Academics
School Kansas State University
Degree and Major B.S. in Computer Science
Graduated Spring 2004
Cumulative GPA 3.94 (cum laude)
Active Certifications
VCP-DCV VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (2009-present)
Feb 2009 VCP310 VMware Certified Professional on VI3
Feb 2012 VCP510 VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5
Feb 2015 VCP550D VMware Certified Professional 5.5 - Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam
Feb 2017 2V0-621D VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam
Aug 2018 2V0-622D VMware Certified Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam
AWS AWS Certified Associate (2017-present)
Nov 2017 SAA-C00 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Nov 2019 SOA-C01 AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
Nov 2021 SAA-C02 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Dec 2021 DVA-C01 AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Aug 2024 SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Apr 2025 DVA-C02 AWS Certified Developer - Associate
VCAP-DCV VMware Certified Advanced Professional (2018-present)
Sep 2018 3V0-624 VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design Exam
Mar 2019 3V0-21.18 VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization Deployment 2018
VCIX-DCV VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Data Center Virtualization (2019-present)
Mar 2019 VCIX6.5-DCV VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization
Mar 2019 VCIX-DCV 2018 VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Data Center Virtualization 2018
VCP-NV VMware Certified Professional - Network Virtualization (2019-present)
Jun 2019 2V0-642 VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization 6.2 Exam
Cisco Cisco Verified Level 200 (2020-present)
Feb 2020 legacy CCNA/CCNP Understanding of Cisco Network Devices
Feb 2020 legacy CCDA/CCDP Understanding Design for Cisco Internetworking Solutions
AWS AWS Certified Professional (2022-present)
Jul 2022 DOP-C01 AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
Past Certifications
MCP Microsoft Certified Professional (2004-2008)
Dec 2004 MCSE 70-290 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Feb 2005 MCSE 70-291 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate (2007-2021)
Jul 2007 640-801 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Jul 2010 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
CCNP R/S Cisco Certified Network Professional - Routing/Switching (2015-2021)
Jun 2013 642-813 Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)
Feb 2015 300-101 Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
Aug 2015 300-135 Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
CCDA Cisco Certified Design Associate (2018-2021)
Jun 2018 200-310 Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions
CCDP Cisco Certified Design Professional (2018-2021)
Jun 2018 300-320 Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures
Scaled Agile Certified SAFe Practitioner (2023-2024)
Apr 2023 SAFe 5 SP Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner
Skills and Experience
Languages English, German (Deutsch), Japanese (日本語), Chinese (中文)
Programming Java, C/C++, HTML / CSS, ASP / PHP, SQL, JavaScript / TypeScript, jQuery / AJAX, Angular
Scripting and Tools Linux Shell / Bash, Perl, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git / GitHub
PowerShell and vPowerCLI
