Ethan Hopkins
New York, New York
Analytical Software Engineer specializing in high-availability architecture and legacy modernization. Combines a B.S. in Computer Science with 10 years of high-stakes operational leadership to build scalable, mission-critical systems that drive business impact.
PROOFS
Electronic Provisioning Migration
Built and ran a provisioning platform serving hundreds of customers, solo. Spearheaded the complete overhaul of a legacy system, transitioning insecure Perl scripts to a secure Python/Django architecture.
Enterprise Wide Syslog Implementation
Designed and deployed a centralized observability stack using Grafana, Loki, and Alloy across a decentralized ISP network to eliminate blind spots and drastically reduce MTTR.
Internal Tools Enhancement
Modernized internal tooling suite from legacy ASP.NET/Windows Server to containerized Django/Python with automated report generation and Celery task scheduling.
EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer
wyoming.com • Riverton, WY
Core Infrastructure & Observability
Modernized legacy ISP product provisioning system into a Django/Python API framework for 100s of customers. Deployed a MariaDB cluster with 99.9% uptime and an enterprise Grafana/Loki/Ansible telemetry stack for observing 100s of devices.
DevOps & Engineering Leadership
Established automated CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions for deployments that are 70% more efficient. Unified internal tools using Django/Python and added async functionality with Celery/Redis. Mentored engineering teams on SQL optimization and AI-assisted workflows.
Retail Manager
Walmart Wyoming (Multiple Cities)
Large-Scale Operations
Directed a $130M+ revenue facility and 350+ associates, leveraging cross-functional leadership and crisis management to drive over $300k in annual financial impact.
Technical Innovation
Engineered regional VBA automation tools and a custom MS Access security database, bridging corporate technical requirements with ground-level operations and training 300+ staff.
SKILLS
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Computer Science
Bachelor of Science Business Administration