Summary
Dan F is a Senior DevOps Engineer based in Chicago with 11 years of experience building and maintaining scalable infrastructure across gaming, logistics, trading, and healthcare domains. He combines hands-on operational expertise with a developer mindset, having moved from software development roles into infrastructure architecture and DevOps positions at companies like Jackbox Games, project44, and Rewards Network. Dan is adept at understanding complex systems end-to-end and keeping them reliable at scale, while enjoying collaborative team environments. His background includes both backend development and infrastructure architecture, giving him a practical appreciation for how code and operations interact in production. A curious, energetic individual contributor, he’s comfortable evolving systems and processes rather than just firefighting. Outside core DevOps duties he has a track record of pragmatic automation—from data-driven tooling in education to production-grade infrastructure—showing an ability to translate edge use cases into maintainable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (A.S.) Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.) Associate of Arts (A.A.) at College of Lake County
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology