Brandon Cantrell
TPM | Agile Transformation | SRE & Security | Driving Engineering Excellence
- Role
- Senior Tpm at PENN Entertainment, Inc
- Location
- Overland Park, KS, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brandon Cantrell
Passion for driving innovation at the intersection of technology and business strategy. I specialize in leading cross-functional teams across SRE and Security domains, translating complex technical requirements into impactful product solutions.My approach combines deep technical understanding with strategic product vision, enabling me to optimize development processes, prioritize effectively, and align engineering efforts with key business objectives. I\'ve consistently delivered results by improving sprint completion rates, streamlining product backlogs, and orchestrating successful launches of critical technical products.Key strengths include Agile methodology implementation, technical roadmap development, and the ability to bridge communication between engineering, business stakeholders, and end-users. I\'m dedicated to creating innovative products that solve real-world problems while driving organizational success in fast-paced, technology-driven environments.
Experience
Senior Tpm
Mar 2022 — Present
As a Senior TPM, I\'ve had the opportunity to drive significant technical advancements and strategic growth. Here are some highlights from my journey:Led SRE program delivery for the largest-scale technology migration in North American gaming - directed 8-month initiative to launch theScore infrastructure in the USA across 16 state jurisdictions, transitioning Barstool Sportsbook (now ESPNBet) platform from AWS to GCP Anthos on-premise technology Transformed team efficiency through operational excellence initiatives, providing training and mentoring to teams on Agile best practices while transitioning from Scrum to Kanban, reducing average ticket resolution time by 90%(27 days to 2 days) and improving 7-day resolution rates by 40% Delivered 5+ state launches for ESPNBet and 3+ for Hollywood Casino platforms, developing repeatable Jira roadmaps for SRE work and coordinating cross-functional execution across multiple engineering teamsHandled 43% increase in support demand while dramatically improving response times through process optimization and drove execution of $5M+ cloud cost optimization project in 2025
Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology
Ozarks Technical Community College
Information Technology
2012 — 2012
Skills
- Python
- Amazon Web Services (Aws)
- Servers
- Jira
- Puppet
- Jenkins
- Red Hat Linux
- Infrastructure
- Network Administration
- Hp Proliant
- Software Documentation
- Brocade
- Troubleshooting
- Cisco Routers
- Spacewalk
- Mysql
- Customer Service
- Sql
- Linux
- Bash
- Iaas
- Ibm Iseries
- System Automation
- Apt
- Atlassian Jira
- Soil Vapor Extraction
- Ubuntu
- Proxmox
- Java
- Ruby
- Operating Systems
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Riverbed
- Html
- Confluence
- Git
- Devops
- System Administration
- Artifactory
- Apache
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