Collin Campbell

DevOps Engineer | System Administrator

Red Deer, AB, Canada

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Open to: Remote Linux System Administration, DevOps and Infrastructure roles, contract engagements, and freelance projects.

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Professional Summary

Experienced DevOps Engineer and System Administrator with over two decades of hands-on experience in creating robust CI/CD environments, ensuring system security, and enhancing operational efficiency. Demonstrated expertise in Linux system administration, cloud services management, and automation. Committed to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies.

Core Competencies

  • Linux Administration & Web Services Administration
  • CI/CD Implementation
  • Cloud Services Management (AWS, OVH.us, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare)
  • Automation & Scripting
  • Service & Server Migrations
  • Security Implementation
  • Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis

Career Progression

Linux System Administrator

Vonnda (Creative Agency, Engineering, and Consulting)

September 2011 - January 2024

San Francisco, CA

IT Consultant

Self Employed (Computer & Network Technical Services)

August 1998 - September 2011

Kennewick, WA

Technical Manager

PrimeTech Computer Solutions (White Box Computer OEM)

June 1997 - August 1998

Red Deer, AB

Achievements

  • Established and maintained a robust CI/CD environment using Jenkins, Ansible, and Bitbucket Pipelines, significantly improving deployment efficiency.
  • Managed a fleet of 100+ virtual machines, ensuring optimal performance and security across various software development lifecycle roles.
  • Automated systems provisioning and configuration with Ansible and Jenkins.
  • Implemented and managed cloud services including AWS, OVH.us, DigitalOcean, Fastly, Cloudflare, and NewRelic, enhancing system reliability and scalability.
  • Developed shell scripts to automate daily tasks, increasing operational efficiency and reducing manual errors.
  • Led incident management processes, including root cause analysis and implementation of preventive measures, minimizing system downtime.
  • Directly led 10+ large ecommerce migrations with minimal downtime, engaging with stakeholders continuously to ensure smooth transfer of servers including databases, caches, and DNS.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems Debian Linux, Windows, macOS
Cloud Platforms AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, ECS/Fargate, AWS Logs, CloudWatch)
DevOps Tools Jenkins, Ansible, Bitbucket Pipelines
Web Servers Nginx, PHP-FPM
Databases MySQL
Scripting Shell Scripting, Python
Version Control Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
Virtualization VMware, KVM, Docker

Professional Development

  • Python for Data Science and AI (Coursera)
  • Git and GitHub Essentials (Coursera)
  • Python Project for AI and Application Development (Coursera)
  • Software Engineering Essentials (Coursera)
  • Linux Commands & Shell Scripting Essentials V2 (Coursera)

Volunteer Experience

  • IT Consultant, Silver Linings, Kennewick, WA (July 2001 - March 2003)
  • Maintenance, CBDVS, Kennewick, WA (July 2001 - March 2003)

Questions about any of this? Ask me directly. Or see what I've built.