Mark Vander Stel
About Mark Vander Stel
Mark Vander Stel is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Copado, where he has worked since 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has extensive experience in DevOps practices, including automation, Kubernetes, and cloud operations.
Work at Copado
Mark Vander Stel has been employed at Copado as a Senior DevOps Engineer since 2022. He is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. In this role, he focuses on enhancing DevOps processes and contributing to the automation of workflows. His responsibilities include designing GitLab pipelines for building, testing, and deploying microservices to Kubernetes clusters, which supports the organization's cloud operations.
Previous Experience in DevOps
Before joining Copado, Mark Vander Stel worked as a Lead DevOps Engineer at Service Express from 2020 to 2022. He also served as a DevOps Software Engineer at Gordon Food Service from 2016 to 2020. His experience in these roles involved building and maintaining bare-metal Kubernetes clusters and implementing DevOps practices that improved operational efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Mark Vander Stel earned a Bachelor of Computer Science from Calvin University, where he studied from 2012 to 2016. His education provided a foundation in computer science principles, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles. He possesses strong skills in Shell/Bash scripting and has expertise in Google Cloud Platform, which enhances his capabilities in cloud-based operations.
Internship Experience
Mark Vander Stel began his professional journey as a C# Software Engineer Intern at Progressive Surface, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. This internship provided him with initial exposure to software engineering practices and helped him develop foundational skills that he later applied in his DevOps career.