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General Information

Full Name Griffin Rodgers
Location Salt Lake City, UT
Languages English

Education

  • 2024
    Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
    University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Projects: Built a full-stack IoT chessboard (MicroPython, Dart, Flutter); developed a C++/Qt pixel art editor using Scrum; engineered a networked C# tank game; created a C#/SQL learning management system; built a Linux shell from scratch in C.

Experience

  • 2025 - Present
    Platform Engineer
    Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
    • Implemented end-to-end Datadog observability for an AWS MWAA environment, providing job-level cost analysis for each EMR Spark run and generating automated right-sizing recommendations to optimize cluster spend.
    • Managed the migration of the company's container registry from AWS ECR to JFrog Artifactory to improve artifact management, and triaged pod-level issues within the EKS cluster to ensure application stability.
    • Migrated 5+ on-premises hosted applications to AWS EC2, simultaneously modernizing the OS and decommissioning 30+ on-premises servers.
    • Implemented CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for applications which were previously built manually by developers, decreasing release cycle time by 3 days.
    • Developed 3 new and improved 2 existing Terraform modules to provision and manage cloud infrastructure resources in AWS, enhancing consistency and reducing manual effort.
    • Optimized EC2 server deployment processes by creating a suite of AWS SSM documents and automations, achieving a 50% reduction in deployment time.
  • 2021 - 2025
    Systems Engineer, Desktop
    Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
    • Provisioned and deployed Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure using Terraform to replace aging Remote Desktop Services, netting a 90% decrease in log in/out times and 70% decrease in server footprint in on-premises data center.
    • Re-architected the Jamf Cloud management system to manage over 100 MacBooks in the US & India, including a zero-touch deployment system that reduced deployment time by 20 minutes on average.
    • Deployed Android Enterprise device management for personally owned devices through Microsoft Intune & Endpoint Manager to 1000+ mobile devices, as well as re-architected personal iOS device management in Intune, improving our compliance and security posture.
    • Created 30+ pages of documentation on support processes for the Service Desk, reducing escalations by nearly 30%.
  • 2019 - 2021
    Helpdesk Engineer
    Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
    • Provided HelpDesk support to employees in the US & India.
    • Automated tasks using PowerShell (account creations and terminations), reducing time spent by over 50%.

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Jun. 2023)
  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner (May 2025)

Technical Skills

  • Observability
    • Datadog
  • Scripting & Languages
    • Python, PowerShell, Bash, C#, C++, SQL, Java, C, R
  • Infrastructure as Code
    • Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
  • Cloud & Technologies
    • AWS, Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Active Directory, SCCM, Jamf Pro

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Maker projects (3D Printing, etc.), retro console modding, gaming.