Tavish

Tavish

Cloud Architect in Colorado USA

About

Innovative Cloud Engineer with 11 years of experience, specializing in Azure focused hybrid-cloud architectures. Driven to spearhead complex cloud & on-prem projects with creativity, flexibility, and scalability. Passionate about mentoring, elevating, and transferring knowledge between peers

Projects

2023
Datacenter Migration at Dealer360
  • Design highly scalable and resilient virtual environment

  • Data migration from MS SQL 2012 -> 2022

  • Rebuild of production web applications (IIS, VUE, Node.JS)

2023
  • Draft objectives and focus areas from official documents

  • Audit and assess the current company environment

  • Remediate any compliance issues identified

2023
Email Masterclass at Pingu Engineering
  • Create curriculum for email bootcamps and workshops

  • Host sessions with a focus on security and privacy

  • Collaborate cross training with other team educators

2022
Branch Design at Dealer360
  • Design inter-site networking across the continental US

  • Leverage SD-WAN technology for HA and QoS

  • Deploy new ip space and security appliances

2021
Network Design at DVO
  • Designed & implemented cloud based networking solutions

  • Reduced daily tickets by 15% via training and technology

  • Saved $50,000 per design, acquired $1-2M average contract

Side Projects

2024
Azure AI
  • Fine tune a generic AI model with environment info

  • Leverage NLP & semantic analysis for inputs

  • Predict impact of infrastructure changes

2023
Homelab Applications
  • Tiered storage structure with redundant failovers

  • Automate data acquisition and replacement

  • Focus on Docker as a Service and Infrastructure as Code

2022
  • Transition from GNS3 to EVE-NG for vNetworks

  • Replace Proxmox and XEN with VMWare ESXI

  • Leverage Unifi FW and Fortigate NGFW along PFSense

2021
  • Virtualize ISP network, systems, & CPE infrastructure

  • Peer my vISP lab/home with a coworkers vISP lab/home

  • Deploy triple play services between our labs

Work Experience

2024 — Now
Senior Cloud Engineer at RapidScale
  • I hope to retire from here and not update my resume
2020 — Now
Engineering Consultant at Contract
Colorado
  • Right-sized SDN & cloud infrastructure for multiple clients with a net savings of $500,000+.

  • Eliminated daily support ticket count by 15% - 60% via automation and training.

  • Secured multiple key revenue-driving accounts (7 – 9 figure contracts) for clients.

2022 — 2024
Lead Hybrid-Cloud Engineer at Dealer360
Centennial, CO
  • Architected highly available and scalable datacenter solutions to 4X baseline resource efficiency.

  • Eliminated 100% of FTC noncompliance via RBAC, proactive monitoring & audits.

  • Managed internal & external project portfolio that resulted in saving 9% of IT division budget.

  • Led and mentored two IT departments, resulting in 4 promotions within 1 year.

  • Fortified customers using IDS/IPS, NAC, ZTNA, SIEM, VPN, SASE, XDR, SSL, and DPI.

  • Migration and automation of Helpdesk platform, SQL instances, IIS Hosts, IP space, and ESXI.

  • Transition from MPLS and VPNs to Fortigate SDWAN, saving customers 15% on ISP expenses.

  • Established disaster recovery using VEEAM Backup & Replication, vSAN, NAS, and Azure.

  • Built net-new security product and negotiated adoption by strategic accounts (3,000-20,000 users)

2021 — 2022
Network Engineer at City of Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
  • Introduced GPON, BGP, and OSPF environments bringing reliable broadband to 180,000 residents.

  • Designed network structure and implemented FTTH and FTTB generating 4.5M in revenue.

  • Lead operations and communication between field service teams and NOC.

2020 — 2021
Network & Datacenter Engineer at Front Range Internet
Fort Collins, CO
  • Eliminated menial tasks using Python automation, Debian, PSQL, Redis, Django, and NGINX.

  • Generated 9% more revenue with custom deployments of Juniper EX/SRX and Cisco XE/XR.

  • Documented process, infrastructure, and configurations, saving 50+ hours/week for other teams.

2018 — 2021
Sr. Field Technician at MTI
Rocky Mountain Region
  • Documentation and implementation of multimillion dollar contracts.

  • Lead teams of 5 - 10 other technicians on projects with strict deliverables.

  • Doubled AMD SKUs in retail space as a result of effective sales engineering.

2013 — 2019
Early Career at Professional Development
  • Post graduate studies in cyber security and fine arts.

  • 4 years spent in NOC: pre implementation, deployment, and support.

  • As an E-911 Engineer, diagnosed and changed 911 circuits in the event of failure

Awards

2019
Distinguished Scholar from Aims Community College
  • Awarded for exceptional academic performance and contributions to extra curricular opportunities.

  • Nominated by several faculty and went through rigorous interview process.

Volunteering

2024 — Now
CoFounder at Dealer360 CARES
  • Engage other community organizations for collaboration.

  • Manage legal, financial, and administrative requirements

2021 — Now
  • Orchestrated community workshops to promote technology education.

  • Executed comprehensive education outreach for local communities.

2017 — 2019
Vice President at Creative Writing Club
Aims Community College
  • Coordinate administration and manage upward communication.

  • Lead community events and service efforts as part of outreach.

2017 — 2019
President at Music Club
Aims Community College
  • Coordinate campus wide events, concerts, and conferences.

  • Preside over fundraising efforts and manage budget allocation.

Exhibitions

2020
Loveland CO

This was a collaborative event between Colorado poets where the current paintings featured in the gallery were assigned a poet. Our works were performed in February right before the world shut down for 2 years due to Covid19.

Contact

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