Nic G.
About Nic G.
Nic G. is a Staff Cloud Engineer at Great Expectations, where he has worked since 2022. He has extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and engineering, having held various roles at notable companies such as American Family Insurance and VMware.
Work at Great Expectations
Nic G. has been employed at Great Expectations as a Staff Cloud Engineer since 2022. In this role, he focuses on cloud infrastructure and engineering solutions, leveraging his extensive background in cloud technologies and automation.
Previous Employment History
Prior to his current position, Nic G. worked at several notable organizations. He served as a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at Jack Henry & Associates from 2010 to 2015. He then held the position of Principal Cloud Engineer at American Family Insurance from 2017 to 2021. Following this, he was a Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Preset for eight months in 2021-2022. His earlier experience includes roles at VMware, EMC, and Liquid Web.
Education and Expertise
Nic G. studied at the University of Northern Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from 2006 to 2009. He also attended North Iowa Area Community College, achieving an Associate of Arts in Mathematics Teacher Education from 2005 to 2006. His expertise includes configuring monitoring stacks for cloud environments and automating disaster recovery processes.
Technical Skills and Tools
Nic G. has experience utilizing various tools and technologies in his work. He has employed Chef, Salt, and Terraform for full stack deployments into AWS, OpenStack, and VMware. Additionally, he has managed shared tools such as GitLab, Artifactory, Consul, and Hashicorp Vault. His programming skills include proficiency in Python and Ruby.