Tom Kavanagh

Cloud Engineer / Consultant

• Working with enterprise customers in implementing Cloud and DevOps solutions
• Supported development teams in creating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab and Terraform
• Implemented Release Automation to improve software deployments
• Automated the deployment of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Automated environment provisioning of Identity and Access Management Software
• Developed containerized workloads and automation patterns
• Automated dependency version checking for improved patch management, reducing security vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance

Technical Operations Manager

• Created a SaaS application 'Quirry'
• Full-stack development of custom software for internal processes
• Designing high availability and scalable system infrastructure
• Development lead and training of junior developers
• Designed and developed an Asset Management System for client assets used state-wide
• Automated subcontractor compliance monitoring via APIs
• Implementing payment gateways (Stripe)
• Automated the creation and distribution of JSEA and service reports to clients
• Created monitoring solutions for servers and BMS systems across the state
• BMS and access control support specialist
• Project management

Technical Operations Manager

• Specialized in technical projects
• Custom Software Development including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
• Product design and development with BACnet, Modbus and other Communication Protocols
• Building Management System (BMS) Programming
• Project management
• Advanced High Level Interfacing
• Management of Building Service contracts
• Systems Integration and Monitoring
• Energy Management Systems (EMS)
• Improved technical processes to help the business function more efficiently

Systems Administrator

• Management of the company network, phones and desktop fleet
• System Migrations
• Provisioning of servers
• Technical Support for BMS and Access Control systems
• Developed a monitoring system for managed BMS sites
• Designed and developed an internal application to manage business processes

Assistant Computer Technician

• Maintained desktops and mobile devices around the college
• Provided technical assistance to staff and students
• Developed user documentation
• Provided information sessions for staff
• Created scripts, small programs and help sheets to assist staff and students
• Assisted with customising and creating windows images with unattended install scripts
• Installed new workstations and imaged them via WDS
• Primarily responsible for maintaining a fleet of iPads available to staff and students

Quirry App

• Designed and developed an SaaS application, ‘Quirry’ to manage client assets and preventative maintenance schedules.
• Created Client and Subcontractor login portals.
• Streamlined workflows including automated JSEA and Service reports.
• Created automated compliance checking of licenses and certifications via APIs
• Quirry was developed using PHP, MySQL, Javascript.
• Containerised the workload and made Quirry scalable and highly available.
• Created CI/CD workflows to maximise development efficiency.
• Managed subcontractors and junior developers.

New Bendigo Hospital

• Created BMS and Access Control Interfaces for existing control systems at Bendigo Health to integrate with the New Bendigo Hospital systems.
• This project involved reverse engineering the Access Control System database and communication protocol and creating an API to interface with the New Bendigo Hospital Security System.
• The BMS Interface involved custom interfacing to field controllers using a similar communication protocol to the access control system and creating a BACnet interface for the new Siemens BMS to connect.
• During the project I liaised and conducted meetings with Siemens, LendLease and Bendigo Health around the design and rollout of the interfaces which included data migrations.

Linux Foundation: Green Software for Practitioners - Jan 2023 - View / Verify
GCP Certified Cloud Engineer Associate - May 2022 - View / Verify
AWS Certified Developer Associate - Jan 2022 - View / Verify
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - June 2021 - View / Verify
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - May 2021 - View / Verify
Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals - September 2021 - Verify
HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate - November 2021 - Verify
Schneider Building Controls and Energy Efficiency - November 2019
Siemens Systems Hardware Advanced - March 2017
Siemens Systems Hardware Basic - March 2017
Honeywell WEBs N4 Intro and Spyder Training - February 2016
Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology - November 2013
Bendigo Senior Secondary College - VCE 2011-2012