Travis Holton

Travis Holton has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Travis currently works at Catalyst Cloud as a Cloud Engineer, where they are involved in the development and operation of Openstack based cloud infrastructure. Travis also assists in integrating and supporting the managed Kubernetes infrastructure as part of the Platform as a Service offering. Prior to this role, Travis worked at Catalyst IT Limited as a Senior Cloud Release Engineer, contributing to the company's cloud release processes.

Before joining Catalyst, Travis held positions at ideegeo Group Limited and Catalyst IT Limited. At ideegeo Group Limited, they served as a Senior Software Developer, focusing on the maintenance and technical support of the domain registration platform, iwantmyname.com. The platform enabled customers to access a wide range of top-level domain endings and manage their registered domain names.

During their tenure at Catalyst IT Limited, Travis worked as a DevOps Technologist, responsible for implementing DevOps practices and technologies. Travis also worked as a Software Developer, where they contributed to various projects involving Perl, Python, and JavaScript. Notably, Travis worked on the maintenance and development of the wagering platform, tab.co.nz, for the New Zealand Racing Board.

Travis's earlier experience includes working as a Senior Software Developer at united-domains AG, where they implemented a platform for registering multiple generic and national top-level domains. Travis developed the platform using object-oriented Perl and incorporated features such as EPP plugins and extensions for over 30 registries.

Prior to their career in technology, Travis worked as a Laboratory Assistant at Texas A&M Health Science Center. Their research focused on Microvascular Physiology, specifically studying cell-adhesion proteins expressed by arteriole endothelial cells and the myogenic control of blood pressure.

Overall, Travis Holton's work experience showcases their expertise in cloud engineering, software development, and DevOps practices.

Travis Holton completed their education at two different universities. From 1991 to 1996, they attended Oregon State University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Following that, from 2000 to 2003, Travis Holton studied at the Technical University of Munich, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Bioinformatics. In addition to their education, they obtained the certification of CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator from The Linux Foundation in October 2022.