Rod Foster
About Rod Foster
Rod Foster is a Staff Cloud Ops Engineer currently working at Taulia, with a background in systems engineering and software development at Intuit and a prior role at the CDC. He has extensive experience in cloud operations, application observability, and team leadership.
Current Role at Taulia
Rod Foster serves as a Staff Cloud Ops Engineer at Taulia, a position he has held since 2024. In this role, he focuses on cloud operations, leveraging his extensive experience in systems engineering and software development. His responsibilities include managing cloud infrastructure and ensuring operational efficiency in a remote setting based in the Atlanta Metropolitan area.
Previous Experience at Intuit
Rod Foster worked at Intuit for a total of 13 years, holding various positions that contributed to his expertise in systems engineering. He began as a System Engineer from 2004 to 2009, progressed to Staff Systems Engineer from 2015 to 2022, and then served as a Staff Software Engineer from 2022 to 2024. His work involved developing operational plans, implementing Docker Image Scanning solutions, and managing cloud metrics.
Early Career at CDC
Rod Foster's career began at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he worked as a Desktop Technician from 2002 to 2003. This role provided him with foundational experience in technical support and operations within a significant public health organization located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Education and Expertise
Rod Foster studied at Devry University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications from 2000 to 2003. His educational background laid the groundwork for his technical skills and understanding of cloud operations, systems engineering, and software development.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Rod Foster has developed various technical skills throughout his career. He has constructed pipelines for delivering Cloudwatch Metrics to Wavefront and designed Jfrog’s Artifactory Repository manager in AWS. Additionally, he has led sprint cycles to ensure project deliverables and architected large-scale vSphere upgrades to optimize performance.