Résumé

Trent Douthat

422 N. Delaware St., Independence, Missouri 64050 | 816-456-4736 | trent@trentdouthat.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/trentdouthat/, GitHub: github.com/trentdouthat/

 

Professional Summary

Senior Technology Architect and Site Reliability Engineer with over two decades of experience designing, maintaining, and migrating mission-critical enterprise systems. Proven expertise in orchestrating zero-downtime migrations, automating CI/CD pipelines, and leading 24/7 Tier-3 incident response for high-volume telecommunications and financial data. Adept at bridging legacy enterprise architecture (AS/400) with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS), Linux environments, and automated tooling to guarantee absolute system uptime.

 

Technical Skills

  • Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Infrastructure & OS: Linux (RHEL, Oracle, Fedora), UNIX, Windows Server, AS/400 (IBM i)
  • Languages & Scripting: Python, Java, SQL, Bash, CL, COBOL
  • CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, SDLC, Release Management, Cron
  • Web & Middleware: Apache Tomcat, IIS, Java Spring Boot, REST APIs
  • AI & IoT: Agentic AI Frameworks, Large Language Models, Home Assistant, MQTT
  • Databases: DB2, Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)

 

Experience

Technology Architect | Infosys – Remote

December 2018–January 2026

  • Engineered a zero-downtime transition for high-volume enterprise billing data, bridging legacy AS/400 infrastructure with modern platforms while concurrently maintaining legacy system uptime.
  • Managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate production code deployments for critical finance collections systems, ensuring zero-defect releases during designated maintenance windows.
  • Operated as the sole developer and systems administrator for critical government subsidy applications, directing all end-to-end operations including Java feature development, testing, automated deployments, and server maintenance.

 

Systems Consultant | Verizon – Overland Park, KS

January 2011–December 2018

  • Directed 24/7 Tier-3 incident response as the technical lead for the operations escalation team, rapidly diagnosing and resolving critical batch processing failures to ensure the high availability of enterprise billing systems.
  • Managed the end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for critical system enhancements, translating business requirements into technical specifications and orchestrating rigorous Unit, System, and UAT testing phases prior to production release.
  • Developed standardized database correction tools deployed across the operations team, automating manual data remediation tasks and minimizing system downtime during batch processing failures.

 

Information Analyst | EDS/Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services – Overland Park, KS

July 2000–January 2011

  • Spearheaded enterprise production support operations, progressively transitioning from feature development to directing the primary incident escalation team for critical billing batch processes.
  • Engineered custom code-scanning utilities and observability tools to automatically identify, map, and inventory complex batch interfaces across the enterprise environment.
  • Architected centralized integration layers for third-party software dependencies, decoupling legacy systems to enable seamless, single-point upgrades and eliminate redundant code.

 

Application Manager | IMI Systems/Ajilon Information Technology Services – Kansas City, MO

July 1999–July 2000

  • Directed 24/7 operations and incident resolution for enterprise billing applications within AT&T’s Kansas City Data Center, optimizing massive batch-processing cycles and job schedules.

 

Analyst-Programmer | DST Systems – Kansas City, MO

January 1998–June 1999

  • Engineered and maintained mission-critical COBOL and DB2/SQL applications for the world’s largest mutual fund data processor, ensuring the high availability of core financial data systems.

 

Projects

Linux Infrastructure & IoT Home lab | Fedora, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi

  • OS Provisioning: Provisioned bare-metal Fedora Linux environments across multiple hardware profiles, executing complete OS migrations and configuring system architectures.
  • IoT Architecture: Architected a localized smart home network using Home Assistant, configuring advanced mode settings and exposing developer tools for deeper system observability and troubleshooting.
  • Embedded Systems: Deployed custom Linux builds on ARM-based single-board computers (Raspberry Pi), successfully configuring and maintaining embedded software environments.

 

AI Engineering & Application Development | Python, Spring Boot, Agentic AI, VS Code

  • Agentic AI Development: Engineered autonomous, agentic AI applications utilizing modern APIs, designing programmatic workflows to handle complex, multistep automated reasoning tasks.
  • Python Architecture: Developed object-oriented Python applications using Pygame Zero and VS Code, enforcing strict line-by-line code debugging and fundamental software architecture principles.
  • Backend Microservices: Designed and deployed backend services using the Java Spring Boot framework, demonstrating proficiency in modern RESTful application architecture and middleware integration.

 

Education

Juris Doctor, University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Law

Bachelor of Arts – history, University of Missouri – Columbia

 

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