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The OG Platform Engineering Company

For over a decade, we have been working with platform teams at scale in production. We built the platform engineering arm of Pivotal Labs, where we pioneered the Platform as a Product approach.

Who We Help

We work with platform teams at large enterprises and government agencies to help them adopt a product mindset and build a next-generation app and data platform. We work with:

  • Platform Teams
  • CI/CD Teams
  • App Teams

How We Help

  • Platform Engineering – Consulting, building, deploying, training, staff augmentation
  • Cloud Foundry Services – Health checks, installation, upgrades, managed services, training
  • Kubernetes – Consulting, managed services, migration

Meet the Team

Joe Fitzgerald

Joe Fitzgerald

CEO and Founder

Expertise
Platform as a Product, platform strategy, platform engineering, app development, CI/CD, AI/ML.
Enjoys
Skiing, MTB, Family, Travel, Music
Qualifications
MBA, CKAD, Cloud Foundry Developer. Authored the original Platform as a Product whitepaper.
Caleb Washburn

Caleb Washburn

CTO and Founder

Expertise
Platform engineering, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, Open Source, internal developer platforms, platform automation.
Enjoys
Golf, Travel, Sporting Events
Qualifications
Creator of cf-mgmt and Platform Automation Toolkit.
Mike Albanese

Mike Albanese

Vice President, Public Sector

Expertise
Public sector, defense tech, government partnerships, mission-critical systems, federal contracting.
Enjoys
Skiing, Travel, Oly Weightlifting, EDM
Qualifications
MBA, 20+ years of public sector experience, extensive DoD and federal agency engagements.
Bill Porter

Bill Porter

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, continuous integration and continuous deployment, automation, network security, virtualization and containerization, infrastructure as code.
Enjoys
Family, Making, Woodworking, Gaming
Qualifications
20+ years of DoD/Government and Commercial systems integration and customer enablement.
Conzetti Finocchiaro

Conzetti Finocchiaro

Principal Platform Architect

Expertise
Automation, security and compliance as code, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), cloud-native architecture design, observability and reliability engineering.
Enjoys
Solving complex problems, spending time with family, exploring new places, discovering great food, and being immersed in art and music
Qualifications
CCSP, CKA, CKAD. BS and MS from Rochester Institute of Technology. Experienced in delivering secure, reliable solutions across diverse industries and technical environments.
Darryl Smith

Darryl Smith

Principal Platform Architect

Expertise
Infrastructure, Kubernetes, automation, air gapped environments.
Enjoys
Hiking, Traveling, Learning
Qualifications
CKA, Bachelor’s degree.
Jeremy Boyle

Jeremy Boyle

Senior Platform Architect

Expertise
On-prem to cloud architecture, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, vSphere, highly available mission-critical systems, open source contributions.
Enjoys
EDM Festivals, Fishing, Outdoors, Family
Qualifications
CKA, CKS, CompTIA Security+, extensive DoD experience in high-responsibility roles.
Jeremy Sweet

Jeremy Sweet

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, Cloud Foundry, platform automation.
Enjoys
Family, Gaming, Boating, Tools, Building Things
Qualifications
CompTIA Security+, 25+ years of IT experience across commercial and private sector environments.
Joe Clark

Joe Clark

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, Kubernetes, application modernization, automation frameworks, secure deployment patterns, public/hybrid and on-prem infrastructure architectures.
Enjoys
Golf, Outdoors, Travel
Qualifications
CKA, CKAD, VCP-DCV, 20+ years of experience leading public and private sector engineering teams, with a focus on building secure, modern application platforms for Federal and DoD customers across hybrid and on-premises environments.
Johnny Scimeca

Johnny Scimeca

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, Kubernetes, automation.
Enjoys
Snowboarding, Hiking, Traveling
Qualifications
Public sector and consulting experience.
Karl Meihofer

Karl Meihofer

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Product management, Platform as a Product, facilitation, platform team development, platform operations.
Enjoys
Triathlon, Long Distance Running, Coaching Youth Basketball/Soccer
Qualifications
CKA/CKAD, 8 years leading platform teams in private/public sector, 10 years in software development/product management at Cisco Systems.
Kyle Nielsen

Kyle Nielsen

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Government ATO process, NIST 800-53, RMF, FedRAMP compliance, on-prem management and sizing, data center planning.
Enjoys
D&D, Board and Video Gaming, Cigars
Qualifications
Multiple industry certifications (CompTIA, Microsoft, and AWS), 25+ years government contracting and civilian experience.
Michael Minges

Michael Minges

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform Engineering, Platform Automation, Kubernetes, Enterprise & OSS Cloud Foundry.
Enjoys
Travel, Home Automation, Backpacking
Qualifications
10+ years of consulting across private and public sector engineering teams with a Platform as a Product focus building secure, resilient platforms.
Paul Nath

Paul Nath

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, platform operations, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, platform automation, site reliability engineering, program management, building delivery teams.
Enjoys
Camping, Whitewater Canoeing, Family Outdoor Adventures
Qualifications
15 years consulting, delivered extensive Air Force and Space Force mission outcomes.
Sean Pines

Sean Pines

Principal Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, Software engineering, Kubernetes, automation, air-gapped environments, distributed computing, scalable systems, containerization, application modernization.
Enjoys
Homelabbing, Gaming, Cycling, Skiing, Pickleball, Golf
Qualifications
15+ years public sector experience (both civilian and contracting), helped deliver large-scale outcomes across multiple DoD, IC, and private sector teams.
Stephen Reaves

Stephen Reaves

Senior Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform engineering, Systems engineering, Network engineering, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, cloud-native architectures (IaaS/PaaS), site reliability engineering, DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, AI/ML integration, and secure platform modernization for DoD and government customers.
Enjoys
Family, Gaming, Music Making, Travel, Coaching Youth Baseball
Qualifications
U.S. Air Force Veteran with 13+ years in Defense & Space Enterprise Systems. Multiple industry certifications (CompTIA, Cisco).
Ty Thomas

Ty Thomas

Staff Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform Engineering, Platform Automation, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes. Focus on automation and simplification of complex problems.
Enjoys
Family, Sun, Reading by the pool
Qualifications
CompTIA Security+, 30+ years of IT experience across commercial and private sector environments. 5+ years in leading technical teams in private sector.
Tyler Wilkinson

Tyler Wilkinson

Senior Platform Architect

Expertise
Platform as a Product, Platform Engineering, Platform Automation, Platform and Infrastructure Security, Air-Gapped Environments, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Data Science.
Enjoys
Motorcycling, Gardening, Cooking, Learning
Qualifications
MSc: Cyber Operations, MIT-PE Applied AI and Data Science, Active TS-SCI, IAT Level II, CKA. 6+ Years DoD Contractor, 10+ Years IT.