CHINAZAM DENNAR
Grande Prairie,Canada
Summary
Dynamic DevOps Engineer with a proven track record at Bonnett's Energy, adept at architecting cloud-native infrastructures and optimizing CI/CD pipelines. Skilled in AWS and Kubernetes, I drive operational efficiency and foster collaboration, achieving significant cost savings and improved deployment frequency. Passionate about leveraging technology to enhance oil and gas operations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Bonnett's Energy
Grande Prairie, Canada
05.2020 - 06.2024
- Architected and implemented cloud-native infrastructure to support oil and gas operations, ensuring 99.99% uptime for critical systems using AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Reduced deployment time for drilling and production monitoring systems from 2 hours to 15 minutes through CI/CD pipeline optimization using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps
- Implemented GitOps methodology for infrastructure management, resulting in 40% faster deployment frequency and 30% fewer errors in oilfield operations systems
- Orchestrated containerized applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE) to support real-time data processing for 100,000+ daily sensor data points from oil wells
- Designed and implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions using Datadog, Prometheus, and ELK Stack, reducing MTTR by 45% for critical drilling and production systems
- Led successful cloud migration of legacy oilfield systems, improving operational efficiency by 35% and reducing infrastructure costs by $500,000 annually
- Established disaster recovery protocols for oil and gas operations, achieving RPO <15 minutes and RTO <1 hour for critical systems
DevOps Engineer
FMC Technologies
Grande Prairie, Canada
10.2017 - 11.2020
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation to manage 1000+ cloud resources supporting oilfield operations across multiple regions
- Developed automated CI/CD pipelines handling 300+ daily deployments for oil and gas production monitoring systems with a 99.9% success rate
- Orchestrated migration of 50+ oilfield applications to containerized microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes, improving scalability and reliability
- Optimized cloud infrastructure costs for oil and gas operations by implementing automated scaling policies, saving $300,000 annually
- Established real-time monitoring and alerting systems covering 150+ service endpoints for drilling and production systems using Datadog
- Designed and implemented multi-region disaster recovery solutions for oilfield operations with automated failover capabilities, ensuring minimal downtime
Field Specialist
Ensign Energy
Grande Prairie, Canada
07.2015 - 08.2017
- Managed critical drilling systems operations across 20+ well sites, ensuring 99.9% uptime for well testing equipment
- Implemented automated data collection systems for oilfield operations, reducing manual reporting time by 60%
- Developed and implemented safety protocols for drilling operations, reducing incident rates by 40%
- Conducted preventive maintenance on drilling equipment, ensuring continuous operation and minimizing downtime
Systems Administrator
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Canada
05.2012 - 02.2015
- Managed IT infrastructure supporting 3000+ users across multiple campus locations
- Implemented ITIL-based service management processes, improving resolution time by 50%
- Developed automated deployment systems for classroom and lab environments
- Created comprehensive documentation and training materials for IT staff
Education
Bachelor's - Engineering Technology
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Nova Scotia05.2015
Skills
- AWS
- Google Cloud Platform
- Microsoft Azure
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- CircleCI
- Azure DevOps
- ArgoCD
- Flux
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Helm
- ECS
- EKS
- GKE
- AKS
- Terraform
- Ansible
- CloudFormation
- Pulumi
- ARM Templates
- Datadog
- Prometheus
- ELK Stack
- Grafana
- CloudWatch
- Splunk
- Git
- GitLab
- GitHub
- BitBucket
- Jenkins Pipeline
- Python
- Groovy
- JavaScript
- Bash/Shell Scripting
- YAML
- JSON
- GitOps
- SRE Practices
- Agile/Scrum
- ITIL
- Cloud infrastructure
Certification
HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
References
Available upon request
Phone
- (403) 633-5022, Can
- +1 (406) 402-0078, US
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Bonnett's Energy
05.2020 - 06.2024
DevOps Engineer
FMC Technologies
10.2017 - 11.2020
Field Specialist
Ensign Energy
07.2015 - 08.2017
Systems Administrator
Cape Breton University
05.2012 - 02.2015
Bachelor's - Engineering Technology
Cape Breton University
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