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FinOps Analyst at Comcast Technology Solutions who delivered $2.16M+ in AWS cost savings through cloud optimization.

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At Comcast Technology Solutions, I manage AWS cost governance across SB&A’s portfolio, analyzing spend across production and lab environments. My optimization work delivered $2.16M+ in AWS cost savings.

I exceeded the 2025 savings target of $1.1M, achieving $1.25M in realized savings. I led Reserved Instance strategies, completed a Karpenter migration for CTS Lab, and supported an ongoing CTS Prod rollout.

I build financial forecasts, budgets, and executive reporting, using tools including IBM Apptio BI (Cloudability), Power BI, Looker, and Excel. I also work with Finance and FinOps teams to track and validate savings.

Earlier, I worked in quality assurance and software reliability at Comcast Technology Solutions, CenturyLink, United Airlines Inc., and Mi3 Inc. My work included requirements analysis, test planning, SQL-based data validation, and automated functional and API testing.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Analyst 3, Software Development & Engineering

Current

Comcast Technology Solutions

Dec 2021 - Present (4 years 10 months)

Owned AWS cost governance for 81+ SB&A accounts, delivering $2.16M+ in savings through optimization, Reserved Instance strategies, and S3 Intelligent-Tiering. Managed software renewals for CVP and Ads teams, coordinating with vendors and procurement to secure pricing and maintain compliance.

AWS Cost Optimization FinOps Cloudability AWS Trusted Advisor Power BI Looker Excel Oracle Fusion ServiceNow SQL Jira Confluence Forecasting Budgeting Variance Analysis Executive Reporting Stakeholder Management

Quality Assurance Engineer 2

Comcast Technology Solutions

Jul 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 5 months)

Analyzed requirements and system behavior to validate software functionality across multiple testing environments. Produced structured defects, execution, and quality trend reports using JIRA to support release readiness.

Jira Test Planning Defect Tracking Quality Assurance Cross Functional Collaboration

Software Reliability Engineer / QA Analyst

CenturyLink

Jan 2019 - Jun 2019 (5 months)

Supported an automated cloud connectivity platform by analyzing system behavior, performance, and test results. Developed test plans, regression strategies, and risk assessments for Agile releases.

SQL Test Planning Regression Testing Agile Risk Assessment

QA Analyst / Software Engineer

United Airlines Inc.

Mar 2016 - Sep 2018 (2 years 6 months)

Gathered, analyzed, and documented technical and business requirements in JIRA. Designed and executed test cases with full traceability to requirements, and automated functional and API tests using Java, Selenium, and SOAPUI.

Jira Java Selenium SoapUI API Testing Testing Automation Requirements Analysis

QA Analyst

Mi3 Inc.

Jul 2013 - Feb 2016 (2 years 7 months)

Analyzed system behavior across releases and validated data integrity using SQL. Produced defect trend reports, test metrics, and weekly status updates for leadership.

SQL Defect Tracking Test Metrics Reporting Release Readiness