Summary
Oreon Lothamer is an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer with over 20 years in IT, currently focused on building cloud-native platforms and GitOps-driven Kubernetes environments. He has led teams implementing IaC with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, CodeBuild, and Tekton, and authored Helm charts and Argo CD workflows for repeatable deployments. His background spans large-scale AWS operations—managing thousands of EC2 instances across regions, cost optimization, disaster recovery planning, and 100% uptime monitoring strategies. Prior roles at AT&T, Ezoic, and others mix hands-on system administration, virtualization, and storage expertise with architecture and incident ownership. Based in Waikoloa, Hawaii, he pairs deep Linux/Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD) with a practical bias for automation and reliability. He’s notable for translating legacy enterprise backup and BSM experience into resilient cloud practices that reduce operational risk.
5 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer and Information Science, BS, Computer and Information Science at University of Oregon