Erick Kendall

HCA (Insight Global) | Nashville, TN

January 2025 – May 2025

Architected lift-and-shift migration of .NET application from on-premises servers to Azure App Services with managed SQL Server
Gathered requirements, created architectural diagrams, and performed cost estimation for cloud migrations
Presented migration solutions to Architectural Review Board (ARB) for approval and collaborated with enterprise stakeholders on migration strategy

Elsevier (Motion Recruitment) | Remote

October 2023 – December 2023

Reduced new hire ramp-up time by 50% by enhancing onboarding documentation through corrected updates, adding missing information, and eliminating outdated content
Diagnosed and resolved Jenkins deployment issues involving Ansible and Terraform, ensuring operational continuity and minimizing downtime
Strengthened endpoint compliance by ensuring Tanium Patch Management Software agents were properly installed and configured, and developed a solution to install agents on AWS Elastic Beanstalk server instances
Boosted team efficiency by developing Python and BASH scripts that automated manual administrative tasks

Darvis | Nashville, TN

January 2022 – January 2023

Developed a Python-based API monitoring tool to track application performance and ensure system reliability
Deployed AI-powered mail cart tracking solution at USPS annexes using Azure Stack Edge and facility camera systems
Reduced deployment time by 50% by creating Ansible playbooks, implementing Jinja templating for configuration management and Ansible Vault for secure data handling
Remediated SOC II audit findings by implementing compliant Terraform configurations adhering to AWS Well-Architected Framework
Built GPU-accelerated ML training environment using QEMU virtualization, Kubernetes, and PyTorch

Comcast (Teksystems) | Remote

February 2021 – December 2021

Improved system observability and reduced downtime by designing AWS EKS cluster with Terraform to support Prometheus monitoring infrastructure
Streamlined remote server management by developing Python automation tools using Redfish RESTful API and HPE iLO libraries
Automated bandwidth testing deployment across HP servers using Ansible playbooks with HashiCorp Vault REST API for secure credential retrieval

Citizens Bank | Nashville, TN

April 2019 – February 2021

Developed Python AWS Lambda functions for automated resource management, including daily RedShift cycling, load balancer logging enforcement, and EC2 operations based on resource tags, reducing operational overhead by 50%
Developed and implemented Terraform modules as part of an enterprise-wide standardization initiative, using Jenkins and GitLab for deployment to streamline infrastructure provisioning
Strengthened cloud security by enforcing best practices, achieving 100% SOC II compliance, and establishing effective collaboration with auditors at Citizens Bank

Playmaker Health (Simply People) | Nashville, TN

May 2018 – August 2018

Migrated legacy PHP/PostgreSQL applications from VMware to AWS, reverse engineering and recompiling the software stack for enhanced scalability and performance
Strengthened data integrity and business continuity by automating LexisNexis business data ingestion into PostgreSQL and implementing resilient backup strategies
Increased deployment efficiency by streamlining CI/CD workflows, optimizing Jenkins pipelines, refining Terraform configurations, and improving Packer image definitions

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