Bruno Bronosky
Principal DevOps Automation Engineer and Trainer
About
Born in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia to a radio electronics technician, Bruno grew up in coal mining country where most of his classmates remain. He never threw a ball with his father, though they did attend a handful of Cincinnati Reds baseball games. They spent their nights and weekends soldering Heathkit projects from Radio Shack (my first computer was a Heathkit H89) and writing games and equation solvers in Borland Turbo Basic, then Turbo Pascal, and eventually Delphi. When calling his father in 1995 to tell him Bruno got his first professional programming gig, they both saw this like getting drafted into MLB. Every day Bruno feels like "the luckiest man in baseball" to have escaped the coal mines.
What Bruno does:
- cloud computing: OpenStack Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Linode, DigitalOcean, Heroku
- container services: Docker, Kubernetes, Nomad, ECS, EKS
- infrastructure orchestration and automation with Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Argo
- infrastructure and capacity planning
- data center operations
- OpenVPN, SSH tunneling, network security
- troubleshoot network issues
- DBA for DynamoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, MongoDB, CouchDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- administer various Unix and GNU/Linux
- administer virtualization hosts and guests
- optimize RAID, swap, cache
- archaeology of code, protocol, process
- manage systems engineers, software developers
- manage vendors, contractors
- manage client SLAs, vendor SLAs
- study complex systems and make them accessible to various audiences
- {review, recommend} application {architecture, code}
- maintain SDLC process
- develop web and mobile applications
- architect {cloud, web, mobile} solutions
- {develop, deploy} {iPhone, Android} apps
- {develop, deploy} {Cordova, React Native} HTML5+CSS3+JS apps
- {audit, deploy} {developer code, data migrations}
- {transform, migrate} data
- audit application code for security and performance
What Bruno is:
- teacher
- strong verbal and written communicator
- excellent troubleshooter, debugger, and problem bisector
- unrepentant command line addict
- ambiguity assassin
Work Experience
Confidential: International Airline
2022 – 2023
Contract: Trainer of DevOps Engineers
Value: >$10B Employees: >90k
- CI/CD with Harness.io, AWS infrastructure with CDK+CFN, Migration to Github Enterprise from 5 other VCS
- architect and develop an internal ML/AI Software Development Co-Pilot trained on internal code repos to reduce code "re-invention" and time/effort
Confidential: Cyber Security and Biometric Identity Org
2022 – 2022
Contract: Trainer of DevOps Engineers
Value: >$3B Employees: >10k
- CI/CD with CloudBees/Jenkins and Argo-CD
- software testing with SonarQube, JMeter, and various other tools
Confidential: Financial Services Org
2021 – 2022
Contract: Trainer of Robotics, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning Engineers
Value: >$1T Employees: >225k
- Robotics R&D, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Software Development, Network & Physical Architecture, DevSecOps, Linux System Administration
- ROS 1&2 [Robotics Operating System], Dobot CR5, Python, C++
Confidential: Chemical Engineering R&D and Production Org
2021 – 2021
Contract: Trainer of DevOps Engineers
Value: >$10B Employees: >90k
- CI/CD with Jenkins, SonarQube, JMeter, various software testing tools
- AWS infrastructure and network security architecture
- Architected an internal ML/AI Software Development Co-Pilot trained on internal code repos to reduce code "re-invention" and time/effort
Rooms To Go
Dunwoody, GA
2018 – 2021
Principal DevOps Engineer
- Direct and train a department of DevOps Engineers and SREs.
- Train developers to follow DevOps & CI/CD processes.
- Architect Hybrid-Cloud and Multi-Cloud infrastructure.
- Set and enforce security practices.
- Develop tools and services in bash, Node.js, Python, and Go.
- Design, build, and deploy Docker containers, API Gateways.
- Automate and orchestrate infrastructure with Packer and Terraform.
- Build and maintain [Fargate] ECS, EKS, and Kubernetes clusters serving microservices.
- Manage AWS costs.
- Make and document changes to AWS infrastructure via aws-cli.
- Manage network security with AWS Security Groups, iptables, and OpenVPN.
- Maintain MongoDB and DynamoDB databases.
MidAmerican Energy Services
Dunwoody, GA
2016 – 2018
DevOps Team Leader
- Orchestrate infrastructure with Packer, Terraform, Chef, and Ansible.
- Build and maintain Kubernetes clusters serving microservices.
- Develop tools in Python, Go, bash, awk, sed, CircuitPython, and Arduino.
- Build and maintain Cassandra, MongoDB, and MySQL databases.
- Build custom Raspberry Pi images for IoT devices sent to client locations.
- Design and CNC mill custom IoT hardware cases.
Cox Media Group [Technology]
Atlanta, GA
2012 – 2016
Solution Architect, Mobile
- Develop mobile client and backend POCs.
- Architect and deploy cloud infrastructure.
- Develop and maintain original Open Source software projects.
- Workflow and process automation.
- Lead mobile architecture and technical strategy.
- Present and teach.
Cox Media Group [Technology]
Atlanta, GA
2009 – 2012
Software Development Manager
- Co-Manage a ~30 developer team.
- Improve performance through coaching.
