Chris Lorenz
About Chris Lorenz
Chris Lorenz is a Site Reliability Engineer Level 2 at Clearwater Analytics, where he has worked since 2022. He has a background in data validation automation, cloud infrastructure management, and project leadership across various companies.
Work at Clearwater Analytics
Chris Lorenz has held multiple roles at Clearwater Analytics. He began his tenure as an Analyst from 2018 to 2019, contributing to data analysis in the Boise, Idaho area. Following this position, he advanced to the role of File Delivery Engineer IV from 2019 to 2022, where he focused on file delivery processes. Currently, he serves as a Site Reliability Engineer Level 2 (SRE L2) since 2022. In this role, he has provisioned, terminated, and maintained over 5,000 virtual machines, showcasing his expertise in cloud infrastructure management.
Education and Expertise
Chris Lorenz studied at the University of Idaho, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with a focus on Production-Operations Management from 2010 to 2014. Prior to this, he completed his high school education at Lewiston High School from 2006 to 2010. His educational background has equipped him with a solid foundation in business operations and management principles.
Background in Technology and Engineering
Chris Lorenz has a diverse background in technology and engineering. He worked as a Student Project Leader at Boeing in 2014 for 11 months, where he led projects in Tukwila, Washington. Additionally, he held a similar role at Soil Express Ltd. in 2013 for four months. His experience also includes a consulting position at PurePeak Ltd. in 2020 for one month in Tel Aviv, Israel, and a role as a Business Technical Analyst at Highmark Health from 2014 to 2018 in the Greater Pittsburgh Area.
Achievements in Automation and Cloud Migration
During his time at Clearwater Analytics, Chris Lorenz automated manual data validation processes using Python, improving efficiency in data handling. He successfully migrated over 40 applications from New Relic to Dynatrace in under a month. Additionally, he created and utilized Terraform modules to migrate an on-prem production Jenkins instance into AWS EC2, demonstrating his skills in cloud migration and infrastructure as code.
Certifications and Professional Development
Chris Lorenz has received the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification, indicating his proficiency in designing distributed systems on AWS. He is also exploring certification paths in Kubernetes, reflecting his commitment to continuous professional development in cloud technologies and container orchestration.