Resume - Adam Kosmin

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Replace legacy Chef stack with Ansible+Jenkins.
Automate full stack AWS deployments across multiple VPCs.
Manage 1K+ servers running CentOS; both physical (colo) and cloud (AWS).
Design and maintain ELK cluster; focus on storge and document retention.
Implement site-wide encryption-at-rest using Tang+LUKS.
Support a variety of infrastructure services such as HAProxy, Sensu, DNS, Kickstart, and others.

Design and build all aspects of configuration management using Puppet; focus on scalability. [2]
Prototype a new "on demand" bootstrap using Docker by way of its API.
Support legacy OpenSolaris footprint with a focus on migrating to Debian GNU/Linux.
Integrate 24/7 monitoring into configuration management infrastructure. [3]
Migrate from Nagios to Sensu for improved monitoring.
Write various integration tools and scripts to reduce manual labor and automate processes.

Automate 500+ servers using Puppet; a free software configuration management solution.
Provide 24/7 monitoring of application work flow using Cacti and Nagios.
Move Operations team over to a proper version control system.
Manage critical services such as LDAP, NFS, Yum, and DNS across multiple data centers.
Work with development team to automate and monitor all aspects of internally developed applications.

Design highly available messaging solution using Postfix, DBMail, Horde, and Maia MailGuard.
Support a broad range of production services including Samba, FTP, DNS, DHCP, and CVS.
Provide virtual hosts as needed via Xen virtualization.
Replace inefficient documentation practices with ACL-aware web based collaboration tools.
Overhaul enterprise backup routines of mission critical data.

Maintain multiple GNU/Linux server farms offering mail, web hosting, and replication services.
Maintain all firewalls (Cisco, OpenBSD running pf and pfsync).
Automate and monitor backups of critical server configurations and data.
Document existing processes, build procedures, and more for disaster recovery purposes.

Lead Information Security Officer for Back Office.
Implement several GNU/Linux based services including Samba, CUPS, and OpenNMS.
Support mission critical Document Imaging system running on NT 4.0 platform.
Develop several Server Side Javascript (SSJS) applications for use within the Medical Records department. Applications included a helpdesk system, a queue monitor, as well as a paging system.

Presented "Evolution of Scale" at PuppetConf 2012 [1] and "Puppetizing a Segmented Distribution Network" at PuppetConf 2011 [2].
Multiple publications in Linux Journal Magazine [3].
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) & Linux Professional Institute (LPIC 1 & 2) certifications.