GAVIN HUTCHINSON

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TECHNOLOGY & TOOLS

LAST EMPLOYER

• Managed and automated a large closed system across several environments.
  • Infrastructure used includes Oracle Virtual Manager and VMware, RHEL/CentOS/OL, Solaris, and Windows.
  • Used Python, Shell, SaltStack for server automation, used Zabbix and OEM for server monitoring.
• Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and used SVN repositories.
  • Created service automation with Python, Shell, Batch, VB, and SQL.
  • Used Graylog for service level monitoring. Managed Oracle and MongoDB databases. Utilized Docker Swarm for most services.
• Created all technical system documentation. Led project meetings with customer. Instructed technical customer staff on system management in a formal classroom environment.
• Served as the regional site reliability contact for customer managed systems within the Middle East. Provided remote and on-site support, often addressing critical production issues.

• Managed mostly RAC Oracle database clusters and Docker Swarm deployed Java services across Linux, Unix, and Windows servers.
  • Used Python, Shell, SaltStack for server automation, used Zabbix for server monitoring and Elk Stack for application monitoring.
• Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins using Shell, PowerShell, Batch, and Python.
• Maintained existing Java product installers. Simplified private customer deployments with Shell, Batch, Python, and SQL using methods like GUI installers and update services.
• Provisioned server infrastructure with VMware, ProfitBricks, and Azure. Leveraged provider APIs to control infrastructure. Managed source and artifact repositories with Gitlab, Apache Subversion, and Nexus.
• Served as a site reliability contact for customer managed systems within the US and Eastern Europe. Provided remote and on-site support, often addressing critical production issues.

PAST EMPLOYERS

• Automated tedious workflows for the modeling suites Revit and AutoCAD via C#, Python, and lisp.
  • Examples include auto-pathway generation, smart object placement, and template creation.
• Created desktop automation tools in Python and VB with integration from Revit and AutoCAD.
  • For instance, created a process in which AutoCAD or Revit object properties are exported and compiled into an intuitive set of spreadsheets and PDFs.
• Led regular user requirement meetings to develop new improvements and capture feedback from all the engineers which relied upon custom tools.
• Maintained private Github repositories, authored and improved the documentation for new and existing tools.

• Developed new and improved existing VB and Python tools mostly for processing large data sets from radar testing cycles and subsequent report creation.
• Modeled and designed high-level scenarios in MATLAB to produce conclusive results for radar deployment specifications.
• Utilized simulation suites, RF equipment, and radar interfaces to analyze electronic countermeasures and validate threat identification for multiple radar systems.
• Acquired and maintained a US DoD Secret Clearance.

EDUCATION

• Capstone Project
  Wireless Power Transfer with an Impedance Matching Controller
• Primary Coursework
  C++, Microprocessors, Electromagnetic Principles