Paul Cheon

Paul Cheon has a diverse work experience in the field of DevOps and Linux administration. Paul started their career in 2006 as a Web Programmer at UVATT, where they coded modules for ATutor using PHP, HTML, and Javascript. Paul then worked as a Network Specialist at DSGN, configuring and maintaining routers, switches, and firewalls.

In 2012, Paul joined hyperWALLET Systems Inc., first as a Sr. Linux Systems Administrator, where they configured and managed Nagios XI and JIRA/Confluence. Later, they became the Linux Team Lead, overseeing the implementation of RHEL VM provisioning processes.

In 2016, Paul joined Best Buy Canada as a Linux Infrastructure Analyst IV, where they configured Linux VM provisioning through PXE boot.

In 2017, Paul joined Visier Inc. as a Sr. DevOps Engineer. During their time there, they automated multi-site Cassandra cluster deployment and wrote Ansible playbooks for rolling operations. Paul also automated Ubuntu server configurations through Puppet.

Paul then joined lululemon in 2019 as a Sr. DevOps Engineer, where they continued to work until 2022.

Most recently, in 2022, Paul joined Firework as a Sr. DevOps Engineer.

Overall, Paul has a strong background in DevOps, spanning various roles and industries.

Paul Cheon obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Science from the University of Victoria, where they attended from 2003 to 2012. Additionally, they received certifications in RHCSA and RHCE from Red Hat in June 2014 and March 2016, respectively.