Oct 18-19, 2019  ·  San Antonio, TX
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Texas Camp 2019

Fully Automated CI/CD

Presenter(s)
Track
Continuous Integration
Skill Level
Intermediate
Timeslot
Saturday 10/19/2019
1:00-2:00

Use open-source tools to fully automate taking code from a local GIT push, through automated testing, and into Production.

Andrew L Goss

Andrew L Goss has been practicing technology for over 30 years. Goss has built and programmed robots; used ladder-logic to program PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers); been trained as an electrician; been trained in electronics and microprocessors; wrote computer programs in BASIC, PASCAL, VB/VB.NET, C, Java, JavaScript/JQuery, BASH, Groovy, and PHP; build web sites with frameworks like ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, Wordpress, MVC5, and Drupal 6/7/8. Goss has cloud experience in AWS, and Container Orchestration experience in Docker; Docker Swarm; Docker Deploy Stack; Kubernetes; and OpenShift. Goss has SQL experience writing Stored Procedures, SSIS and SSRS Reports. Goss has experience in CI/CD solutions that use GIT Webhooks into orchestration programs like Jenkins, and testing solutions like Selenium and Behat. Goss learned 3D Animation at Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, and worked as a DJ shortly after graduation, as well as spending time working for a popular talk-radio host on WJR-AM 760 out of Detroit, Michigan, before attending law school.

Goss has worked on small websites like https://sabioscience.org, political candidate and small business sites. Goss has worked on large-scale websites like https://www.ckwri.tamuk.edu/ and https://www.jobcorps.gov/. Goss has worked for medical companies like Wellmed/Optum/United Health Systems and Texas MedClinic; ad agencies like Texas Creative; research facilities like Southwest Research Institute; large private companies like Charles Schwab; government sites like https://www.irs.gov/; and even on weapons systems for the US Air Force.

Goss started Goss.Life in 2019, combining his technical skills with his law school and business organizational experience. Goss primarily serves as CEO, but also picks up the slack and takes responsibility for any position necessary to the success of the Company.