# Corin Z.

> Software Engineer @ CoreWeave | AI Compute

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/corinz

I have a strong background in systems engineering and development, with expertise in areas related to Kubernetes, site reliability engineering (SRE), platform engineering, and cloud/cloud-native technologies.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Connecticut, as well as two professional certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and CompTIA Security+. I am passionate about learning new technologies and solving complex problems, and I have experience working as a tech lead, individual contributor, and consultant in large corporations and startups.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer II @ CoreWeave
Jan 2024 – Present
Kubernetes operator dev

### Staff Platform Engineer, Cloud Foundations @ Zoro US
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Tech lead: cloud foundations, microservice architecture, Kubernetes and cloud native technologies

### Senior Platform Engineer @ Alaffia Health
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Alaffia Health is a tech startup focused on developing and delivering the next-generation Payment Integrity SaaS.

Boosted developer productivity by developing a local emulation of production infrastructure, allowing for early bug detection, improved code quality, and increased PR confidence. As a result, the local environment was fully adopted as the development platform, leading to the decommission of the AWS development account.

Eliminated all manual builds and releases by implementing modern infrastructure, deployment models, and CI/CD pipelines. Created a uniform release train that produced a steady stream of artifacts and actions for significant git events, increasing successful promotion of releases to production.

Sustained SOC 2 compliance through the development of secure cloud solutions that incorporated operational standards, automation, and drift detection. This allowed for a robust, repeatable, and well-understood cloud environment created via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

### Senior Engineer @ U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
Consultant on various contracts, most notably DHS.

### Senior Engineer @ Raytheon Technologies
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Connecticut
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

### Senior Engineer @ Raytheon Technologies
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | East Hartford, Connecticut
Software Containerization & Orchestration
Linux Configuration Management
Object Oriented Programming & Debugging
Microservice Design & Implementation

### Engineer @ Raytheon Technologies
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | East Hartford, CT
Infrastructure and Cloud Operations project manager
• Managed deployment of cloud services and on-prem data center to host engineering applications and enable on-demand increases in computing capability in support of transition to secure “dynamic” architecture
• Architected strategic rollout of wholly-owned apps to eliminate dependence on contractors, vendors, outsource and DT to enable rapid, affordable release of software systems without waterlines
• Consolidated DT, ITC, legal, networking and cyber security “know-how” to enable rapid release of robust and compliant systems that emphasize data security and collaboration

### Engineer @ Raytheon Technologies
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | East Hartford, Connecticut
Modeling team-lead responsible for process improvement initiative and engine model development
• Participated in a software application initiative that resulted in unanticipated benefit to the organization
• Designed improvement initiative by querying symptomatic processes in group of 70+ engineers by targeting high-impact, low maturity processes as candidates for improvement

### Associate Engineer @ Raytheon Technologies
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | East Hartford, CT
Applied engine test learning and simulation results to analyze engine performance
• Assembled performance table containing aircraft mission profiles and thermodynamic expectations for release to engineering community of 4,000+
• Developed aircraft power-setting schedules to FAA certify the Mitsubishi geared turbo-fan

### Propulsion Systems Engineer - Intern @ Raytheon Technologies - Pratt & Whitney
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | East Hartford, CT
Systems Performance Analysis
o Applied in-depth analysis to engine data anomalies using off-design engine matching 
o Applied engine performance assessments to dispute aero predicted nacelle performance
o Recurrent use of NPSS models to match, validate and predict performance


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Connecticut
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ziyadeh

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Last updated: 2026-03-22