Summary
Ron Wilhelmson is a seasoned systems and network automation engineer with over 25 years of hardware-to-software experience and nine years focused on modern SRE and DevOps practices. Currently driving Cyber Recovery SRE and network automation at Allstate, he builds and automates resilient recovery environments using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and multi-cloud platforms. His background spans ASIC and PCB design through enterprise networking at Cisco, giving him rare end-to-end expertise from silicon and EDA tools to large-scale SDN, VXLAN/EVPN fabrics, and Zero Touch Provisioning. He has repeatedly led cross-functional teams to productionize automation—migrating legacy Cisco estates, creating CI/CD for network orchestration, and integrating artifact and pipeline tooling like JFrog and Azure DevOps. Comfortable in both lab and field, Ron blends deep low-level hardware knowledge with cloud-native SRE rigor, making him effective at designing recoverable, auditable infrastructure. He also contributes to Agema Systems development work on GitHub, reflecting ongoing engagement with open development.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BS Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at North Carolina State University
Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville