Paul Robello

Senior Azure DevOps Architect

CMG Financial | San Ramon, CA | April 2025 - Present

CMG Financial is a well-capitalized, privately held mortgage-banking firm.

• Designing and implementing private, public and/or hybrid cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Designing and implementing Azure Stack capabilities.
• Creating advanced Terraform IAC solutions for deployment to multiple environments.
• Building advanced automation tools in python to streamline workflows and data migrations, resulting in saved time and fewer errors.
• Advancing companies use of AI tools in development and CICD pipelines.

Principle Solution Architect L3

Vista Tech | Fort Lauderdale, FL | February 2022 - February 2025

• Created end to end solution for a Webex AI powered bot to search for info about empty leg flights used by employees to book flights.
• Created GitLab CICD, Pulumi, Terraform, AWS infra workflows and solutions in a next-gen zero-trust enterprise environment.
• Created AI Vision OCR Pipeline to ingest contracts for use in an agentic RAG solution.
• Architected scalable infrastructure for large-scale distributed systems using microservices architecture, for inter-account network monitoring system with real-time streaming data for visualization named Monnet. Saving the company 20% on DataDog.
• Saved the company over $100k / year by right sizing several RDS clusters and shutting down unused infrastructure.
• Engineered robust API design to enhance interoperability between cloud-native applications, achieving a 30% reduction in data retrieval times through optimized RESTful services.

Software Engineering Manager

Vista Tech | Fort Lauderdale, FL | January 2019 - October 2021

• Manage and mentor a team of developers in addition to being a Senior Software Engineer.
• Work with the team in Agile SDLC, participate and lead code reviews, and prioritize all workloads.
• Used Jira, Confluence and Kanban to manage workload and team and sprints.

Senior Software Engineer

Vista Tech | Fort Lauderdale, FL | January 2013 - January 2019

• Full Stack web application programming, Reporting, Automation, Data Visualization, DevOps.
• Heavy use of PHP, NodeJS, AngularJS, Angular, React, MongoDB, MS SQL Server, Pervasive SQL, and Docker Swarm.
• Created many custom workflow tools for all departments within XOJET Aviation.
• Worked with subject matter experts at all levels from analysts to the CEO and created hundreds of automated and self-serve reports to assist the entire company with constantly increasing workloads.
• Engineered large-scale distributed systems for seamless data flow, achieving a 20% increase in processing efficiency by employing PHP, NodeJS, and Docker Swarm.

Sole Developer & Systems Architect

NCA Tile LMCC | San Francisco, CA | April 2011 - Present

• Created an internet-facing application portal for tracking tile union contractor compliance.
• The site handles large file uploads and downloads, and emails.
• Contains extensive logic for identifying patterns of violation by employers.
• Generation of reports that require computation of distance between job-related sites.

Senior Systems/Network Engineer

Promia Inc. | San Francisco CA | December 2001 - December 2012

• Setup and maintained all workstations, servers, and networks within enterprise network, including cyber warfare lab.
• Implemented a custom domain controller/VPN solution, utilizing free software and minimal hardware, to facilitate the expansion, management, and security of network resources.
• Contributed to the development of user-friendly real-time 2D/3D network asset management and monitoring tools. Built tools with Delphi and PHP web applications and integral to the company's flagship product line for the Department of Defense (DOD).
• Integrated industry best practices into network infrastructure, optimizing security protocols and ensuring compliance, resulting in a 25% reduction in vulnerabilities over 18 months using Nessus and other pen-testing tools.