Gary M Johnson

Gary M Johnson has a diverse work experience in various roles related to cloud services, DevOps practices, and infrastructure architecture. Gary M is currently working as a Senior DevOps Engineer at ClearDATA, where they assist customers in transitioning their applications to AWS Copilot. Prior to that, they were a Lead Cloud Architect at Datica, responsible for managing a customer base in the CPaaS platform hosted on AWS infrastructure.

Before their role at Datica, Gary served as a Senior Consultant at Concord, where they provided leadership on cloud services and DevOps practices. Gary M also worked as a DevOps Consultant at Ivirto LLC, focusing on implementing DevOps practices.

Gary has extensive experience in infrastructure architecture, particularly in the healthcare industry. Gary M served as an Infrastructure Architect at MedNet Solutions, leading the IT Operations team to deliver a HIPAA-compliant SaaS application using AWS and various tools such as Puppet, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.

In addition, Gary has worked as a Senior Solutions Architect at Xigent Solutions, delivering IT services to customers using ITIL processes. Gary M also served as a Senior Sales Engineer at BaseN, providing technical support and transitioning into a sales role.

Prior to that, Gary worked at Carlson as an IT Architecture Consultant, participating in various matrix organizations and collaborating on infrastructure projects.

Throughout their career, Gary has showcased their expertise in cloud services, DevOps practices, infrastructure architecture, and customer support.

Gary M Johnson obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Luther College, where they studied from 1978 to 1982. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications over the years, including "Baseline: Infrastructure" and "Kubernetes in the Google Cloud" from Qwiklabs in January 2020, "AWS Security Best Practices for Developers" and "AWS for Architects: High Availability and Continuous Deployment" from Lynda.com in January 2019, and multiple other certifications such as "Nimble Technical Sales Professional" and "Nutanix Platform Professional on NOS 3 (NPP3)" in October 2013. Gary M also holds the "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" certification, which they obtained in February 2019. Additionally, they have certifications in ITIL Version 3 Foundation, Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet, and The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Certified V8, although the institutions and exact dates for these certifications are not provided.