Donna Kullman

I have over 20 years of experience in consulting, software, technology, and IT operations, with a strong focus on business systems administration, SRE, DevOps, security, and technical project management. I'm passionate about optimizing technology operations, improving system reliability, and leading high-performing teams to drive efficiency and success. I thrive in environments where I can enhance processes, implement strong data governance, and ensure seamless IT and security operations.  My special skills include leading SRE and DevOps teams, managing enterprise platforms, overseeing full product lifecycles, and driving successful project implementations for complex technical solutions. I also excel in mentoring teams, streamlining IT operations, and bridging the gap between technical and business needs.

Experienced IT Operations & SRE Leader with over 20 years of expertise in system reliability, DevOps, security, IT operations, and infrastructure management. Skilled in monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise environments using New Relic, Grafana, Splunk, Nagios, and Zenoss, ensuring high availability and performance.  Proficient in incident and change management, supporting 24/7 on-call rotations via PagerDuty, facilitating post-mortems, and enforcing compliance with industry standards like GDPR, SOX, and CIS benchmarks. Strong background in vulnerability management, regularly scanning and remediating issues using Tenable and Tanium. Experience leading global engineering teams, managing priorities through Jira and Agile frameworks, driving continuous improvement initiatives through automation, and optimizing workflows. Proven track record in large-scale migrations and infrastructure upgrades, including data center moves, AWS cloud migrations, and Windows server upgrades, collaborating cross-functionally to deliver complex projects on time and within scope.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems – Web Development from DeVry University and a Master’s in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management. My education has provided me with a strong foundation in IT systems, web development, and technical project management, which I have applied throughout my career in SRE, IT operations, security, and enterprise technology leadership. I continuously expand my knowledge through professional development in cloud computing, DevOps, and IT governance to stay ahead in the evolving tech landscape.