Kevin Laux

Principal DevOps Engineer & Community Builder

Transforming complex infrastructure challenges into elegant solutions. Leading teams, mentoring talent, and building communities that elevate everyone.

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Impact Metrics

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$17.5M Cost Avoidance
Platform Optimization

Strategic licensing audits and infrastructure optimization delivering measurable business value.

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1M+ Jobs Monthly
Mission-Critical Processing

Architecting and maintaining platforms that process over one million jobs monthly.

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2,500+ Agents
Zero Downtime Upgrades

Leading complex infrastructure upgrades across thousands of agents with perfect uptime.

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50% Quality Improvement
Process Enhancement

Transforming operational processes to achieve significant quality improvements.

Technical Expertise

Cloud Architecture
Azure, AWS, Multi-cloud strategies and enterprise-scale deployments
Container Orchestration
Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker - scaling environments 200%
DevOps Excellence
CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code implementation
PowerShell Mastery
Expert-level scripting, automation, and community leadership
Platform Engineering
Mission-critical systems supporting millions of operations
Team Leadership
Mentoring, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration

Community Impact

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RTPSUG Leadership
Research Triangle PowerShell User Group

Leading the premier PowerShell community in the Research Triangle area through education and collaboration.

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Conference Speaking
PowerShell Summit & Industry Events

Featured speaker sharing expertise in automation, UI development, and community building.

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Published Books
Technical Publications

Contributing to technical books and publications in PowerShell and DevOps domains.

Professional Journey

Principal DevOps Engineer
MetLife
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Elevated to principal level, architecting strategic roadmaps for mission-critical platforms processing over 1 million jobs monthly.

Strategic Planning Cost Optimization Zero Downtime
2024 - Present
2022 - 2024
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Platform Manager
MetLife

Promoted to lead the orchestration platform team, driving operational excellence and quality improvements.

Team Leadership Quality Improvement DevOps
Container Engineering Lead
MetLife
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Spearheaded the container transformation initiative, scaling infrastructure capacity while optimizing costs.

Docker Kubernetes Cost Reduction
2019 - 2022
2017 - Present
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Community Leader & Speaker
RTPSUG & Industry Conferences

Building bridges in the PowerShell and DevOps communities through leadership, education, and knowledge sharing.

Public Speaking Community Building Technical Writing
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Let's Build Together

Building staircases, not pulling up ladders

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