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Hi, I'm Luke 👋

💼 Professional Experience

Cornerstone Software - Software Engineer

Sept 2023 to Present

  • Designed and improved a vendor product enabling companies to create distributed applications that connect to the HPE NonStop machine.
  • Lead development of C, Java and Go code for modern Windows SDK increasing range of compatibility for user machines.
  • Deployed and managed critical cloud architecture using Pulumi, Docker, Jenkins, AWS EC2.
  • Lead development of updated build and release system, decreasing time to release by over 250%.
  • Participate in 24/7 on call system administration.

Apple 🍎 - Software Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer

Summer 2023

  • Led automation of infrastructure within the Information Security organization using Pulumi, TypeScript & Python saving engineers 24-48 hours per request and delivering to customers up to 10 business days sooner.
  • Collaborated with a teammate to develop a Go REST API that streamlined cloud resource management as part of the automation efforts.
  • Developed monitoring solution to rapidly improve overall observability of computing resources within the organization.
  • Collaborated with distributed teams across the United States and China using mTLS, Asynchronous Computing, Grafana, and Jira.

Fidelity Investments - Software Engineer

Summer 2022

  • Collaborated with engineers and QA personnel to develop an internal facing test data service, improving feedback and exposure.
  • Enhanced user experience by implementing accessibility features, leading to a 300% increase in interactions by Data Scientists.
  • Led development of full stack solutions using Angular and Java Spring REST API.
  • Created custom MySQL queries, significantly improving application modularity and efficiency.
  • Deployed application on Azure Kubernetes AKS cluster and AWS using Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.

Rochester Institute of Technology - Course Assistant

2021 - 2022

  • Assisted students in Intro to Software Engineering with coursework, helping tutor and mentor multiple sections.
  • Hosted scheduled meetings to help students with homework and projects.
  • This role allowed me to acquire grading skills and improve in leadership and giving constructive feedback.

YMCA Camp Lincoln - Waterfront Director

2016 - 2021

  • Supervised multiple lifeguards, counselors, and counselors-in-training at the waterfront.
  • Created and maintained a new safety standard compliant with new federal and state legislation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Gained promotion to Waterfront Director based on superior performance as Counselor and Cabin Lead.

🚀 Side Projects

Check out my projects page to see all of my work!

Homelab

  • Hosting services using Docker and LXC containers
  • Managing infrastructure with Proxmox Hypervisor, VPN, DNS, K3s, Nginx, Grafana, Prometheus, and Linux VMs

🏋️‍♂️ Interests & Hobbies

  • Powerlifting - 100kg USAPL Powerlifting Federation
  • Outdoors - Love to ski and hike
Luke Ward