Ross Thompson
Network Engineer at Machine Zone, Inc.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolRoss Thompson is a seasoned network engineer with 11 years of experience building and operating data centers and large-scale network infrastructures, now transitioning toward SRE to apply NetOps and DevOps practices to modern network management. Based in Colorado Springs, he’s worked across multi-vendor environments and security-focused roles, including firewall deployment, audits, and regulatory compliance for global markets. Ross blends hands-on field and data center experience—from provisioning WAN circuits and SANs to automating web-scale infrastructure—with a practical background in teaching Linux and Active Directory. Notably, he has led data center network teams and enjoys turning traditional network operations into repeatable, automated toolchains that scale.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.S.B.A, Management of Information Systems, B.S.B.A, Management of Information Systems at University of NevadaCSN
English
Github Skills (23)
django9
ansible-role9
ospf9
dynamic-routing9
bgp9
network-automation8
network8
nms8
ansible8
netbox8
backup7
python7
ansible-module7
infrastructure-management6
database-api4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
r-2st/yukonspector.github.io
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Build a Jekyll blog in minutes, without touching the command line.
Contributions:22 pushes in 3 years 3 months
jekyll-blogjekylljekyll-thememinutes
R4v3nH0lm/PortInfo
Jan 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
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