- Encourage and inspire developers and vendors to give great service.
- Workflow automation scripting.
- Architect and develop software.
Cox Media Group [Technology]
Atlanta, GA
2008 – 2009
Internet Systems Manager & MySQL DBA
- Administer GNU/Linux servers.
- Manage a department of sysadmins.
- Workflow automation and config management.
Cox Media Group (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta, GA
2007 – 2008
MySQL DBA
- Administer MySQL.
- Optimize developer code.
- Maintain high availability and performance.
- Develop extra Django and Rails projects.
Yahoo!
Atlanta, GA and Sunnyvale, CA
2004 – 2007
Technical Yahoo!
- Manage teams, projects, SLAs.
- Automate workflows.
- Develop PHP web applications.
- Administer FreeBSD, Apache, MySQL.
Apple Computer
Atlanta, GA
2004 – 2004
Business Sales Specialist
- Exploit my expertise to lure businesses away from Microsoft products for the greater good of the universe.
Lanier Worldwide
Atlanta, GA
2002 – 2004
Web Application Developer
- Manage and train developers on CVS, security policies, and best practices.
- Develop PHP CMS and software deployment system.
MedCenterDirect
Atlanta, GA
2000 – 2002
Lead Solutions Developer
- Develop PHP applications, portals, and commerce solutions.
- Architect custom deployment strategy.
- Script data migrations.
Amazing Graphics
Atlanta, GA
1999 – 2000
Digital Designer/Production Artist
- Create graphics for vinyl wrapping busses, buildings, trade shows, etc.
- Administer network and Mac, NT, Solaris/Unix systems.
Freelance
USA and Ireland
1998 – 2004
Consultant
- Consult in LAMP stack, networking, web development, client application development, Q/A, automation, graphic design.
World Wide Development
Ashland, KY
1995 – 1998
Webmaster
- Develop (as a market pioneer) DB driven web solutions using HTML, JS, Perl, C/C++, ColdFusion, MS SQL
- Rack servers, run cables, and miscellaneous data center work.
- Answer phones on the customer support line (while writing code).
Volunteer
Instructor
With the mission "to empower a community of builders, creatives, and learners", Decatur Makers "envisions a world where anyone can make anything".
- Built and raced 2 Power Racing Series electric vehicles
- Taught skills in programming, Arduino and other microprocessors, soldering, electrical engineering, lithium battery assembly and safety
- Taught skills in welding, wood working, maintenance of bicycles, motorcycles, and cars
Roofing Skill Supervisor
I started out as a Cox employee volunteering for a single day on a Clark Howard build. It was Day 1, so I came back every weekend to see the whole project completed. (Because I'm that kind of person.) At the end of the build the leader said, "Great! Now that you've completed the 7 week training, pick a specialty so we can get you certified and put you to work." So, I didn't really set out to be a supervisor, but it has been one of the best experiences of my life.
Contact
Lower Garden District
New Orleans, LA 70130 US
(404) 992-7866
Skills
Amazon Web Services
master
CDK
CFN
EC2
ECS
EKS
Fargate
EBS
RDS
S3
Lamda
CloudFront
GuardDuty
SNS
SQS
Automation/Orchestration & CI/CD
master
Terraform
Ansible
Chef
CloudFormation
CDK
Jenkins
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
intermediate
Language Model
LLM
Neural Network
Transformer
GAN; Generative Adversarial Network
Computer Vision
NLP; Natural Language Processing
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Mojo
automatic1111
oobabooga
Kubernetes, Docker, and containers
advanced
containerd
Podman
Helm
Argo-CD; Argo Project
GNU/Linux and BSD Server Administration
master
Linux
FreeBSD
OpenBSD
MacOS
Arch Linux, BTW
Debian
RHEL; Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CLI; Command Line Interface
SSH
Systemd; systemctl
System V; SysV Init
LSB; Linux Standard Base
Bash/Shell Scripting
master
POSIX sh
GNU Bash
Zsh
Graphics
master
Adobe Creative Suite
OpenSCAD
FreeCAD
Fusion 360
Web Development
master
HTML
CSS
JavaScript; ECMAScript
PHP
Interpreted Languages
intermediate
Node.js
Python
Compiled Languages
beginner
Rust
Go/GoLang
C/C++
Interests
Outdoors
Camping
Hiking
Rock Climbing
Maker
Welding
Metal Machining
Woodworking
3D modeling
3D Printing
PEV; Personal Electronic Vehicles
FPV; multirotors/drones
Automation
Home Assistant
Tasmota
Node-RED
MQTT
Electrical Engineering
SBCs; RaspberryPi
MPUs; Arduino, ESP32
IoT
DIY Mechanical Keyboards
Ham Radio, LoRa, Software Defined Radio
Robotics
ROS Robotics Operating System
Arm, Actuator, and End Effector design
BLDC; Brushless DC Motors
ESC development; [Vetter] Electronic Speed Control
Jeeps and Motorcycles
Jeep Wrangler
Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide
Kawasaki KLR650
Skydiving
USPA Class A License
Packing my own PD Sabre-2 190 parachute
Education
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1997
University of Kentucky
Computer Engineering and Systems Analysis