David Aquino

David Aquino has a diverse work experience in the IT industry. David currently holds the position of Principal DevSecOps Engineer at Raft, starting in May 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Rialtic as a Senior Cloud Engineer from June 2022 to May 2023, and as a DevOps Engineer from November 2021 to June 2022. Before that, they were a DevOps Engineer at Jackpocket from January 2019 to November 2021, and at Condé Nast Entertainment from May 2018 to January 2019.

In 2015, David joined Priceline.com as a Senior Network Tools Engineer, where they were responsible for Centos 7 Administration, maintaining existing PHP applications and Python scripts, and optimizing Rundeck workflow. David also worked as a Network Tools Engineer at Priceline.com from November 2015 to March 2018, where they created custom Python tools and Ansible playbooks for automation.

From 2012 to 2015, David worked as a Software QA Engineer at Advertising.com/ AOL Advertising, where they tested production advertising software and created automated Ruby scripts. Prior to that, they worked as a Technical Support at CAS Severn, Inc, where they provided high-level internal help desk support and performed quality assurance testing.

David's earlier work experience includes roles such as Business/Programmer Analyst at Johns Hopkins University, Web Developer /Account Manager at ADCIEO, and Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic in the U.S. Army Reserves, where they were deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom III and received an Army Commendation Medal.

David Aquino has a Master's Degree in Applied Information Technology with a specialization in Database Management Systems, obtained from Towson University between 2012 and 2014. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's Degree in Computer Info Systems and Business Administration, with a focus on Fundamentals Information Systems and Technology, also at Towson University between 2006 and 2008.

In addition to their formal education, David has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include "Code of Conduct: FAR V2.01" from Traliant in May 2023, "Configuration Management and the Cloud," "Google IT Automation with Python Specialization," "Introduction to Git and GitHub," "Troubleshooting and Debugging Techniques," "Crash Course on Python," and "Using Python to Interact with the Operating System" from Coursera, all obtained in May 2020. David has also earned certifications in "Google Cloud Concepts" from Linux Academy in February 2019, "Docker Quick Start" from Linux Academy in January 2019, "JavaScript Road Trip Part 2" from Code School in April 2015, "CompTIA Security+" from CompTIA in May 2023, and "AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner" from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in November 2018. Additionally, they have completed several online courses, including "Git Real," "Git Real 2," "JavaScript Road Trip Part 3," "Ruby Programming for Beginners," "breaking-the-ice-with-regular-expressions," and "mastering-github," but the specific dates of completion for these courses are not provided.