Nrupen (Andy) Desai
About Nrupen (Andy) Desai
Nrupen (Andy) Desai is a Lead DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in site reliability engineering and software development. He has worked at various companies, including RAPIDFORT and Zume Inc., and holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from San Francisco Bay University.
Current Role at RapidFort
Nrupen (Andy) Desai currently serves as the Lead DevOps Engineer at RapidFort, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he focuses on implementing efficient DevOps practices and enhancing the overall deployment processes. His responsibilities include managing infrastructure, optimizing workflows, and ensuring the reliability of services. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Previous Experience at RapidFort
Before his current role, Andy worked at RapidFort as a Software Engineer from 2020 to 2022. During his tenure, he contributed to various software development projects, enhancing his skills in software engineering and DevOps methodologies. His experience at RapidFort laid the foundation for his advancement to Lead DevOps Engineer.
Professional Background
Andy has a diverse professional background in software engineering and site reliability engineering. He worked at Zume Inc. as a Site Reliability Engineer for one month in 2019 and at ColorTokens, Inc. in various roles, including Site Reliability Engineer and Software Engineer from 2020 to 2021. He also gained experience at Solution Analysts and Xilinx, where he worked as a Software Engineer.
Education and Expertise
Andy holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from San Francisco Bay University, which he completed from 2015 to 2016. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology between 2009 and 2013. His technical expertise includes deploying Kubernetes Control Plane using Kubeadm, implementing monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana, and utilizing Continuous Delivery tools like Spinnaker and Harness.
Technical Skills
Andy possesses a wide range of technical skills relevant to modern software development and DevOps practices. He is proficient in optimizing Docker image builds, employs Helm 2 for managing Kubernetes deployments, and utilizes the ELK stack for centralized logging. His programming skills include JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Ajax, and Bootstrap, along with experience in MVC frameworks such as Code Igniter, Lithium, and Laravel.