About LinuxTampa, LLC

With 30 years of software development experience, we bring deep expertise in open source technologies and business software solutions.

Experience

With over 30 years of software development experience, I've worked across diverse industries—from telecommunications and finance to cloud infrastructure and defense—helping businesses leverage open source technologies to solve complex problems.

Current Focus (2025 - Present): As Principal Consultant at LinuxTampa, LLC, I'm currently working on:

• Secure Infrastructure & Compliance: Hardening defense-sector environments through STIG implementation and FIPS 140-3 alignment, including automated PKI solutions and Certificate Authority (CA) server engineering
• AI Model Integrity: Providing expert technical validation for AI labs, auditing LLM-generated code and bug reports
• Product Engineering: Serving as technical lead for a regional live-music search engine, managing full-stack feature development

Recent Highlights:

• Amazon Robotics (2024-2025): Migrated legacy TypeScript, Golang, and Java codebases using AWS CDK, orchestrated zero-downtime infrastructure deployments, and upgraded RDS clusters from Aurora/MySQL 5.7 to 8.0
• McKinsey & Company (2021-2024): Developed Matter Foundations, an internal cloud infrastructure tool for customer Cloud Transformation engagements. Created and maintained cloud applications and CI/CD for clients including payment processing companies and federal agencies using AWS GovCloud
• Stelligent (2017-2020): As an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, implemented CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation for clients including AQR Capital, 3M, Refinitiv/ThomsonOne, and RugsUSA. Contributed to open source tools and represented the company at AWS Re:Invent conferences

Earlier Career:

• Syniverse (2001-2016): Fifteen years creating telecom products for cellular carriers worldwide, including VisProactive (SS7/ANSI-41 error detection and routing) and Wireless Number Portability (WLNP) systems. Pioneered Jenkins CI/CD adoption within the company
• LinuxTampa.com (1999-2001): Custom software development including embedded systems (world's first Linux-based ATM), Java desktop applications, and legacy system migrations to Linux
• Various Companies (1992-1999): Seven years writing critical business software for industries including aircraft maintenance, semiconductor manufacturing, and TV audience measurement

Throughout my career, I've specialized in translating business requirements into robust technical implementations, working with teams ranging from startups to enterprise organizations. I bring a pragmatic approach to software development, emphasizing clean code, automation, and scalable architectures.

Skills & Technologies

Languages & Frameworks:

• Python, JavaScript/Node.js, TypeScript, Go (Golang), Java, C++, C
• Web frameworks: React.js, HTML5, CSS
• RESTful API design and implementation
• Shell scripting (Bash, sh)

Cloud & Infrastructure:

• AWS: Lambda, Aurora, RDS, CloudFormation, CDK, GovCloud, boto
• GCP: Google Cloud Platform
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Ansible
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab Pipelines, automated testing
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing

Systems & Administration:

• Linux server administration (30+ years experience)
• Unix/Solaris system administration
• System architecture and design
• Performance optimization and monitoring
• Security: STIG implementation, FIPS 140-3 compliance, PKI/Certificate Authority
• Database administration: SQL, MySQL, Aurora, RDS

Development Practices:

• Agile methodologies
• DevOps practices and automation
• Version control: Git, SVN
• Code review and quality assurance
• Technical documentation and training
• Open source contribution

Regions Served

Remote US/EU