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Andy Johnson

@andyjohnson1

Release Manager at Kforce Inc who streamlined releases across teams, cutting process overhead by 50% and achieving 99.9% release completion.

United States

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At Kforce Inc, I streamlined release preparation and brought multiple teams onto a shared workflow, reducing process overhead by 50%. That process helped achieve a 99.9% release completion success rate.

At APEX Systems, I oversaw internal releases for customized GitLab instances, coordinated schedules and priorities, and communicated release plans and risks. I also facilitated milestone meetings and post-release reviews.

At Treasure Technologies, I designed and refined cloud architecture in GCP and GKE with product, engineering, and architecture teams. I automated deployments with CircleCI, Bash, and Python, and supported on-demand production releases.

At BD, I improved and automated release management, maintained CI/CD pipelines across development and QA environments, and coordinated releases across teams and products. Earlier at EBSCO Industries, Inc, I coordinated software releases and automated deployments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Release Manager

Kforce Inc

Dec 2024 - Jan 2026 (1 year 1 month)

Optimized release preparation time and ensured release success by designing a streamlined release process, reducing 50% of process overhead. Consolidated releases from disparate teams and synchronized multiple cross-team releases to manage timely delivery.

Release Management Process Optimization Agile Change Management Documentation Performance Metrics

Release Manager

APEX Systems

May 2024 - Sep 2024 (4 months)

Oversaw internal release processes for customized GitLab instances, ensuring adherence to schedules. Communicated deviations, risks, and release plans to maintain alignment with stakeholders.

Gitlab Release Management Stakeholder Communication Milestone Planning Post Release Reviews

Release Manager/Site Reliability Engineer

Treasure Technologies

Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 5 months)

Designed and refined resilient cloud architecture in GCP and GKE in collaboration with product, engineering, and architecture teams. Streamlined development workflows by executing standardized branching and merging strategies.

GCP GKE CircleCi BASH Python Scrum SAFe SRE Cloud Architecture Automation

Release Manager/Software Configuration Manager

Oct 2012 - Oct 2020 (8 years)

Devised and rolled out an improved and automated release management process. Administered Microsoft TFS and Azure DevOps including system upgrades and migration to Azure DevOps.

Azure DevOps TFS CI CD Release Management MSSQL Windows Services Web Applications

Software Application Lifecycle Engineer

EBSCO Industries, Inc

Jan 2005 - Jan 2012 (7 years)

Coordinated daily, monthly, and feature software releases across multiple teams and products. Developed comprehensive documentation detailing processes, installation procedures, and operational guidelines.

Release Management Documentation Environment Design Automation Process Improvement