Kevin Laux

About Kevin Laux

Experienced technology leader with a passion for automating and orchestrating complex…

Experience

1. Orchestration Platform Manager

   MetLife

   Apr 2022 — Present

   As an Orchestration Platform Manager with over 7 years of experience at MetLife, I lead a team of engineers in the development, design, deployment, and support of orchestration and automation platforms. With a focus on driving technical initiatives and fostering an environment of learning and personal growth for my team, I have successfully managed the migration from IPcenter to the 1Desk platform, resulting in a 50% improvement in quality of migrated automata. I am dedicated to leveraging DevOps methodologies and have encouraged team members to acquire new technical skills. I am also a champion of decentralizing orchestration and enabling developers across the enterprise, leading the development of the Workflow Linter for code quality in production environments. • Lead a team of engineers in the development, design, deployment, and support of orchestration and automation platforms • Worked with partner teams to automate and orchestrate tasks utilizing the 1Desk platform, saving thousands of hours annually • Managed the successful migration from IPcenter to the 1Desk platform, resulting in a 50% improvement in quality of migrated automata • Developed standards and documentation to improve platform stability, reduce downtime, and enhance connectivity • Conducted data improvement activities leading to a 66% reduction in failed automata • Championed DevOps initiatives to leverage git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies • Encouraged team members to complete certifications and acquire new technical skills • Led the development of the Workflow Linter to ensure code quality in Production environments

Education

• Palm Beach Community College

  A.A., General Education

  2004 — 2006

• UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business

  B.S.B.A, Management Information Systems

  2008 — 2011

Skills

• Vmware
• Powershell
• Management
• Servers
• Microsoft Office
• Software Documentation
• Databases
• Windows
• Outlook
• Windows Server
• Programming
• Windows 7
• Visual Basic
• Troubleshooting
• System Administration
• Active Directory
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Visio
• Team Building
• Access
• Computer Hardware
• Sccm
• Os X
• Vbscript
• C#
• Java
• Customer Service
• Group Policy
• System Deployment