Cory Mollet

Cory Mollet has a strong background in software engineering and site reliability. Currently, Cory is working as a Senior Software Engineer in SRE and Platform Tools at VTS Rise, starting in November 2021.

Prior to this role, Cory served as the Lead Developer at the American Planning Association from April 2018 to October 2021. In this position, Cory led a significant cloud infrastructure modernization project, utilizing tools like Terraform, Packer, Ansible, and other DevOps workflows. This modernization effort eliminated consulting fees and improved the efficiency of APA's cloud infrastructure. Cory also developed an automated testing framework, reducing exceptions on public-facing deployments.

From July 2015 to January 2018, Cory worked as a Software Engineer at PositivEnergy Practice. Here, Cory focused on developing backend infrastructure for a WebGL 3D city mapping and sustainability simulation platform. Through backend refactoring and optimization, Cory reduced data gathering and page load times significantly.

Earlier in Cory's career, from October 2012 to February 2015, Cory held the position of Geospatial Software Engineer at CityScan, Inc. This role involved leading the development of a web-based geospatial data platform for visualizing and analyzing lidar scans of cities. Additionally, Cory developed data engineering pipelines to model urban infrastructure using structured and unstructured data sources, enabling clients to gain insights and make informed decisions.

Overall, Cory Mollet's work experience showcases expertise in software engineering, site reliability, cloud infrastructure modernization, and geospatial analysis.

Cory Mollet has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban and Public Affairs from the University of Illinois System. The specific start and end year of their education is not provided.