A chronicle of completed and ongoing quests. Each adventure has shaped the skills and experience that define my journey.
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Konstruct at Civo
CEO of Konstruct, Director Enterprise Cloud Solutions
Civo Cloud
In Progress 2024 - Present
Leading Konstruct as CEO while serving as Director of Enterprise Cloud Solutions at Civo. Building platform engineering solutions for managing cloud accounts, GitOps infrastructure, and platform tools. Launching Colony for bare metal Kubernetes. Continuing the mission to democratize cloud-native adoption.
Joined Kubeshop to accelerate Kubefirst growth. Expanded the platform across multiple cloud providers, grew the open source community, and landed on the CNCF landscape. Built partnerships and drove enterprise adoption before the Civo acquisition.
REWARDS EARNED
CNCF Landscape
Multi-Cloud Support
Community Growth
Successful Exit
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Kubefirst Genesis
Co-Founder & CEO
Konstruct (bootstrapped)
Legendary 2021 - 2022
Co-founded Kubefirst with Jared Edwards, building the platform during nights and weekends while working full-time. Completed a year-long stealth enterprise pilot before open-sourcing the project. Born from frustration with 18-month Kubernetes adoption timelines.
REWARDS EARNED
First Commit
Enterprise Pilot
Open Source Launch
Co-Founder Partnership
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The Cloud Transformation
Platform Architect
Gannett / USA TODAY NETWORK
Completed 2017 - 2021
Played an instrumental role in USA Today's public cloud migration. Championed Kubernetes adoption since 2017, building the foundation for cloud-native infrastructure at scale. This experience revealed the pain points that would later inspire Kubefirst.
REWARDS EARNED
Kubernetes Champion
Cloud Migration
Enterprise Scale
Platform Architecture
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Defense & Enterprise Systems
Performance Engineer
American Systems / Northrop Grumman / HP
Completed Earlier Career
Built performance engineering expertise across defense contractors and enterprise technology companies. Developed deep understanding of systems at scale and the importance of automation and reliability.
REWARDS EARNED
Performance Engineering
Enterprise Systems
Automation Expertise
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Integrity Test Solutions
Founder & Owner
Self-owned
Legendary 18 years (started at age 22)
Bootstrapped first company at age 22. Ran a successful software and services business for 19 years, developing entrepreneurial skills and business acumen that would later fuel the Kubefirst journey.