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James J
Lamont
Vandenberg Village, CA
Remote
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Assembled a nationwide team of seasoned engineers to complete a United
States Space Force data center deployment, delivering the project seven days
ahead of schedule
Collaborated with launch ranges to install and integrate 44 VxRail chassis
Utilised and leveraged previous experiences in global data center deployments
to expedite deployment and avoid costly mistakes early
Led agile planning and release estimation processes to align project goals with
timelines
Evaluated vendor products and provided purchasing recommendations
Fostered transparency and collaboration by consistently participating in
customer and team meetings for cross-functional communication.
Monitored and tracked project milestones, budgets, and resource needs to
ensure timely, cost-effective project delivery
Collaborated with developers, business analysts, government agents, and
project managers to address project requirements, troubleshoot issues, and
implement solutions quickly and effectively
Mentored junior administrators, to support their growth in administration
skills, standards, and techniques
Managed production network and fiber projects, overseeing each phase and
ensuring operational continuity
Provided critical feedback on timeline adjustments and resource needs,
effectively communicating priorities to complete projects within scope
Coordinated smooth project handoff to operations teams, ensuring seamless
ongoing maintenance and support
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Managed SMTP operations as GoTo Postmaster, overseeing 34 million emails
weekly using SendGrid, Kubernetes, Postfix, and open-source tools.
Served as Operations Compliance Administrator, utilizing Splunk and scripting
to ensure 24/7 compliance across global operations, representing both
operational and Deloitte standards.
Designed and administered global LDAP infrastructure through FreeIPA,
ensuring 100% uptime across fourteen servers on-premises and in AWS,
totaling over 35,000 hours.
April 2024 Present
Chief Engineer
By Light Professional IT Services LLC
May 2022 February 2024
Staff Software Development
Engineer
GoTo, Remote
Portfolio
Work experience
Co-led the global production PKI implementation using Venafi, reducing
Certificate Authorities (CAs) from four to one for single-pane PKI management
across GoTo.
Tested, deployed, and maintained Crowdstrike Falcon as Production EDR
Administrator, collaborating with Crowdstrike and Security teams to ensure
operational readiness and incident response for 2,500 servers and 60,000
container agents over a five-year period
Managed a small team responsible for 2200 RedHat on-premise servers,
65,000+ Kubernetes containers using various tools
(Puppet/Foreman/Ansible/Crowdstrike) daily.
On-call for operations 7 years.
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Began as a Hardware Reliability Engineer, performing rack and stack of HP, Dell,
and UCS chassis and servers with manual configuration and deployment.
Transitioned to Systems Administration as the sole on-call administrator after
Citrix’s spinoff to GoTo, building a team to streamline administration and
support new infrastructure development.
Assumed responsibility for Operations IAM, deploying FreeIPA, HashiCorp
Vault, and Venafi globally to enhance security and identity management.
Initiated partial migration of infrastructure from AWS and on-premises to
Oracle Cloud (OCI) for increased scalability and performance.
Sole Thycotic Secret Server Administrator, managing the lifecycle of secrets
from setup to retirement.
One of two HashiCorp Vault Administrators, overseeing daily management of
vault access, policy, and maintenance for operational security and compliance.
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Began career as a technician, identified a niche area, and took ownership,
leading to a promotion to Engineering.
Selected and led a hand-picked team to build a unique, state-of-the-art lab
within six months.
Initiated and secured bids on National Intelligence projects, expanding the
team’s scope and impact.
Oversaw the renovation of our workspace, equipping it with the best
technology in the industry upon departure.
Trained a multi-disciplinary team of four to operate the new laboratory
effectively.
Received five corporate divisional awards and two USAF Space and Missile
Center awards for contributions and excellence in engineering and project
execution.
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Jun 2015 May 2022
Senior Systems Administrator
Citrix, Santa Barbara / Remote
May 2008 May 2015
Sr. Subject Matter Expert
L-3 Communications, Vandenberg AFB,
CA
Dec 2004 May 2008
Dynamics Research Engineer
The Boeing Company, Huntington
Beach, CA
Joined a nationally recognized aerospace center as a technician, quickly
becoming the point of contact for dynamic instrumentation on programs such
as Orbital Express, X-37B, Shuttle, A160, Orion, NFIRE, Delta IV, Delta II, GPS
IIF, and GOES.
Selected as one of seven members of a specialized EELV Engineering Field Team
with an international one-hour dispatch capability.
Developed and implemented dynamic monitoring systems for new flight
hardware and software, conducting rigorous testing to ensure reliability.
Oversaw the installation and integration of monitoring systems on new flight
vehicles, supporting mission-critical aerospace projects.
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Assembled, tested, and launched Delta II and Delta IV rockets, contributing to
mission success from preparation through launch.
Specialized in telemetry, PLCs, and system operations (IRIX UNIX) to support
launch operations.
Managed and integrated flight control systems, including electrical, mechanical,
pneumatic, hydraulic, cryogenic, hypergolic, and ordnance systems, ensuring
full operational readiness.
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Served as Cageman and prime scheduler for 92 Presidential Reliable Program
Missileers, ensuring operational readiness and effective scheduling.
Maintained two multi-billion dollar weapon systems in unpredictable weather
conditions across 200 remote facilities spanning 23,500 square miles.
Conducted mechanical and electrical maintenance and repair of nuclear
payloads, ensuring compliance with stringent safety and operational standards.
Nov 2002 Dec 2004
Assembly & Test Field
Technician
The Boeing Company, Vandenberg
AFB, CA
Aug 1998 Oct 2002
Minuteman III ICBM Field
Technician 2M0X2
USAF, Malmstrom AFB, MT
