Reza Tabibazar

Experience

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  Flexiti

  AVP Engineering, Cloud and Infrastructure

  Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  Flexiti, founded in 2013, is a leading Canadian point-of-sale fintech lender, offering flexible financing options at over 8,000 retail locations and online, with over $2B in financing provided.

  • Directed and successfully managed the development of the next generation Flexiti platform, significantly enhancing system capabilities and performance.
  • Led the restructuring of the DevOps/SRE team, resulting in a more streamlined and efficient operational model.
  • Implemented vendor management strategies that optimized contracts and service agreements, achieving cost-effective solutions and resource optimization.
  • Successfully managed the engineering budget, leading to a 13% reduction in AWS costs through strategic resource allocation, cost control, and optimization efforts.
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  Wonolo

  Director Of Engineering, Infrastructure

  Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

  Wonolo, standing for “Work Now Locally,” is an on-demand staffing platform revolutionizing how businesses find talent for their immediate labor needs and creating flexible opportunities for individuals.

  • Achieved an 8% reduction in infrastructure costs through effective financial management and budgeting.
  • Enforced agile and DevOps best practices, including CI/CD, QA, Security, and Automation, contributing to a 99.99% uptime by managing AWS-based environments and monitoring KPIs for continuous improvement.
  • Championed AWS infrastructure management, ensuring scalability and secure environments compliant with ISO-27001 standards.
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  Daylight Automation

  Director of Engineering

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2022

  Daylight Automation ( Quadient ) is a no code data processing platform energizing Banks, Insurance companies to automate complex data collection processes

  • Hired and cultivated teams of Software Engineers, DevOps specialists, Compliance experts, Security professionals, and IT specialists, scaling the workforce to 15+ members
  • Architected and led the successful execution of the Covid-19 vaccination project for Shoppers Drug Mart, achieving a throughput of 1000 transactions per second (TPS) and contributing to public health initiatives. Scaling of noSQL database to absorb the tr
  • Built and architected network and security infrastructure, expanding from serving a single enterprise client to supporting 15+, demonstrating scalability and reliability
  • Directed and architected a multi-cloud initiative to run on Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Amazon Web Services (AWS), enhancing organizational flexibility and redundancy
  • Built and architected network and security infrastructure, expanding from serving a single enterprise client to supporting 15+, demonstrating scalability and reliability
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  Influitive

  Lead Information Security Officer and Senior DevOps Engineer

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

  Influitive powers the world's most engaging customer communities with an easy-to-use platform that combines customer advocacy tools and personalized automation.

  • • Achieved ISO-27001 compliance, introducing security best practices and ensuring a secure operational environment.
  • • Led agile and DevOps practices, improving scalability and efficiency via migrations and managing AWS infrastructure.
  • • Optimized resource allocation on AWS, achieving financial efficiency.
  • • Introduced platforms like Prometheus and Grafana for enhanced performance tracking and served as a subject matter expert in centralized logging and monitoring.
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  Blueprint Software Systems

  Lead DevOps Engineer

  May 2015 - Dec 2016

  Blueprint Software Systems specializes in providing solutions for evaluating, optimizing, and transforming automation estates, with a focus on automation strategy and efficiency.

  • Formed and managed DevOps practice teams, contributing significantly to the establishment and maturity of DevOps within Blueprint Software Systems.
  • Led the strategic transition to continuous delivery, enhancing both technology and culture at Blueprint Software Systems, resulting in more efficient deployment processes.
  • Spearheaded the adoption and educational initiatives for Git and GitHub, improving version control practices company-wide.
  • Implemented configuration management and infrastructure as code using Ansible, leading to improved efficiency and reliability in operational processes.
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  EventMobi

  Sr. Systems Engineer (Devops)

  Mar 2014 - May 2015

  EventMobi specializes in event management software, enabling organizers to plan, promote, monetize, and deliver compelling events in various formats worldwide.

  • Developed a central logging solution using FluentD, Kibana, and ElasticSearch, enhancing developer efficiency by 80%.
  • Reduced server downtime significantly by creating custom scripts for monitoring and issue resolution, improving SLA reliability to include an additional nine.
  • Implemented containerization technologies including Docker, Mesos, and cAdvisor, which facilitated the feasibility study of using containerized applications.
  • Revised and improved the Ansible code base to better leverage infrastructure as code, reducing risk and increasing business continuity by 25%.