Hi, I'm Todd Holmes - Systems Development Engineer at Google
I am driven by the challenge of transforming complex, ambiguous technical environments into scalable, highly reliable systems. I thrive in high-stakes settings, turning infrastructure obstacles into speed.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Led mission-critical M&A technology integrations and cloud migrations for multi-billion dollar corporate acquisitions.
Focuses on bridging advanced technical engineering with structural project delivery for massive, regulated infrastructure.
Can help teams optimize performance metrics and implement large-scale automation to improve operational reliability.
🚀 Career trajectory
Infrastructure Foundation
Started in senior IT management, establishing core administration and operational excellence.
✦ IT Management
✦ Systems Administration
Enterprise Scale & Reliability
Advanced into systems development engineering at Google, focusing on large-scale automation and cloud reliability.
✦ Site Reliability
✦ Cloud Engineering
💪🏻 Superpowers
Systems Architecture Architect
Designing resilient, scalable infrastructures for high-stakes environments.
✦ Architected reliable monitoring and SLO frameworks for global telecommunications stakeholders.
✦ Increased infrastructure uptime from 99.9% to 99.99% through strategic redundancy.
✦ Engineered petabyte-scale data workflows that improved ETL speeds by 50%.
Operational Efficiency Catalyst
Translating technical bottlenecks into streamlined, automated delivery pipelines.
✦ Automated Windows update packaging to reduce patching cycles from weeks to days.
✦ Modernized complex enterprise ecosystems by implementing robust IaC and configuration management.
✦ Optimized database indexes and storage performance to maximize real-time system throughput.
Complex Integration Orchestrator
Leading cross-functional teams through volatile M&A and high-security migrations.
✦ Managed multi-faceted technology integrations for major acquisitions involving over 2,000 employees.
✦ Facilitated seamless delivery for air-gapped environments within highly regulated Google infrastructure.
✦ Bridged communications between engineering, product, and leadership to align on delivery milestones.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring new methodologies in infrastructure observability and advanced automation at scale.
✦ Engaging with industry leaders to share insights on managing complex, air-gapped cloud environments.
✦ Finding new communities focused on the intersection of site reliability and project leadership.
I can help with
✦ Mentoring engineers on building robust SLO and SLI reporting frameworks for enterprise systems.
✦ Advising startups on navigating complex security compliance and infrastructure integration requirements.
✦ Sharing tactical knowledge on M&A technology migrations and streamlining deployment pipelines.
I would love your help on
✦ Learning from peers about emerging trends in cloud-native monitoring and observability stacks.
✦ Gaining fresh perspectives on organizational leadership in highly regulated technical environments.
✦ Finding strategic opportunities to contribute to high-growth, high-complexity engineering challenges.