Multi-platform Enterprise DevOps Architect
Agile • Cloud • Infrastructure • Leadership
"What is the difference between what is happening, on the one hand, and the direction of its motion, on the other? If I am flying from London to New York, I am moving westwards even before leaving the British Coast."
I'm a Cloud/DevOps Architect and Consultant with 20+ years of experience transforming organizations through cloud architecture, DevOps culture, and technical leadership. I specialize in helping enterprises design and implement secure, scalable, and sustainable infrastructure solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
My passion is building high-performing teams and fostering DevOps cultures that enable rapid, reliable software delivery. I believe in pragmatic solutions, continuous improvement, and keeping things simple.
I'm a strong proponent of Open Source Software and believe in developing core, cross-platform, cross-technology skill-sets that are transferable. I'm interested in keeping solutions simple, keeping costs low, and breaking through barriers in communication and understanding. My core focus is designing and building systems that automate and orchestrate software delivery using Agile, DevOps, and pragmatic software development practices.
I aim to be a Trusted Advisor for highly regulated Financial Service Industry organizations, or otherwise high-technology, security-conscious organizations deploying mission-critical software. I provide organizational consultation and guidance from Software Delivery Architecture, Software Delivery Engineering, and DevOps Business Process Management perspectives.
20+ years transforming organizations through DevOps and cloud innovation
Senior Consultant driving strategic initiatives and business-critical cloud transformation projects.
Advanced Consultant and Cloud Professional. Specialized in enterprise cloud computing and DevOps enablement across Azure, AWS, and GCP. Led large-scale cloud migrations and architecture design.
DevOps Architect & Manager. Led organization-transforming projects including Rackspace OpenStack CI/CD pipeline design and private cloud vendor migration. Built automation tools still delivering value in production.
Senior Automation and Release Management Engineer in the highly regulated Global Equities division. Implemented automation solutions for mission-critical financial systems.
10+ years advancing from Business Critical Support Engineer to Lead Developer. Led cross-functional teams developing tools for VMware vSphere, leveraged across Global Support Services.
Hands-on experience with enterprise technologies
The 3 Ways and Agile Manifesto evangelist. Culture transformation and mindset leadership for organizations adopting DevOps practices.
Motivating juniors, peers, and leadership on continuous improvement and continuous innovation. Building high-performing teams using business process management frameworks and philosophies. Leading by example and fostering psychological safety.
Making architecture decisions based on evidence and data. Designing secure, flexible, scalable, and sustainable solutions that keep it simple and maintainable.
Deploying applications across various target cloud or hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) using a variety of open source and commercial tools and frameworks.
Enterprise-level profiling, automation, and process optimization. Designing solutions for highly regulated industries with strict compliance requirements.
Experience building sustainable, high-performing organizations
Coaching, mentoring, and management of development and operations teams. Building high-performing cultures through clear communication, psychological safety, and continuous improvement practices.
Strategic planning and execution of cloud migrations. Designing for scalability, cost optimization, and organizational change management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Project management and workflow design. Implementing collaborative tools that support agile practices and improve team communication and visibility.
End-to-end architecture design for application deployment. Ensuring deployments are repeatable, testable, auditable, and maintainable across all environments.
Complete DevOps solutions design and implementation. From CI/CD pipeline architecture to infrastructure as code to monitoring and observability strategies.
Driving organizational transformation through process improvement, removing bottlenecks, and establishing sustainable delivery practices aligned with business goals.
Continuous learning and professional development
Credential ID: 853C8496DABC051
Verified expertise in VMware virtualization architecture and administration. Credential ID: 2869
Chef Client/Server automation, cookbook development, and best practices training.
Bladelogic Audit, Compliance, and Infrastructure Management certification.
Contributing to the community through practical tooling
Interactive IPv4 subnet planning and visualization tool. Plan, visualize, and manage IP subnets with an intuitive interface. Local-only app—no data leaves your browser.
Command-line tool to monitor and display the status of various services running on a host. Services and checks are customizable via YAML configuration.
Trusted by peers across VMware, Ethoca, RBC, and CIBC
"I've had the privilege of working closely with Bobby for nearly four years, and it's rare to encounter someone with his combination of technical depth, leadership maturity, and genuine integrity. As a Lead of Cloud Engineering, Bobby brings a rare balance of strategic thinking and hands-on capability. He guides teams through high-pressure, business-critical initiatives with calm precision. Simply put: Bobby is world-class. He raises the bar everywhere he goes."
"Your dedication and teamwork can be used as a model of our CIBC purpose. Thank you!"
"His technical chops continue to impress. The tools he builds are robust and lightweight, taking friction out of the pipeline. Many still in use after his departure."
"Bobby played a key role in bringing DevOps culture across teams. Truly a hands-on architect who solves complex issues using simple tools."
"He has amazing development skills and in-depth knowledge. He's also teaching—motivating me many times to dig deeper into technologies."
"Bobby goes way beyond his job description with no public accolades. Modest and extremely competent—the kind of person you want at your organization."
Sharing insights on DevOps, cloud architecture, and engineering excellence
A collection of articles on DevOps culture, cloud architecture, and software engineering practices.
A deep dive into Linux network connections from the command line—practical networking techniques.
Analysis of open source licensing and its impact on the DevOps community.
Tutorial on infrastructure testing with Chef Inspec in Azure—practical compliance and testing.
LinkedIn articles on engineering excellence, DevOps culture, and leadership.
I'm passionate about helping organizations mature their DevOps and Agile journeys
I'm currently focused on strategic cloud transformation and DevOps enablement work. I'm interested in consulting engagements where I can drive meaningful impact through cloud architecture, DevOps culture transformation, technical leadership, and helping teams build sustainable, high-performing software delivery practices.
Whether you're transforming your DevOps culture, architecting cloud solutions, building or scaling high-performing teams, or navigating cloud migration challenges, I'd love to discuss how I can help.
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Reach out directly for consulting inquiries
I believe that DevOps, in its purest form, is a mindset and philosophy for getting things done quickly, efficiently, and consistently. I'm a strong proponent of Open Source Software and believe in developing core, cross-platform, cross-technology skill-sets that are transferable across organizations and industries.
I focus on keeping solutions simple, keeping costs low, and breaking through barriers in communication and understanding. My goal is to help organizations leverage cloud-native tools and services first, considering the best approach for their specific context—whether that's public cloud, hybrid, or on-premises.
I've had the privilege and opportunity to gain breadth of experience from several world-class organizations. I've been doing challenging and rewarding work with many highly regulated financial institutions and global technology firms for many years. I'm grateful for all the connections I've made in this industry and the relationships built as a result. I'm humbled by the complexity of enterprise-scale software development and thankful for the opportunity to work with so many talented people.
Built with modern web standards and modular architecture to showcase both my professional experience and practical tooling contributions. The design reflects my philosophy: clean, simple, functional, and maintainable. Curious about the code? Check out the open source projects section or visit the GitHub repository.