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I build infrastructure that empowers teams and ship systems that scale.

Diverse teams with unique backgrounds drive social change & progress.

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Google Singapore Lego wall — photo by John Click

Projects


Personal & Professional

Check this space for current personal and work projects I'm working on.

SXSL illuminated letters at the White House — photo by John Click

Work Samples


Showcased Work Products

Selection demonstrating my history of work across various technology, political, and non-profit sectors.

Project N95 Stars and Stripes logo

Design Portfolio


Highlighted Designs

Selection of visual asset designs I've created

Rainbow lights illuminate the White House

Events Portfolio


Campaign & Event Design

15+ years designing high-stakes spatial experiences for the White House and presidential campaigns.

Experience

My diverse interests often take me to the places, the technology, the teams and organizations where I believe my efforts will have the most significant impact.

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EMPLOYERROLEDATES
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Senior IT Solutions Engineer

Senior IT Solutions Engineer for the Rivian & VW Group Technologies Joint Venture, owning end-to-end strategy, administration, and governance for Digital Workplace applications. Architects and implements complex, scalable integrations between collaboration platforms and key business systems (HRIS, Identity Management). Designs sophisticated automation workflows to streamline business processes. Serves as Tier 3 SME for the Digital Workplace ecosystem, performing root cause analysis and implementing long-term solutions. Leads technical projects through full lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment and post-launch support. Develops comprehensive technical documentation, user guides, and training materials. Partners with Security, HR, Legal, and engineering teams to deliver secure, compliant technology solutions. Evaluates and implements new tools to improve the employee digital experience.

2025-10-01 – Present
    Rivian | VW Tech, Joint Venture
    Cloud Engineer

    Cloud Engineer supporting Rivian & VW Tech Joint Venture's IT department, focusing on Google Workspace administration, AI tool adoption, and Apps Script automation for tens of thousands of end-users.

    2024-12-01 – 2025-10-01
      Project N95 / C19 Coalition
      Chief of Staff / DevOps / People Ops Lead

      Chief of Staff and technical operations leader for COVID-19 PPE nonprofit, spanning DevOps, people operations, e-commerce platform development, and strategic leadership.

      2020-04-01 – 2024-01-01
        The White House (Obama Administration)
        Information Services Operator / Advance Associate

        White House Switchboard operator and Presidential Advance Associate during the Obama Administration. Adjudicated to Top Secret clearance. Staffed the President directly and organized logistics for Presidential travel.

        2009-10-01 – 2017-01-01
          Biden|Harris Campaign / Harris|Walz Campaign / DNC
          Advance Lead

          Presidential campaign advance operations, leading logistics and event execution for the Vice President's public and confidential events across the country.

          2023-04-01 – 2024-11-01
            Google, Cloud, Technical Infrastructure
            Administrative Business Partner, Data Center Delivery & Engineering

            Executive support for Google Cloud's Data Center Delivery & Engineering leadership, managing operations for a global team of 1,800.

            2017-01-01 – 2017-10-01
              Stanford University, Office of the President and Provost
              Operations Coordinator, Office for Religious Life

              Facilities and operations management for Stanford's Memorial Church and inter-religious community spaces.

              2018-03-01 – 2021-01-01
                Biden for President
                Advance Associate

                Contract Advance Associate for Biden for President campaign, supporting logistics and event coordination for presidential campaign events.

                2023-08-01 – 2024-07-01
                  The White House, Office of Scheduling & Advance (Biden Administration)
                  Volunteer Advance Associate

                  White House Advance volunteer for the Biden Administration, coordinating logistics for Presidential and Vice Presidential trips and events.

                  2020-06-01 – 2025-01-01
                    Project N95
                    Operations Team Lead [Volunteer]

                    Responsible for organization-wide network administration, toolset scoping, tech roadmap, long-term planning, and strategic leadership. Key member of leadership supporting creation of a fully-fledged, double-blind RFQ marketplace with group buying for individuals and medical associations, facilitating over 5 million units of PPE to medical facilities in 2020 alone. Provided network administration for Airtable, Google Workspace, Slack, Intercom, Zoom, and Zapier. Oversaw technical divestiture from original SaaS provider (AWS, G-Suite domain transfers, GitHub repo ownership, API access controls). Built custom Airtable ATS. Built onboarding protocol for 400+ volunteers. Directed team of up to 24 volunteer engineers, PMs, data scientists, and analysts.

