Nick Gasper
About Nick Gasper
Nick Gasper is a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer at the Minnesota Department of Health, with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and systems management. He has previously held various technical roles, including Senior IT Systems Architect at ipHouse and Sr Product Support Engineer at Isilon Systems.
Current Role at Minnesota Department of Health
Nick Gasper serves as a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer at the Minnesota Department of Health since 2019. In this role, he has orchestrated the migration of workloads to AWS using Ansible, which has enhanced the department's cloud infrastructure. His responsibilities include developing custom automation solutions and optimizing cloud services to support the department's operational needs.
Previous Experience at ipHouse
Nick Gasper has extensive experience at ipHouse, where he held multiple positions. He worked as a Managed Infrastructure Administrator for 8 months in 2010 and later served as a Senior IT Systems Architect from 2012 to 2019. During his tenure, he developed custom Ansible modules to interface with in-house systems and provided technical support for various infrastructure projects.
Education and Certifications
Nick Gasper studied at Minneapolis College, where he earned an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Computer Programming from 2000 to 2003. He also holds a VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification, which demonstrates his proficiency in VMware vSphere environments.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Nick Gasper possesses expertise in configuring and managing high-traffic websites using HAproxy and Varnish. He has experience in load-balancing applications built with Rails, php-fpm, and Node behind nginx. Additionally, he is skilled in managing SAN/NAS systems with technologies such as Isilon, FreeNAS, Tegile, Tintri, and NexentaStor. His programming skills include BASH scripting and languages like Java, Perl, and Python.
Career Background
Nick Gasper's career spans various roles in the technology sector. He worked as a Book Seller at Barnes & Noble from 2002 to 2003 and later held positions at Time Warner Cable as a CSR & Digital Phone Provisioning Coordinator. He also served as a Sr Product Support Engineer at Isilon Systems for 7 months in 2012, gaining valuable experience in product support and customer service.