Erik Martin

Erik Martin has a diverse work experience in the software development field. Erik currently holds the position of Cloud Engineer at Softdocs, starting in 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Hitachi Vantara from 2017 to 2023 as a Senior DevOps Engineer, managing the DevOps Infrastructure team. In this role, they focused on CI/CD and Cloud/Infrastructure Automation, using technologies such as Kubernetes, GKE, EKS, GCP, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Groovy, Docker, OpenShift, Git, Jenkins, Datadog/Dynatrace, Artifactory, Nexus, and Maven.

Before joining Hitachi Vantara, Erik was a Build Engineer at Pentaho, A Hitachi Group Company from January 2017 to September 2017. Erik'sresponsibilities included CI/Build operations using Jenkins, Git, Maven, Java, and Ant.

From 2007 to 2016, Erik worked at Smith Micro Software as a Senior Software Engineer. Erik developed applications using C/C++, Win32, Objective-C, and C++ for products such as Moho/Anime Studio, MotionArtist, and StuffIt.

Prior to that, Erik was a Senior Software Developer at Symantec from 2006 to 2007, focused on Windows UI development for Backup Exec, primarily using MFC and C#/ .NET with WinForms.

Erik also served as a Senior Software Developer at SIPphone, Inc. from 2005 to 2006, leading the Windows UI development for Gizmo Project (later became Gizmo5) using MFC/Win32 and NSIS for installer development.

Erik gained experience as a Lead UI Developer at Aladdin Systems from 2000 to 2005, where they worked on StuffIt for Windows using MFC and InstallShield.

Earlier in their career, Erik worked as a Software Developer at Trexar Technologies in 2000, developing the user interface for WinTuner (later became Aladdin Tuner) using Borland Delphi and C++ Builder.

Erik also worked at Industrial Computer Corporation/GenRad from 1996 to 2000 as a Software Developer, working on Motif and Windows Enterprise Client for manufacturing software using C/C++, Win32, Motif, and Java.

Erik began their career as a Software Engineering Intern at Scientific Research Corporation in 1994, working on government contracts and gaining experience in C/C++ programming and system setup and maintenance for DEC Unix and Windows NT.

Overall, Erik Martin has extensive experience in software development, with a focus on DevOps, cloud technologies, and user interface development.

Erik Martin obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from Clemson University, where they studied from 1990 to 1995. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications from various institutions and online platforms. These certifications include "Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure" from Coursera in October 2020, "Python Deep Dive" from Udemy in June 2020, "Linux Administration" from Udemy in February 2020, "Mastering Ansible" from Udemy in January 2020, "AWS CloudFormation Master Class" from Udemy in December 2019, "AWS Essentials" from Udemy in November 2019, "Ansible Advanced - Hands-On - DevOps" from Udemy in November 2019, "Vagrant Up! Comprehensive development system automation" from Udemy in November 2019, "SSL Complete Guide: HTTP To HTTPS" from Udemy in October 2019, "AWS Concepts" from Udemy in August 2019, "Gitlab CI: Pipelines, CI/CD and DevOps for Beginners" from Udemy in August 2019, and "CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator" from The Linux Foundation, to be obtained in March 2023.