John Savill
Chief Technology Officer, Americas Markets And Industries at Microsoft
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Savill is an experienced enterprise architect and technology leader focused on Microsoft cloud, automation, and infrastructure as code. He combines over 30 years of technology experience with hands-on cloud engineering, contributing to public resources like a DevOps Master Class and Azure Master Class repos that showcase PowerShell, Bicep/ARM, CI/CD and Kubernetes work. Skilled at bridging strategy and implementation, he builds repeatable deployment pipelines and tooling for both Windows and Linux environments. A prolific author and trainer, he translates deep platform knowledge into practical modules and scripts (for example patching WIM/VHD files) that help teams automate and scale operations. Based in the United States, he brings a pragmatic mix of architecture vision and day-to-day engineering craft.
7 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Greenwich
Github Skills (26)
kubernetes10
container10
docker10
bicep10
scripting10
microsoft-azure10
dockers10
azure-cli10
windows-server10
aac10
arm-templates10
kubernetes-pods10
infrastructure-as-code10
powershell10
azure10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
johnthebrit/RandomStuff
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
Random Stuff
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:182 commits, 1 PR, 315 pushes in 3 years
Contributions summary:John's contributions focused on the development of a PowerShell module, specifically for patching WIM and VHD files using downloaded updates. They implemented the `Install-Patch` function, which applies patches to virtual hard disks and Windows Imaging Format files. The code includes error handling, and also reveals use of other technologies and skills related to infrastructure management.
johnthebrit/AzureMasterClass
Aug 2020 - Jan 2023
Repo for the Azure Master Class
Role in this project:Cloud Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer
Cloud Engineer / Infrastructure EngineerContributions:2 releases, 58 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:John primarily contributed to Azure cloud infrastructure configuration and management. Their work involved creating and modifying Azure resources, including virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, and template specs. They demonstrated proficiency in PowerShell and Azure CLI for automation and deployment tasks, along with Bicep and ARM templates. Contributions also included managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
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