About

Innovative hobby enthusiast. I enjoy learning a craft and adapting it to be cutting edge and original. My interests range from wood working and sports to programming and electronics.


DevOps Engineer & Full-Stack Programmer

I specialize in scripting automation, CI/CD deployments, project architecture, and managing virtual environments.

  • Location: Des Moines, Iowa
  • Degree: Bachelors in Information Technology

I completed my bachelors degree and have obtained several certifications to continue to stay up to date with the latest technology. My knowledge of technology ranges from web development to smart home innovation and managing virtual technologies to micro-electronics.

Resume

Sumary

Carter Minear

Innovative and deadline-driven DevOps Engineer and System Architect with 10+ years of experience designing and developing automated systems and technology platforms from the initial concept to final, polished deliverable.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

2015 - 2017

University of Phoenix, AZ

Finished at Unv. of Phoenix online taking classes at night with a 3.5 GPA while I continued to work at IMT insurance in the IS/Programming deptartment.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

2010 - 2013

Florida Gulf Coast University, FL

Started in FGCU with a computer science degree which was going great. Over summer I was offered a internship in my field and at the end of the internship I was offered a full time position with full compensation to finish school.

Professional Experience

Systems Architect II & III

2019 - Present

IMT Insurance, Des Moines, IA

  • Lead in the design, development, and implementation of CI/CD pipelines.
  • Created and implemented kubernetes clusters with auto scaling workloads.
  • Manage VM backups to offsite faciality.
  • Lead Pentest mitigation efforts.
  • Work with developers to deploy code through automation.
  • Programming languages and technologies I have learned and am comfort with: Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, Bash/Shell, HTML/CSS/JS, Java, Swift, Objective-C, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, VMWare.

Network Architect

2016 - 2019

IMT Insurance, Des Moines, IA

  • Mangaged and maintained the phone system.
  • Assisted with Virtual Machine creatation and maintence in VMWare.
  • Configured View Desktop Pools for virutal desktops.
  • Worked with vendors to integrate 3rd party products.

Mobile App Developer

2014 - 2016

IMT Insurance, Des Moines, IA

  • Lead in the design, development, and implementation of the IMT's mobile and for insureds for iOS and Android.
  • Lead in the design, development, and implementation of the IMT's mobile and for agents for iOS and Android.
  • Lead in the design, development, and implementation of an internal inspection app for iOS

Programmer Analyst

2013 - 2014

IMT Insurance, Des Moines, IA

  • Rewrote systems to be faster and more effcient.
  • Worked with a team of programmers to implemnt project request and new features.
  • Fixed bugs or any errors that came up in production systems.

Intern - IT Help Desk

2012 - 2013

IMT Insurance, Des Moines, IA

  • Handled trouble tickets for users with technical problems or hardware issues.
  • Assisted Network and Systems Architects on various tasks.
  • Created some simple scripting to automate migration from legacy systems to modern replacements.