Salem, Oregon · Remote

Kyle Everson

DevOps engineer, geospatial administrator, and aviation software builder with more than three decades of experience shipping systems for pilots, passengers, government programs, and GIS teams.

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I design, automate, and operate cloud and geospatial environments for high-availability production systems. My work spans AWS infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, ArcGIS administration, aviation weather, flight planning, and product development from concept through launch.

Current Focus

Cloud DevOps

Designing and maintaining AWS infrastructure for a large government contract, including EC2, S3, RDS, CI/CD automation, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, security controls, compliance, troubleshooting, and technical guidance for cloud initiatives.

ArcGIS Administration

Configuring ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, user access, data storage, service permissions, system monitoring, patches, integrations, and security practices for reliable geospatial services.

Capabilities

  • AWS Infrastructure
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Ansible
  • ArcGIS Server
  • ArcGIS Online
  • GIS Data Management
  • Security & Compliance
  • REST APIs
  • Mobile Applications
  • Aviation Weather
  • Flight Planning Systems
  • C++ / MFC
  • Product Leadership

Experience

Jul 2018 - Present Salem, Oregon · Remote

DevOps Engineer, Geospatial Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology

  • Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting applications and services for a large government contract.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate build, test, and deployment processes.
  • Provision and manage AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, and supporting cloud resources using Ansible, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
  • Apply security best practices and compliance standards across AWS and ArcGIS environments.
  • Administer ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, accounts, permissions, data organization, system performance, updates, patches, integrations, and GIS project support.
Dec 2011 - Jul 2018 Salem, Oregon

Software Engineer Principal Leader

General Dynamics Information Technology

Led new product development under the FAA-based DUATS contract, providing aviation weather, flight planning, and flight plan filing for general aviation pilots. Focused on mobile applications as a team of one, contributed new web capabilities with a four-person team, and helped move REST API endpoints from development into full production.

Oct 1997 - Oct 2011 Aurora, Oregon

President / Co-Owner

Stenbock & Everson, Inc.

Served as primary product developer, creating Golden Eagle flight planning software from conception through launch. Built graphic flight planning, weather integration with DUATS, tablet-based aviation chart storage for ChartCase, and passenger awareness products SkyShow and JetMap, later acquired by Honeywell.

1996 - 1997 Aurora, Oregon

Software Engineer

Jeppesen

Worked on the FliteStar Windows flight planning application and helped transition MentorPlus products into the Jeppesen product line.

May 1990 - 1996 Aurora, Oregon

Vice President

MentorPlus Software

  • Led product development and managed the engineering team as the company grew.
  • Developed FliteSchool, a pilot written exam training application with a custom database, study materials, and learning engine.
  • Built FliteStar/FliteMap, a full-featured flight planning system with maps, aircraft models, weight and balance calculations, DUATS connectivity, flight plan filing, and auto-routing across airway structures.
  • Created Approach Pro, an electronic FAA terminal procedure viewer with custom scanning, file management, and database tooling.