Ron Wilhelmson

About Ron Wilhelmson

Experienced Lead Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of providing system solution delivery for multiple technology streams. Strong research professional skilled in Networking, System Integration, Software Development Infrastructure, Automation and Tools, Databases, Opens Source Development, SDN, White Box, Cisco Switching/Routing/Unified Communications/Telepresence, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), CAD/EDA Tools, Linux, Windows, Servers and a host of SW/HW development languages and tools. All in One Engineer from Design, to Lab, to Manufacturing, to Sales and on to Customer Support.

Experience

1. Cyber Recovery Sre - Network Automation Engineering

   Allstate

   Oct 2025 — Present · Remote - Northbrook, IL, US

   At Allstate I am focused on building, maintaining, and automating the \"Cyber Recovery Environment\". This critical infrastructure consists of hardware and software platforms that enable the company to restore its most essential business functions in the event of a cyberattack.The Cyber Recovery Site Reliability Engineer (Automation) role at Allstate Insurance Company involves managing and operating the cyber recovery environment, which includes automating systems, building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code, and testing disaster recovery capabilities. Key responsibilities include using automation tools like Terraform and Ansible to manage infrastructure and policies, building and maintaining cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, Oracle), monitoring and troubleshooting the environment, and creating technical documentation. The role requires strong automation and scripting skills in languages like Python or Bash, experience with virtualization (VMware), software best practices (JFrog Artifactory, GitHub/GitLab), multiple Linux/Windows integration systems, and collaboration with other engineering and security teams to ensure system stability and reliability.

Education

• North Carolina State University

  BS Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  1996

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Electrical Engineering

• The University of Alabama in Huntsville

  Computer Software Engineering

Skills

• Sip
• Snmp
• Cisco Telepresence
• Tcl
• Physical Security
• Debugging
• System Architecture
• Pcb Design
• Fpga
• Embedded Software
• Asic
• Integration
• Engineering Management
• Linux
• Device Drivers
• Tcp/Ip
• Testing
• Simulations
• Vxworks
• Python
• Ip
• Shell Scripting
• Unix
• Databases
• Clearcase
• Pcie
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Verilog
• Telecommunications
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Eda
• C