For recruiters & hiring managers
The 30-second version
Lead FinOps Engineer and cloud architect with 9+ years on AWS supporting the USGS Landsat program at KBR. Outside the day job I design, build, and operate my own production software: eight live products, end to end.
- 9+ yrs AWS in production, USGS Landsat program
- 8 Products I built and run, live today
- FOCP · CDMP FinOps Foundation & DAMA certified
- 2× B.S. degrees, Augustana University
Roles I'm open to
- Cloud / Solutions Architect (AWS)
- FinOps Lead / Cloud Financial Management
- Data & AI Engineering / Data Governance lead
- Founding or staff engineer at a product company
- Select consulting through Ufanzo
Why me
- Enterprise scale: 8 years on a mission-critical government AWS program.
- Owner's mindset: I build, secure, run, and pay for my own production systems.
- Bridge-builder: I turn cost and data into decisions for engineers and executives alike.
Best evidence
- PolicyChecked: Insurance organized, analyzed in plain English, and reviewed by a licensed agent.
- Everkinly: Private family memorials, funeral planning, and keepsakes in one calm place.
- A FinOps teardown of my own AWS bill: how I approach cost.
Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.