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Cisco Systems (Contractor)
Marion, IL, USA
DevOps Engineer
2025 - Present
- Migrated 40+ GitLab Repositories to GitHub.
- Refactored GitLab CI/CD Pipelines to work as GitHub Actions.
- Managed Firewall access for 20+ customer-owned KVM-based Hypervisors.
- Reorganized and refactored multiple documentation pages and worked with management to see that tribal knowledge was transformed into usable documentation.
Logmanager a.s.
Prague, Czech Republic
System Administrator and DevOps Engineer
2023 - 2025
- Packaged the Logmanager application for virtualized environments.
- Built the internal wiki and documented many internal undocumented processes, procedures, and tools.
- Administered multiple Ubuntu-based VM for the company’s infrastructure.
- Created new servers and developed server templates as needed.
- Monitored and provided troubleshooting for Gitlab build pipelines.
- Developed the first change management procedures for internal IT.
- Developed employee on-boarding and off-boarding procedures.
- Edited and wrote customer-facing documentation.
- Developed an automated black-box testing system using Gitlab-CI and VMWare.
SUSE Linux
Prague, Czech Republic
Technical Training Engineer
2018 - 2023
- Developed training materials on container technologies, Kubernetes, and SUSE Linux Enterprise.
- Constructed advanced lab environments using KVM virtualization and Bash scripting.
- Produced educational videos for technical training.
- Delivered live training sessions at SUSECON and various European locations.
SUSE Linux
Prague, Czech Republic
Technical Support Engineer
2017 - 2018
- Delivered support for SUSE products, focusing on Linux and Kubernetes.
- Conducted remote troubleshooting during critical service disruptions.
- Contributed to the company blog with articles on container technologies.
- Facilitated internal training sessions for the support team.
OKIN BPS
Prague, Czech Republic
Assigned Client Engineer
2016
- Managed over 500 Linux servers for a major hosting client.
- Trained colleagues on client-specific technologies and policies.
- Documented best practices for technical support and operations.
VERIZON
Cary, NC, USA
Unix Engineer
2012 - 2015
- Administered servers and applications in cloud and SaaS environments.
- Executed change management for OS updates and application deployments.
- Authored numerous SOPs and technical articles for internal knowledgebase.
CISCO SYSTEMS
Morrisville, NC, USA
Unix Engineering Support Analyst
2012
- Provided support across multiple OS platforms including RHEL and Solaris.
- Conducted basic troubleshooting for version control systems like ClearCase and Git.
- Onboarded and trained new hires on internal systems and processes.
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