Thomas Mc Cord
About Thomas Mc Cord
Thomas McCord is a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at Calabrio, Inc., where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in project management and cloud technologies, having previously held roles at several companies including ProVation Medical and Medtronic.
Work at Calabrio
Thomas Mc Cord has been employed at Calabrio, Inc. as a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer since 2021. In this role, he has contributed to enhancing the company's cloud infrastructure and operations. He has led the integration of ForgeRock IAM management services with the core SaaS offering, demonstrating his expertise in cloud technologies. Additionally, he has improved monitoring coverage by reviewing and enhancing application and infrastructure performance monitors using DataDog. His responsibilities also include participating in a rotating schedule for after-hours pager duty within the cloud operations team.
Education and Expertise
Thomas Mc Cord holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Airport Management from the University of North Dakota, where he studied from 2002 to 2006. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Project Management and Global Business from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, completing his studies from 2011 to 2013. His educational background supports his extensive experience in project management and cloud operations.
Background
Prior to his current position at Calabrio, Thomas Mc Cord held various roles in the technology and healthcare sectors. He worked at ProVation Medical as a Project Manager in Implementation Services from 2010 to 2014. He also served as Applications and Project Manager at Amplifon from 2020 to 2021. His experience includes working as a Technical Project Manager at Sotera Wireless, Inc. from 2018 to 2020, and as a Technical Implementation Analyst at Medtronic from 2014 to 2018. He began his career as a Business Office Supervisor at MinuteClinic from 2007 to 2009.
Technical Skills and Contributions
In his roles, Thomas Mc Cord has developed significant technical skills, particularly in cloud computing and project management. He has enhanced AWS run microservices using technologies such as lambdas, SQS, SNS, SES, ECS, and EKS. He has also developed and implemented code corrections for Infrastructure as Code (IAC) state files and deployment instructions for Terraform deployed applications. His contributions have improved operational efficiency and monitoring capabilities within the organizations he has worked for.