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Lab Engineer, Automation Specialist, & Full Stack Developer specializing in lab infrastructure automation, hardware validation, and full stack tooling across Microsoft datacenter labs.

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Skills

PowerShell
Azure DevOps Pipelines
Lab Automation
Hardware Validation
Inventory Systems
ASP.NET
Hyper-V
WinPE
WDS / MDT / DHCP
Firmware Tooling
Networking (Ethernet / InfiniBand)
PowerBI (Microsoft Fabric)

Experience

Lab Engineer, Automation Specialist, & Full Stack Developer (Contracted) — Microsoft - Wipro (Tukwila & Redmond, WA)

Sep 2024 — Present

Management of multi-lab space, power, network and spare parts pool
Ran performance, functional, and build verification testing for new releases utilizing Azure Pipelines
Create indepth troubleshooting guides for customer issues
Generated reports using PowerBI (Microsoft Fabric) to analyze hardware vulnerabilities, performance metrics, and build test results.
Created and maintained automation jobs using Azure Dev Ops Pipelines and other internal utilities.
Continued work on PowerShell modules and scripts to increase lab automation and improve efficiency

Lab Engineer, Automation Specialist, & Full Stack Developer (Contracted) — Microsoft - TCS (Redmond, WA)

Jul 2018 — Sep 2024

Created and maintained automation jobs using Azure Dev Ops Pipelines and other internal utilities
Wrote PowerShell modules and scripts to increase lab automation and improve consistency of work
Managed customer facing high priority issues to resolve or mitigate work stoppage
Ran performance and build testing
Created documentation of configuration steps and troubleshooting steps for future reference
Troubleshot and tracked down hardware and networking issues spanning across multiple labs
Created and maintained automation jobs using Azure Dev Ops Pipelines and other internal utilities
Ran firmware updates/downgrades to specific levels both direct and remote
Worked as a mentor to multiple high school interns

Lab Engineer, Automation Specialist, & Full Stack Developer (Contracted) — Microsoft - HCL (Redmond, WA)

Oct 2015 — Jul 2018

Developed PowerShell modules and scripts to enhance lab automation and improve work consistency
Designed and implemented an advanced inventory management system estimating power usage across multiple labs and providing comprehensive environment visibility
Utilized Microsoft internal tooling (WTT)
Developed and implemented the system validation built within Analytical Platform Systems software
Developed and implemented bare metal deployment tools utilizing WDS, DHCP, MDT, Hyper-V, WinPE, PowerShell, and more
Worked as a mentor to multiple high school interns

Lab Technician & Junior Software Developer (Contracted) — Microsoft - Xtreme (Redmond, WA)

Oct 2014 — Oct 2015

Developed and implemented ticketing software with time tracking, attachments, and reports (ASP.NET)
Developed and implemented lab inventory software linked to ticketing software (ASP.NET)
Integrated remote capabilities: firmware reporting and WMI diagnostic data collection
Diagnosed and resolved issues related to supported Analytical Platform Systems software
Implemented automation tools for lab diagnostic data collection (remote and local)

Lab Technician (Contracted) — Microsoft - CompuCom (Redmond, WA)

Jan 2013 — Oct 2014

Installed, wired, and configured Dell, HPE, and Quanta servers in a lab environment
Connected and set up Ethernet switches and Mellanox InfiniBand switches for optimal performance
Organized and planned lab hardware deployments
Developed comprehensive documentation and detailed instructions for hardware wiring and configuration
Performed firmware upgrades across a large fleet of lab servers
Created and maintained automation jobs using Azure Dev Ops Pipelines and other internal utilities.