Paul Basilevich

Way before the very advent of Git, Jenkins, DevOps and CI/CD concepts, while with Invensys Systems Canada, on my own initiative, I devised, implemented, and productized, my first end-to-end fully automated pipeline for building and deploying the enterprise software product known under the name of Avantis.PRO.

That process developed around Rational/IBM ClearCase/ClearQuest suite was triggered by the project manager's decision over the functional content designated to make the upcoming iteration of the product, the decision committed by way of marking down the pertaining tasks on a database entry form in sheer terms of the business logic.

Upon commit of such a form, all the necessary target source code construction (i.e., mass-merging heavily relying on cherry-picking nicely handled by ClearCase), the build optimized with auto-detection of hierarchically interdependent components buildable in parallel, deployment (referred to as "installation" at the time) to the target environment, triggering the automated testing, and, finally, communication of the test results - all of those pipeline stages would run unattended.

That is where my infatuation with what nowadays is dubbed "DevOps" has been running from for already 15 years since.

Accomplished and high caliber Engineer with 20+ years of experience in leveraging mathematical expertise and strong computer programming background to slash costs of and optimize software development process. Strategic thinker with remarkable technical prowess, able to effortlessly develop complex Bash scripts in the Linux environment, assist in automation of infrastructural processes and product delivery workflow utilizing interfaces to fundamental ecosystem components. Interpersonal leader skilled at managing diverse teams, leading by example, and assisting staff to boost productivity and morale through motivation and encouragement. Well-versed in building client apps and implementing programs to drive business and company growth. Additional expertise in technical writing. Currently hold TN-1 visa (Canadian citizen) work authorization.

Shortlisted specialism:
• CLI/API-centric automation: AWS, Rancher, Kong, Docker Hub, GitHub, GitLab
• Kubernetes, Terraform, VMware ESXi
• SDLC, Jenkins, Git, Jira, Slack, New Relic, WhiteSource
• Python, C/C++, Bash scripting (advanced level) in Linux and macOS

Honors diploma and Masters degree in electrical engineering from National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute', Kyiv, Ukraine

PhD Program (Thesis on mathematical analysis of nonlinear interactions in the weak-turbulent internal wave field) National Research Institute for Nautical Hydrophysics, Sevastopol, Ukraine