Résumé

Michael Kucinski

MichaelKucinski@gmail.com

Summary

Full-stack developer with 10 years of experience in Java, Angular, and other web technologies. Currently working on Kubernetes-based CI/CD pipelines and public cloud deployments.

Technical Skills

  • Programming Languages: Java, Groovy, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, TypeScript, Bash, SQL, CSS/SCSS, HTML
  • Frameworks: Docker/Containers, Maven, Angular, Spring, Vue.js, Git
  • DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform, JFrog Platform, OWASP Zap, SonarQube, Helm
  • Cloud: Kubernetes/OpenShift, Azure Cloud, Google Cloud Platform

Work Experience

Enterprise Architect 06/2023 to present
United Parcel Service
  • Designed and implemented patterns for highly available cross-cloud enterprise messaging using Kafka on Kubernetes. Onboarded 4 critical applications to solution.
  • Designed and implemented GitOps style deployments using ArgoCD
  • Architected patterns for secure application communication using Istio Service Mesh
  • Designed automation for onboarding application and run teams to cloud using Infrastructure as Code
Lead DevOps Engineer 11/2021 to 06/2023
United Parcel Service
  • Implemented enterprise-wide Jenkins CI/CD Pipelines for containerized workloads in the cloud (AKS, GKE, and OpenShift on-prem) that is utilized by 200+ application teams
  • Lead frontend development workshops for 60 UPS employees and interns
  • Served as technical lead on proof-of-concept for building and deploying containers to edge locations using GitOps
  • Worked with Microsoft on developing a library for dynamically provisioning Azure DevOps agents on Kubernetes
  • Worked with development teams in UPS' Worldport Airline to write automation for deploying mission critical applications
  • Implemented container-image signing in pipeline to improve security posture
Senior DevOps Engineer 10/2020 to 11/2021
United Parcel Service
  • Supported UPS.com’s DevOps team for deployments into private data center
  • Created centralized UI Web Component library and frontend development standards
  • Wrote internal Go-based CLI tool for building, testing, and deploying applications across clouds
  • Taught interactive DevOps bootcamps with 40+ attendees to prepare application teams for Kubernetes Deployments
DevOps Engineer 05/2019 to 10/2020
United Parcel Service
  • Developed CI/CD Pipelines for on-prem OpenShift workloads
  • Wrote sample reference applications (C#, Java, JavaScript) for Kubernetes
  • Supported application teams during both the build and deployment of their microservices including providing key guidance during production issues
  • Drove standard architecture design for Azure Kubernetes Service deployments
Programmer Analyst 12/2013 to 05/2019
AGO Insurance Software
  • Converted legacy VB accounting, policy, and claims applications to Java EE counterpart
  • Maintained JSF and JSP applications and design and implemented REST API
  • Integrated Angular 2 into applications for cross platform compatibility including mobile support
  • Created database schemas using Object relational Mapping

Education

University of Illinois Springfield 09/2017 to 12/2019
Springfield, IL
Classes
  • Programming Languages
  • Foundations of Computer Science
  • Operating Systems
County College of Morris 09/2012 to 09/2015
Randolph, NJ
Classes
  • Computer Science I and II
  • Data Structures
  • System Design and Analysis
  • Network Security
  • Computer Architecture
  • GPA: 3.8