Kevin Coakley
About Kevin Coakley
Kevin Coakley is a Senior Storage Systems Engineer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, specializing in large-scale storage solutions and server orchestration. He has a background in user services and programming from UC San Diego, where he earned both a BA and a MAS.
Work at San Diego Supercomputer Center
Kevin Coakley has been employed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center as a Senior Storage Systems Engineer since 2013. In this role, he focuses on developing and maintaining a multi-petabyte OpenStack Swift object storage cluster. His work ensures a high level of reliability, achieving 99.99% uptime and response times under 500 milliseconds. Coakley collaborates with stakeholders to design and implement integrated enterprise computing and storage solutions, particularly in the fields of genomics and brain mapping.
Education and Expertise
Kevin Coakley studied at UC San Diego, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts from 1999 to 2002. He furthered his education by completing a Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture-based Enterprise Systems Engineering and Leadership Program from 2013 to 2014. His educational background supports his expertise in developing storage systems and managing complex computing environments.
Background
Before joining the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Kevin Coakley worked at UC San Diego in various roles. He served as a User Services Consultant and Programmer from 1999 to 2002, and later as the LMS Infrastructure & Development Lead from 2002 to 2013. His extensive experience at UC San Diego provided him with a strong foundation in user services and infrastructure development.
Technical Skills and Projects
Kevin Coakley specializes in building custom Puppet Modules and Ansible Roles, employing a Test Driven and Continuous Integration approach. He implements and maintains a server orchestration infrastructure that supports over 120 servers and manages 10 petabytes of data. His technical skills are essential for ensuring efficient operations and scalability in high-demand computing environments.