MrPowerShell

Only show some of my professional history

• Container Engineer
• Full Stack Developer
• Cybersecurity
• Platform Engineer
• DevOps

• https://MrPowerShell.com
• https://github.com/StartAutomating
• https://github.com/PoshWeb
• https://psturtle.com/

• Senior DevOps Engineer

  LoanDepot (thru Ascendion)

  2024-06 - 2025-07

  Improved platform and devops practices for LoanDepot's cloud infrastructure

  • Created tooling to migrate 400+ service accounts to Group Managed Service Accounts (GMSAs)
  • This tooling helped avoid hundreds of hours of work each year as passwords no longer need to be rotated manually
  • Optimized Kubernetes Implementation by improving workflows
  • Increased quality of Kubernetes deployments by implementing rules with Rego
  • Added quality gates to Kubernetes deployments
  • This helped catch configuration issues before they reached production, and prevent drift in Kubernetes.
  • Improved SQL operations by implementing auditing and quality gates in Azure DevOps, improving security, reliability, and release times.

• Senior Software Developer

  Reliance Networks (thru Start-Automating)

  2018-03 - 2019-03

  Overhauled the data aggregation of every real estate listing in the US.

  • Overhauled the data aggregation of every real estate listing in the US, reducing total intake time from ~6 days to ~15 minutes
  • Created efficient PowerShell and SQL ETL architecture to process millions of listings.
  • Rapidly implemented direct RETS and IDX integration
  • Engineered platform for a containerized big data ETL architecture
  • Reduced infrastructure costs by 98% (from $20,000 per month to $250 per month).

• Senior Software Developer Engineer in Test

  Microsoft

  2006-01 - 2010-05

  Tested and evangelized the PowerShell language.

  • Helped develop the PowerShell language and its features.
  • Created and maintained test suites for PowerShell.
  • Reduced testing costs for Microsoft management division
  • Shipped Windows Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2010, and Vista
  • Overhauled the Windows Build Process, enabling continuous integration of the Windows Operating System.
  • Pioneered Infrastructure as Code within Microsoft, improving the stability across Microsoft
  • Evangelized the need for a hybrid role between Developers and Operations
  • Pioneered the use of PowerShell in Client UI, proving the versatility of the language.
  • Pioneered web development with PowerShell and ASP.net, creating the server side PowerShell ecosystem
  • Improved engagement with public by producing videos with Channel9, writing posts and articles.
  • Wrote the first PowerShell modules
  • Ensured that PowerShell could be run in minimal containers
  • Performed STRIDE threat modeling of PowerShell
  • Improved language forensics
  • Ensured security of constrained language modes
  • Language Modes are a foundation part of PowerShell security and have never been hacked
  • Assisted Office with OpenXML standardization
  • Assisted Xbox and Xbox Live Services with PowerShell integration
  • Assisted partner teams and companies in PowerShell development
  • Oversaw Windows-wide Core Engineering Criteria for PowerShell
  • Ensured entire operating system was able to be automated