                    2020-06-01 – 2020-11-01
                      Project N95
                      Volunteer Management Team Lead [Volunteer]

                      Created onboarding, training, and development process enabling 200+ joining volunteers, interns, and staff. Built a custom applicant tracking system in Airtable with multi-round interview process, vetting, screening, and data dashboard. Scaled organization from two-dozen volunteers to a 7-department, 4-level-deep organization. Directed team of up to 6 volunteers screening 2,000+ applications, onboarding 200+ via 900+ candidate interviews in 4 months. Created detailed 12-page playbook for volunteer screening.

                      2020-04-01 – 2020-07-01
                        Obama for America
                        Field Organizer (Bucks County, PA)

                        Paid campaign staffer for bellwether Bucks County, PA, working 80+ hour weeks, 7 days a week. Organized communities of Chalfont, New Britain, Warrington, and Warminster for Obama/Biden. Trained large groups of volunteers in complex persuasion and voter registration efforts. Coordinated daily voter registration and persuasion reaching 2,000+ households daily. Conducted political outreach for all of Central Bucks County from June 30 through September 17. Mentored Organizing Fellows program interns. Filled crucial leadership roles during management changes, including county-wide Faith Outreach. Adapted national messaging strategy to specific and diverse constituencies.

                        2008-06-01 – 2008-11-01
                          Obama for America
                          Field Organizer (Frankfort, KY)

                          Coordinated voter contact, persuasion, visibility, and other efforts among rural and suburban voters for the Kentucky primary. Lived in supporter-provided housing, working out of a local temporary campaign office.

                          2008-05-01 – 2008-05-31
                            Obama for America
                            Field Organizer (Richmond, IN)

                            Worked on Obama for America campaign while simultaneously completing final semester of college. Analyzed voter data for strategic deployment of volunteers and campaign resources. Designed and directed targeted issue advocacy. Established a database of over 59 local volunteers. Worked with local Democratic party and organizations to secure a local campaign office. Registered over 350 new voters over a two-day canvass of downtown Richmond, Indiana.

                            2008-03-01 – 2008-05-01
                              Obama for America
                              Field Organizer (Sioux Falls, SD)

                              Helped coordinate outreach to various constituencies, including rural and suburban voters in Lincoln County for the South Dakota primary. Reached Sioux Falls after traveling from Frankfort, KY to Gary, IN, then bus to Minneapolis-Saint Paul, then supporter ride to Sioux Falls campaign HQ.

                              2008-05-01 – 2008-06-01
                                Obama for America
                                Campaign Volunteer (New Hampshire)

                                Assisted in extensive voter contact and issue-based persuasion across diverse constituencies, including rural, urban, and suburban precincts, reaching hundreds of voters daily through canvassing, phone banking, and correspondence for the New Hampshire primary.

                                2007-11-01 – 2008-01-01
                                  Obama for America
                                  Campaign Volunteer (Dayton, OH)

                                  Assisted in Get Out The Vote (GOTV) operations for the Ohio primary, canvassing Obama supporters to distribute polling location information and encourage turnout in priority precincts and communities.

                                  2008-02-01 – 2008-03-01
                                    U.S. Digital Response (USDR)
                                    Volunteer Elections Program Lead, Alpine, MI Township

                                    Volunteer Elections Program Lead partnering with state and municipal officials in Alpine, MI to deploy USDR's elections software platform. Collaborated with USDR Elections Program Leads to design bespoke software and platform solutions. Experimented with novel platforms and integrations (Airtable, SendGrid) for the Elections Program core technology stack. Led ad-hoc and recurring remote meetings with state and local elections officials. Developed internal training materials for future volunteers. Communicated results and project status across the national Election Administration Platform team via Slack, email, Google Docs, meeting reports, and Airtable updates.

