Patrick Heckenlively
About Patrick Heckenlively
Patrick Heckenlively is a Site Reliability Engineer at Circonus, where he has worked since 2020. He has a background in mathematics and extensive experience in developing secure solutions and managing infrastructure in cloud environments.
Work at Circonus
Patrick Heckenlively has been employed at Circonus as a Site Reliability Engineer since 2020. In this role, he focuses on maintaining and enhancing the reliability of the company's systems. He has developed out-of-band monitors to address edge cases in Circonus core monitoring. His responsibilities also include managing infrastructure using Chef and Ansible, ensuring efficient operations within the company's technical environment.
Previous Experience
Before joining Circonus, Patrick worked at Tech Mahindra as an Operations Lead from 2019 to 2020. His role involved overseeing operations in the Lansing, Michigan Area for 11 months. Prior to that, he spent 16 years at Northrop Grumman as a Senior Web Administrator from 1998 to 2014 in Battle Creek, MI. His extensive experience in these positions contributed to his expertise in site reliability and operations management.
Education and Expertise
Patrick Heckenlively holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics from Hillsdale College, where he studied from 1983 to 1987. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science (MS) in Applied Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, completing his studies from 1987 to 1990. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his technical skills in site reliability engineering.
Technical Skills and Projects
Patrick has developed a Secure Enclave based VPN solution for OSX utilizing Swift, Go, and OpenVPN. He supports Go, C, and Perl based Linux applications running in AWS and GCP. His technical skills encompass a range of programming languages and cloud services, which are essential for his role in site reliability engineering.