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Henry Quinn IV

Automation Engineer

Work Experience:

Senior DevOps Engineer

May 2024 - Present
TED Conferences

Technologies: Ansible, AWS (Aurora, EC2, ECS, IAM, SSM), Bash, Docker, Python, Ruby

Senior Application Developer

September 2021 - August 2023
Acuity Brands Lighting

Automated access group processes, drafted secret expiration policies, productionized in-house solution for monitoring client secret expirations, selected C4 modeling framework for technical documentation, and planned the company's first internal hackathon focused on Temporal workflow engine.

Technologies: Python, PowerShell, Azure Pipelines, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, MS Graph, SendGrid

DevOps Engineer

May 2019 - August 2021
Clarity Software Solutions

Built data extraction pipeline from Datadog for business intelligence, managed container-based infrastructure, built language-agnostic toolchain with AWS Lambda, automated PHI scrubbing process (resulting in ~95% time savings or ~7.5 man-hours), automated code package preparation for daily builds (resulting in ~85% time savings or ~2.5 man-hours), and built SQL script verification tool.

Technologies: NodeJS, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, MariaDB, Bash, GitHub

President, Board of Directors

November 2018 - Present
NewHaven.IO

Organizing networking events for the tech community, partnering with local tech organizations, and managing website development team.

Volunteer Position

Software Developer - Temporary Duty Assignment

August 2018 - April 2019
Administrative Office of US Courts

Transitioned the Judicial Dashboard to work on an on-premise OpenShift/GlusterFS solution, cutting the deployment time down by 99.17%. Created, maintained, and provided enhancements to the codebase for a web application that automates the daily 'getting up to speed' work for District Judges across the country, saving roughly an hour's worth of time per judge every morning. Collaborated with a remote team of engineers in D.C. to test the scalability of OpenShift for use by other judiciary development teams.

Technologies: OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes

Programmer

March 2017 - April 2019
United States District Court, District of Connecticut

Transitioned legacy applications to containerized architectures, modernized technology stack, implemented iPad jury information gathering system (92.5% process reduction), and developed touchscreen jury sign-in kiosk (85% cost reduction).

Technologies: Docker, Vue.js, Node, Webpack, Ruby on Rails

Developer in Residence / Instructor

June 2017 - August 2018
LearnToProgram.TV

Kept up with the bleeding edge of web technology to help set technical direction for LTP's courses and library. Developed an eLearning course on 'Intro to Server Administration', wrote magazine article 'The Future Is Docker', and instructed in the Framework Web Development Bootcamp.

Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Docker

Programmer/Analyst

May 2015 - March 2017
United States District Court, District of Connecticut

Created full stack LAMP and Ruby on Rails web applications to automate workflows for HR and Operations. Communications involved in on and off boarding employees was cut by over 40% due to streamlining the process by which system access privileges are requisitioned and assigned. Managed Red Hat servers running IBM Informix and US District Court CM/ECF instances and prepared for district's early adopter NextGen CM/ECF upgrade. Crafted complex, multi-table queries to generate reports that allowed Magistrate and District Judges on the CM/ECF Committee to decide which nature of suit case types needed to be optimized to abide by the Speedy Trial Clause.

Technologies: PHP, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, IBM Informix, Red Hat

Public Projects:

Henry Gives Coffee

2021

Web project rewarding creative folks for their work with a cup of coffee each month. Features a blog for longer-form posts and portfolio showcase for monthly winners.

Technologies: GatsbyJS, NodeJS, GraphQL, Netlify

New Haven Relief Resources

2020

Web application providing COVID-19 aid information for New Haven residents. Built during the pandemic to help connect people with resources for food, housing assistance, unemployment benefits, and other essential services.

Technologies: JavaScript, React, GatsbyJS, AirTable, Netlify

SLAter

2018

Raspberry Pi ticket monitoring system that tracks SLA compliance for IT service tickets. Built to provide visibility into support request timelines and team performance. This also was responsible for curing a co-worker's gout!

Technologies: JavaScript, Node, MySQL

US Webtranet

2017

Containerized intranet framework for federal agencies that allows non-technical staff to contribute content through a simple interface. Designed to improve internal communications and knowledge sharing.

Technologies: Ruby, Rails, SQLite, Docker

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Networking and Information Security

2015
Champlain College
Specialization: Cyber Security
Achievements:
  • President of Champlain College Cycling Club
  • National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security