Jeff Jones

jjones150@gmail.com | Phone: 210-332-7952 | LinkedIn | Location: Bella Vista, AR | Website

DevOps Consultant | AI/ML Developer

AWS Solutions Architect | CompTIA Security+ | Full-Stack Developer

Innovative DevOps and AI/ML professional with 15+ years of experience building and supporting scalable, secure cloud environments. Proficient in designing cloud-native and hybrid infrastructures, vectorizing datasets, and delivering Retrieval-Augmented Generative AI (RAG) solutions. Passionate about leveraging Python, AWS, and full-stack development to solve complex business challenges.

Core Competencies

  • AI/ML Development: RAG systems, ChromaDB, Pinecone, agentic AI solutions
  • Cloud Architecture: AWS (Lambda, EKS, ECS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB), Azure (EntraID, App Service)
  • Programming: Python (LangChain, Pytorch, Boto3), Flask, React, Next.js, NumPy, Pandas
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Helm
  • CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, CloudFormation
  • Security: IAM, SIEM threat detection, encryption protocols (CompTIA Security+ certified)
  • Database Development: SQL (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle), NoSQL (CouchDB, DynamoDB)

Professional Experience

Deloitte – DevOps Consultant 10/2022 – Present
  • Developed GenAI RAG systems, leveraging Flask, React/Next.js, and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Reduced development time by 30% using IaC tools like Terraform and CloudFormation on AWS
  • Built secure infrastructures with Azure EntraID and AWS (Macie, Comprehend, Cognito)
  • Automated CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, improving deployment efficiency by 25%
  • Enhanced system security via SIEM threat detection, security rule writing, and app hardening
StrattaCloud – Principal DevOps Engineer 11/2019 – 10/2022
  • Optimized cloud costs by 20% using Python/Boto3 and AWS FinOps practices
  • Architected scalable AWS solutions, including EKS orchestration and serverless applications
  • Streamlined IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, improving infrastructure deployment speed by 40%
  • Implemented ELK stacks for real-time monitoring, increasing incident resolution speed by 15%
Wholefoods Market – Senior AWS DevOps Engineer 09/2019 – 10/2020
  • Deployed serverless applications using AWS Lambda/API Gateway and Python/Boto3
  • Improved system reliability by designing fault-tolerant networks with VPCs and Route53
  • Automated data warehouse development with Redshift, enhancing reporting efficiency by 20%
  • Built secure CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and CloudFormation
IGNW (Info Group Northwest) – DevOps Consultant 10/2018 – 08/2019
  • Designed highly available networks with AWS (RDS, VPC peering, Elastic Load Balancer)
  • Deployed Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud and Cisco environments, reducing downtime by 35%
  • Automated VM deployment using Python, Ansible, and Terraform, cutting provisioning time by 50%

Certifications

Education

Key Projects & Achievements

GenAI Chat Models (Deloitte)
  • Built and deployed GenAI chat models using FastAPI and Streamlit
  • Enabled retrieval-augmented generation by vectorizing datasets and integrating with Pinecone
  • Result: Reduced customer response time by 40% and enhanced decision accuracy
FinOps Optimization (StrattaCloud)
  • Led AWS cost optimization, saving $500K annually across 20+ accounts
  • Automated billing workflows with Python and AWS Lambda, improving visibility and control

Technical Skills

  • Languages: Python, JavaScript, C#, SQL, Bash
  • Tools: Jupyter Notebooks, Conda, REST APIs, Node.js, npm
  • AWS Services: Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, EKS, Macie, Cognito, DynamoDB
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, CouchDB, DynamoDB
  • CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions
  • Security: IAM, SIEM, encryption protocols, Security Groups