JP Earnest

JP Earnest

Cloud Engineer + Fullstack Web Developer

Welcome

About Me

I love to build and fix things. I delight in determing how something works, or why it doesn’t and how to improve it.

I grew up learning how to fix vehicles and household gadgets with my Dad. He encouraged me to study engineering in college. I did for awhile and enjoyed it. I also drifted into other areas I found interesting to explore, eventually digging into and teaching human physiology and pathophysiology.

I ended up full circle. Today, I am a cloud engineer and fullstack web developer, with an interest in designing and delivering software across distributed systems. I architect and operate highly available and scalable cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines and web applications.

I love playing with new tools. Much of my free time at the keyboard is spent experimenting with AI, CNCF projects and all things AWS.

Interests
  • AI
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Kubernetes
  • IoT
  • Web Development
Education
  • Web Development Bootcamp

    Thinkful

  • Physiology and Biophysics

    Georgetown University

  • Interdisciplinary Studies

    NYIT

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Cloud Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton
Apr 2021 – Present Virginia
 
 
 
 
 
Product Developer - Platform Team
Carfax
Apr 2017 – Apr 2021 Virginia

Responsibilities included:

  • Designed, implemented and supported Kubernetes EKS clusters across a multi-region architecture
  • Supported adoption and operation of AWS services and tooling
  • Advised and supported cloud-native greenfield application development
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines enabling gitops workflows, supporting hybrid cloud and on-premise deployments
  • Performed front and mid stack development on the Used Car Listings application
 
 
 
 
 
Adjunct Instructor
Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies
Oct 2012 – Dec 2019 Washington, DC
Led live sessions and created course content for Advanced Concepts in Physiology and Pathophysiology, a core course in GU’s online Master’s of Science in Nursing program.

Certifications

AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
See certificate
CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
See certificate
CompTIA Security +
See certificate
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
See certificate
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
See certificate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
See certificate

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