Career History

  1. December 2015 Present

    Costco Wholesale (Corporate)

    IT Product Owner
    • Product owner for OS Platforms Agile development using Azure DevOps and ServiceNow
    • Oversaw the development of automated self-services for AIX, Red Hat, and Windows Server lifecycle management
    Unix Systems Administrator
    • Enterprise Linux administration (RHEL 5–9, AIX 6–7) supporting SAP, Oracle, WebSphere, and other critical platforms
    • Configuration management at scale using Puppet, Ansible, and Git
    • Lead audit contact for SOX, PCI, and HIPAA compliance standards
    • Change management liaison for policy and workflow optimization across teams
    • Onboarded and trained new team members; maintained team documentation and procedures
  2. April 2015 2017

    Bellevue College

    Adjunct Teaching Staff — Institute of Business and Information Technology
    • Instructed Using & Supporting Linux and Administering a Linux Server courses aligned with LPIC-1 and CompTIA Linux+ objectives
    • Taught classes of 8–24 students across hybrid and in-person 2–3 hour sessions over multiple quarters
    • Designed lesson plans, lectures, and assignments; managed course content and grades via Canvas LMS
  3. June 2006 November 2014

    Sno Falls Credit Union

    IT Administrator & Marketing Specialist
    • IT administrator handling domain management, Tier I–III help desk, telephony, patch management, and disaster recovery
    • Designed and launched a redesigned organization website and intranet; assisted with rollout of a new in-store branch location
    • Installed and configured Asterisk VoIP telephony across multiple locations with automated menus, agent queues, voicemail, and faxing
    • Led physical-to-VMware virtualization migration including vendor selection, system design, deployment, and ongoing support
    • Marketing lead for web, print, and digital signage campaigns; coordinated events and community relations programs
    • Represented the IT department to the board of directors on technology strategy, policy, and department status
  4. August 2005 June 2006

    Excell Data Corp.

    Resume Processor
    • Data entry using Microsoft Outlook and proprietary database systems
    • Customer service via front desk, email, and phone; general facilities support

Education & Certifications

Certifications
  • CompTIA Linux+ Certification 2016
  • LPIC-1 Linux Certification 2016
  • SUSE Certified Administrator 2016
  • CompTIA A+ Certified Professional, 2006
Degrees
  • AA Technical Support, Bellevue College 2009
  • AA Networking Services, Bellevue College 2009