Kevin Choi

San Francisco, CA . kevin@kchoi.co

Well-rounded DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer with 10+ years of experience in the TechOps industry. Specializing in infrastructure build outs, compute & network configurations, project management, and executive level documentation. Looking to expand my skills in site reliability, automation, and scalability.


Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer

Prosper Marketplace

Improving Prospers robust software development lifecycle processes. Participating in supporting new line of product development, maintaining existing infrastructure, and as well as designing and implementing the next-generation hybrid cloud platform. Collaborating with a group of talented individuals to ensure site reliability and providing an exceptional experience for end users and developers.

September 2019 - Current

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

First Republic Bank

Monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of enterprise-wide information systems and related infrastructure; ensuring that any issues that may adversely impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of computing resources are addressed and promptly resolved.

August 2018 - January 2019

Senior Information Services Advisor

Halcyon Financial Technology

Architected, project managed, implemented, and maintained small-to-medium sized environments delivering IT solutions utilizing a hybrid or full cloud architecture.

August 2016 - August 2018

Director of IT and Operations

FixSwift IT Solutions

Doubled company revenue from 2014 to 2015 by initiating new product lines. Provided technical guidance, professional development, and career progression to 12 employees.

December 2013 - August 2016

Senior System Administrator

Cisco Systems

Responsible for system security on 60+ department servers (Cisco UCS Server, Cisco MCS-7800, HP Proliant Server, HP Storageworks SAN).

September 2010 - October 2012

Education

San Jose State University

Bachelor of Arts
Economics

UC Berkeley Extension

Coding Boot Camp
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • Python
  • Django
  • Bootstrap
  • Express.js
  • React.js
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Networking Stack:
  • Cisco
  • Meraki
  • SonicaWALL
  • Fortigate
  • Checkpoint
  • Palo Alto Networks

Operating Systems:
  • Linux RedHat/CentOS/Ubuntu
  • Windows Server
  • MacOS & Windows Desktop

Services:
Hyper-V, Exchange, AD, TCP/IP, DHCP, WINS, VPN, LDAP, RDP, IIS

Applications:
VMWare ESX/ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, TrueNAS SAN and NAS, Office365, Box, Dropbox, Zendesk, ServiceNow, ZOHO, Salesforce, JAMF Casper Suite, Cylance, Cisco ISE, Splunk, Sumologic, AppDynamics, DynaTrace, Centrify, Okta, Kaseya, Atera, N-Able, Solarwinds Orion, Zabbix, Nagios, FOG, Infoblox, Citrix XenApp, SeeBurger, BMC Control-M

Interests

Apart from being an engineer, I enjoy most of my time being outdoors. In the winter, I enjoy skiing and snowboarding. During the warmer months here in San Francisco, I enjoy hiking in the Marin County and walking through Golden Gate Park with my dog Polo.

When forced indoors, I follow a number of Netflix shows and movies, and I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in IT and the front-end web development - a new hobby since I've completed the UC Berkeley Coding Bootcamp 2019.


Current Work:
    UCB Final Project Docker - Custom built pipelines that compile containers and store them in docker hub or internal artifactories.
    Jenkins - Used GO templates to start up custom worker nodes that execute vital pipeline tasks.
    Terraform - Write, Plan, and Create Infrastructure as Code
    Python and BASH Automation
    Ansible - Developed playbooks, roles, and galaxy to automate build pipelines.
    Helm Chart and Helmfile - Develope custom yaml files that execute environment specific tasks.

Completed | In Progress | New Task


Certifications

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Validation Number W6Y2NVJCBEV11JK3
  • Cisco Meraki Network Associate
  • Palo Alto Networks Accredited Sales Expert
  • Datto Advanced Sales Tactics
  • Apple Certified Associate – Mac Integration
  • Splunk Fundamentals
  • Google Cloud Platform - Coursera:
    • Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
    • Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
    • Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services