Greg C.
About Greg C.
Greg C. is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Brivo, where he has worked since 2022, focusing on improving alert systems and operational efficiency. He has extensive experience in DevOps and systems administration across various companies in the Washington D.C. area.
Work at Brivo
Greg C. has been employed at Brivo as a Senior DevOps Engineer since 2022. In this role, he has focused on improving operational efficiency and system reliability. He led an overhaul of the on-call teams' alarm, alert, notification, and escalation policies, which resulted in a significant reduction in high-priority alerts. This initiative enhanced the signal-to-noise ratio, allowing the team to prioritize critical issues more effectively.
Previous Experience in DevOps
Prior to his current position, Greg C. held various roles in the DevOps field. He worked as a Senior DevOps Engineer - Team Lead at Sayari for three months in 2021. He also served as a Site Reliability Engineer III at Learning Objects from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, he was a Senior DevOps Software Engineer at Kinetica for 11 months and a Senior Developer at The Atlantic from 2019 to 2021. His extensive experience includes managing complex systems and leading teams in high-pressure environments.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Greg C. has demonstrated expertise in leveraging community Terraform modules to create immutable parallel application stacks. He has also transitioned a monolithic Git repository into five repositories using a trunk-based branching model, which improved continuous delivery processes. His work includes refactoring legacy Terraform code and reorganizing workspaces to support a layered network and application design, showcasing his ability to enhance system architecture.
Educational Background
Greg C. studied Computer Science at the University of Maryland for 11 months in 1999. He also attended the University of New Hampshire, where he studied Marine and Freshwater Biology from 1992 to 1995. His educational background provides a foundation for his technical skills and understanding of complex systems.
Career Progression in Systems Administration
Greg C. began his career in systems administration, holding several positions that contributed to his expertise in Linux systems. He worked as a Linux Systems Administrator at SRA International, TEKsystems, and Kforce Inc. He also spent five years at BlueAlly in a senior Linux systems administration role. This progression laid the groundwork for his transition into DevOps and site reliability engineering.