Summary
Dalton Burke is a platform-focused engineer and Specialized Wireless Architect with 10 years of experience building scalable infrastructure and automation for large-scale Kubernetes and bare-metal environments. He blends deep theoretical training in computer science and applied mathematics with practical expertise in Linux, Ansible, Terraform, Python, and cluster lifecycle management, having deployed Rancher clusters at >100 nodes across multiple VM providers. A proven problem-solver and mentor, he accelerates onboarding by documenting tribal knowledge, coaching teammates, and running cross-team POCs for bare-metal provisioning technologies like Tinkerbell and Metal3. Dalton’s academic work in extremal graph theory led to a published mathematics paper, signaling an uncommon rigor in probabilistic methods and discrete math that informs his approach to systems and testing. Based in Aurora, Colorado, he brings a pragmatic DevOps mindset to architectural roles, pairing hands-on automation with clear communication of abstract concepts.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Pre-Engineering, Pre-Engineering at Colorado Mountain College
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Colorado Denver