Professional Experience

Senior Technical Product Manager (TPM)

Penn Entertainment – Interactive Division March 2022 – Present Remote
  • Leading cross-functional teams of 20+ engineers, optimizing communication and priority alignment through Jira and Confluence
  • Orchestrating critical platform migrations and state expansions using GCP/AWS cloud architecture
  • Transformed team efficiency by transitioning from Scrum to Kanban, achieving 50% faster support request responses

Technical Product Manager (TPM)

Expedia Group October 2019 – March 2022 Springfield, MO
  • Drove technical strategy and product roadmap development through effective stakeholder management
  • Led successful cloud migration initiatives from Azure to AWS
  • Streamlined partner development processes for enhanced collaboration

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Expedia Group May 2017 – October 2019 Springfield, MO
  • Championed SRE principles and DevOps practices, significantly enhancing system reliability
  • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bamboo, and AWS CloudFormation
  • Developed Python-based NewRelic dashboard automation for critical business partner Golden Metric monitoring
  • Reduced MTTR through proactive problem-solving and root cause analysis

Professional Skills

Technical Expertise

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Programming: Python, Bash
  • Monitoring: NewRelic, Datadog, Splunk
  • DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Leadership

  • Cross-functional Team Management
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Process Optimization
  • Stakeholder Management

Industry Knowledge

  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Cloud Computing Architecture
  • Cybersecurity Operations
  • Scalable System Design

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
ITILv4 Foundations
Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA A+

Education

B.S. Information Technology

Western Governors University March 2021 - October 2022

Self-driven study completed ahead of schedule