA

  • Executed week-long rapid prototyping sprints and validated product/market fit for 6 products.

  • Administered weekly user testing sessions using the results from the protoyping sprints.

  • Built the application layer for a new product every 10 weeks using a mix of Node.js, React, Ampersand and CoffeeScript while collaborating with an exceptional team of developers.

  • Implemented a full stack “learn to code” platform with React, Docker, Node.js and Socket.io.

Fractal Innovations - Consultant

Sept 2014 - July 2015

Software Developer

Tempe, AZ

  • Node.js development paired with React, Backbone and a focus on open source projects and client work.

  • Built a iOS and Android app using Phonegap for a client project.

  • Implemented resource endpoint security and token authentication to manage cross origin requests.

Recruiting.com

Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

Front End Engineer

Scottsdale, AZ

  • Created Backbone modules to facilitate an application flow through LinkedIn.

  • Implemented OAuth procedures in ASP to ensure secure API requests.

Fractal Innovations

April 2014 - Sept 2014

Software Developer Intern

Tempe, AZ

  • Helped design and implement full stack Node.js web applications.

  • Developed SPAs with React, Backbone and REST APIs.

Inventory Migration/Design Forest

Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

Product Developer/Project Manager

Tempe, AZ

  • Interfaced with clients to determine requirements and project scope of work.

  • Cleaned and modeled data for integration into the Fishbowl Inventory software.

  • Guided client expectations, timelines, and deadlines to bring projects to successful completion.

Verifications, Inc.

April 2012 - Feb 2013

Data Analyst

Tempe, AZ

  • Analyzed and verified legitimacy of applicant resumes.

  • Handled sensitive data of thousands of individuals while adhering to strict guidelines in order to acquire accurate information from official sources and institutions.

Projects


Developer

  • I wrote this over a day when playing with GoLang language features - it’s not a particularly “useful” piece of code, but I had a lot of fun writing it and learned a lot about the language along the way.

  • GoLang, Docker, TOML

Full Stack Developer

  • Charmed is a unique online dating platform which facilitates brief, live video introductions to help people quickly determine if there is enough chemistry to warrant further offline communication.

  • Node.js, React, Ampersand, MongoDB, WebRTC, Socket.io, Redis

Full Stack Developer

  • Grokbox is a suite of lesson creation tools and courseware which allow trainers and teachers to create immersive, full stack lessons using technologies such as Node.js, mongoDB, and Redis in the browser with zero install for users.

  • Docker, Node.js, Ampersand, Socket.io, MongoDB, Redis

Full Stack Developer

  • Rdio Room is a SMS based music queuing service. Users create a private playlist (or room) which allows friends/subscribers to text in tunes and queue them up. It was created in under 36 hours at the 2014 LA Hacks and received the Twilio Award

  • Node.js, Socket.io, Twilio API, Rdio API

Education


Velocity by O'Reilly

June 2017

San Jose, CA

  • Kubernetes Training

Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University

Fall 2011 - Fall 2014

Computer Science

Tempe, Arizona

  • Barrett, the Honors College

  • Regents High Honors Endorsement Scholarship

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