Red Hat It Solutions

Mohsen Houshmand

Address: Los Gatos, CA, *****

Email: *******@*****.***

Mobile: 408-***-****

Summary:

A highly motivated and experienced IT professional with over 20 years of technical and managerial expertise. Proven ability to design, deploy, and maintain IT solutions that meet business requirements. Expertise in a wide range of IT technologies, including cloud computing, DevOps, and Automation. Seeking a challenging role in a dynamic and innovative organization where I can use my skills and experience to make a positive impact.

Skills:

Technical & Strategic Leadership: Business/Technology strategy and roadmap.

Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure, GCP, Private, Public, Hybrid, Multi-cloud.

Containerization & Orchestration: Microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Service Mesh (Istio, OpenShift Service Mesh), Rancher.

Infrastructure & Automation: DevOps, IaC (Terraform, Ansible), Helm, GitOps, Virtualization, Backup, ArgoCD, OLM.

Platforms & Administration: OpenShift, OCP, ARO, ROSA, OSD, Linux administration, Bash scripting, Python, OpenShift ACM/ACS.

Security & Compliance: OpenShift ACS, IdP, Oauth, OIDC, Vault, Kyverno (previously spelled Keyverno), Cert-manager.

Observability: Monitoring, Logging, Tracing.

IT Operation:

Blogs & Talks:

Multi Cloud Service Mesh Federation.

Service Mesh in Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Environment (DR Use Case).

Certifications and Accreditations:

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Application Developer.

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes.

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).

Azure Fundamentals.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA).

GCP Associate.

Crucial Conversations.

Experience:

Solution Architect

Intraserve Systems

San Jose, CA

FEB 2017 - Present

Led clients in digital transformation across diverse environments, including hybrid, public clouds (GCP, AWS, Azure), and private environments (VMware).

Demonstrated leadership in deploying and integrating modern technologies such as Microservices, Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Service Mesh (Istio), and DevOps methodologies (GitOps, Tekton, ArgoCD).

Spearheaded initiatives in Infrastructure as Code using Ansible and Terraform, and championed virtualization strategies.

Ensured clients had a smooth transition to a cloud-native paradigm through proactive leadership.

Principal Technical Sales

Red Hat

Sunnyvale, CA

MAR 2022 - AUG 2023

Key member of the Black Belt team, addressing technical and organizational challenges to optimize OpenShift for application modernization.

Led demonstrations, developed POCs, resolved technical issues, and established best practices for Red Hat's cloud services, including managed OpenShift solutions (ROSA, ARO, OSD).

Assisted enterprise companies in transitioning workloads, refining cloud-native strategies, and crafting roadmaps.

Leveraged expertise in containers, Kubernetes, DevOps, and IaC to guide customers in optimizing workloads across various hyperscalers and establishing a solid hybrid cloud strategy.

Senior Platform Architect

Skyline Technology Solutions

Remote, CA

MAR 2021 - MAR 2022

Developed an edge computing application platform using open-source technologies: RKE, K3S, CoreOS, Cert-manager, Istio, Longhorn, ELK, Argo CD, Minio, Vault, Falco, Kyverno, Grafana, Prometheus, Open Faas, Harbor, and Keycloak.

Deployed and managed thousands of edge devices using the platform.

DevOps Solution Architect

Equinix

Sunnyvale, CA

NOV 2019 - OCT 2020

Designed and implemented hybrid/multi-cloud solutions with Kubernetes and Istio service mesh; ensured enterprise-wide adoption.

Delivered a presentation at EU ServiceMeshCon 2020; submitted a "True Multi-Hybrid Cloud Architecture" design to KubeCon 2020.

Orchestrated workloads across GCP/GKE, AWS/EKS, and on-premises Rancher. Completed a disaster recovery POC between GCP and Equinix.

Established best practices for Kubernetes integration and developed an enterprise observability runbook using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Walmart Labs

Sunnyvale, CA

MAR 2019 - AUG 2019

Designed and implemented a CI/CD pipeline transitioning from monolithic to microservice architectures.

Guided Dev and Ops teams, executing a Kubernetes CI/CD POC using Spinnaker.

Introduced and provided training on Service Mesh (Istio) and cloud workload migrations.

Created comprehensive strategies and guidelines for transitioning from monolithic architectures to microservices.

Solution Director

Sarv Rayanah

JUN 2010 - NOV 2015

Formulated a technology roadmap tailored to the banking sector and drove the design of private cloud infrastructures across country-wide sites.

Achieved company sales growth from $1M to $6M.

Introduced five new enterprise solutions, onboarded three new enterprise clients, and established alignment strategies for key banking institutions.

Developed and mentored a pioneering team of Account Managers, Project Managers and product Mangers.

Pioneered the enterprise-grade BC/DR solution

Information Technology Operation Manager

Sarv Rayaneh

JUN 2001 - JUN 2010

Established a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and nurtured a high-performing team, growing from 3 to 35 members including project managers, senior directors, and engineers.

Spearheaded several "first" deployments including the city's first MAN network and the first Oracle RAC Metro cluster for banking.

Organized a dedicated support team, generating $2.5 million in revenue.

Orchestrated a shift from product-focused to solution-based strategies, positioning the company as a leader in enterprise solutions.

Research Fellow

ITRC Research Center

MAR 2000 - JUN 2001

Conducted research on IP switching technology and e-commerce.

Facilitated two workshops and authored two publications.

System Administrator

Tarbiat Modarres University

SEP 1998 - JUN 2001

Managed Windows NT, Novell servers, and Unix systems.

Designed a rapid deployment solution to deploy over 500 PCs and pioneered the university's first graphic website.

Created and led training for Novell Netware operators.

Education:

Master of Science in Computer System Architecture

Tarbiat Modarres University, 1998-2001

Bachelorsof science in computer engineering

Isfahan University of Technology, 1990-1994

Accomplishments:

Published papers in prestigious journals and scientific conferences.

Co-founder and Board Member of two knowledge-based companies.

Recognized as Top Student during M.Sc. program and during Diploma studies.

Awarded "Thesis of the Year" at the university.

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