I am a 25 year veteran of the IT field with experience ranging from physical data infrastructure installation and management up to modern cloud CI/CD pipeline deployments. I have extensive experience in AWS and with VMWare, primarily with a focus on Infrastructure and Red Hat Linux administration.
I am also a Brazilian JiuJitsu and TaeKwonDo black belt and the owner and head coach of Apex MMA in Covington, Ga. I'm the originator of the "JiuJitsu for Hobbits" premium series on the BJJ Mental Models platform, and a frequent instructor at the BJJ Mental Models camps. I have successfully coached one of my MMA Fighters to an Amateur Championship in the NFC, as well as coached dozens of athletes to gold at a variety of levels in competitive jiujitsu.More...