Colin Garvey

DevOps Engineer specialized in design and implementation of computing and data infrastructure for enabling science, and its application in helping patients with unmet medical needs.

History

Principal DevOps Engineer and Systems Architect 2021-Now

• Design, build, and lead a team of DevOps engineers and Operations to create a scalable interactive platform for Scientific Computing
• Cloud Infrastructure engineering on AWS to build networking, compute, and storage infrastructure for large scale scientific analyses.
• Designed data transfer processes and tooling for petabyte- scale data transfers.
• Extensively leverage Infrastructure as Code tooling and programming languages and framework as needed based on project complexity to deliver a right-sized and right-featured solution

Senior DevOps Engineer 2021-Now
Genentech

• Lead initiative to establish foundational data infrastructure and capabilities to enable cloud adoption and storage migration
• Architect, develop, build and implement software engineering platforms (CI/CD, etc) for internal developer community
• Automate processes to reduce or eliminate manual steps and improve reproducibility drive monitoring and proactive alerting
• Rigorously document technical systems and solutions and updates on a regular basis

Senior Solutions Architect 2018-2021
Genentech

• Owner of Python and JupyterLab Portal using self-developed and maintained user portal
• Designed and built High Performance Computing middleware and infrastructure, including compute and storage
• Developed data transfer mechanisms and processes which allowed for offloading to lower cost storage tiers, saving $5MM in capital expenditures
• Awarded Development Sciences Key Contributor award 2 years in a row for making significant contributions to Genentech Research and Early Development

Solutions Architect 2017-2018
Genentech

• Designed and built out petabyte scale storage systems to store large high dimensional data, such as omics and imaging data, for Genentech Research and Early Development
• Conceptualized frameworks to perform user authentication for a complex Directory Services and auth environment
• Built a strategy for data retention and led major maintenance and upgrade cycles for our storage infrastructure

Data Engineer 2016-2017
Genentech

• Engineered solutions for Genentech Research scientific computing data and its underlying storage platforms
• Managed petabyte scale unstructured data on NAS, SAN, parallel, and cloud object storage

IT Engineer - Research and Early Development 2015-2016
Genentech

• Served as a liaison between IT and scientists in support of technical projects
• Collaborated with business partners and IT organization to improve support and solution delivery
• Worked as a technical lead on project teams comprised of the Business and IT to support technology solutions
• Provided support for issues on high performance computing, Linux workstations, and Lab acquisition machines – including diagnosis, troubleshooting and resource coordination

Systems Specialist I - IT Research & Early Development 2014-2015
Genentech

• Redesigned support intake, request fulfillment, and incident resolution processes supporting our R&D organization by consolidating 15-20 communication channels into 1. This greatly improved our operating efficiency and customer experience.
• Supported day-to-day operations within area of technical expertise, contributes to and executes project implementation plans
• Executed incident and problem management processes as well as release and configuration management. This includes continuous improvement for the management of the services.

Associate Systems Specialist 2013-2014
Genentech

• Provided Genentech and Roche employees with world-class technical support and customer service via the Service Desk, achieving a 90% average First Call Resolution rate
• Dynamically solved complex IT issues with networking, client side Operating Systems, Active Directory, and specialized Research applications
• Distinguished and resolved customers’ hardware and software technical issues (including PC’s, MACs, mobile devices), improving business productivity
• Resolved and escalated incidents within a timely manner to strict Service Level Agreements

Skills

Python | AWS | Linux | IaC | Software Engineering | Systems Architecture | Communications

Publications

Estevez, Alberto & Garvey, Colin & Ciferri, Claudio. (2016). EM by EM: High-Efficiency Epitope Mapping using High-Throughput Electron Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 22. 1080-1081. 10.1017/S1431927616006243.

Education

BA Computer Science - In Progress | San Mateo Community College District 2017-Present

Encinal High School, Alameda, CA 2005-2007