                                    2023-12-01 – 2024-02-01
                                      Miriam's Kitchen
                                      Assistant to Executive Chef

                                      Steered financial audits, payroll management, and volunteer management as personal assistant for Executive Chef Steve Badt at Miriam's Kitchen, a nonprofit serving meals to those experiencing homelessness. Led volunteer teams in preparation of 300+ individual daily hot 5-course meals.

                                      2010-04-01 – 2011-01-01
                                        The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel
                                        Night Audit Manager, Front Desk Agent

                                        Night Audit Manager and Front Desk Agent at The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC. Ensured integrity of day-to-day finances through meticulous analysis of previous business day's transactions in nightly reviews. Compiled daily financial audit and sales flash report detailing expenses/revenues of the hotel, 14K restaurant, and in-house Starbucks franchise.

                                        2009-02-01 – 2010-12-01
                                          Disneyland Resort
                                          Bell Clerk

                                          Oversaw storage and delivery of luggage for the entirety of Disneyland Hotel as a Bell Clerk. Managed customer inquiries, complaints, concerns, and issues for the 900+ room hotel. Coordinated receipt, storage, and delivery of thousands of pieces of luggage daily. Received extensive, multi-stage, weeks-long world-class training in customer service. As bell-clerk trainer, inculcated new staff on Disney corporate culture, resort layout, services, logistics, and customer service strategies. As graveyard bellman, responsible for entirety of front-of-house services including valet and bell services, delivery of checkout bills to 500+ guest rooms, and all extraneous customer requests. Trusted with comprehensive hotel keys.

                                          2006-06-01 – 2006-12-01
                                            Sierra Club
                                            Summer Intern

                                            Lived in tent at the joint Sierra Club campsite in Yosemite Valley for the entirety of the internship. Assisted in oversight of daily operations and management of Visitor's Center volunteers, educating attendees on environmental issues, history of park stewardship, including John Muir's legendary activism to protect the valley and surrounding watershed. Spearheaded creation, structure, and format of guided tours for children on photography and environmentalism, educating family groups on geology, botany, biodiversity, stewardship, and art.

                                            2007-06-01 – 2007-08-01

                                              Featured Work

                                              Selected projects and initiatives that demonstrate impact across AI systems, cloud infrastructure, and technical leadership.

                                              • JohnClick.dev — Developer Blog

                                                Developer blog and portfolio site built with Gatsby, Notion as headless CMS, and Netlify deployment. Showcases technical writing, code samples, and career knowledge graph.

                                              • JohnClicks.com — Professional Portfolio & Brand Hub

                                                Primary personal brand site. Editorial portfolio, work history, photography, and blog. Currently a static HTML5UP Spectral template with a Gatsby migration underway using Notion as headless CMS.

                                              • JohnClick.ai — AI Portfolio & 3D Knowledge Graph

                                                Interactive 3D knowledge graph visualizing career, projects, and skills as an explorable force-directed node graph. Built with Next.js, react-force-graph-3d, and Notion as CMS. Includes AI chat powered by Claude Haiku.

                                              • Context Engineering — Confluence Knowledge Base

                                                Built a 242-page Confluence knowledge base across 5 spaces — the #1 most-viewed article org-wide. Covers context engineering, Google Workspace change management, and AI adoption evangelism.

                                              • GeminiCLI Security Bug: Enterprise OAuth Bypasses Workspace Admin API Controls (GitHub #12121)

                                                Discovered and filed a P1 security bug (GitHub #12121) proving Gemini CLI's OAuth flow bypasses Google Workspace Enterprise Admin API controls. Added to official public roadmap.

                                              • GWS IaC Nexus: Multi-Agent Workflow System (Monorepo)

                                                158-ADR multi-agent monorepo coordinating 15 concurrent AI agents for Google Workspace infrastructure-as-code. Policy enforcement, DLP, Chrome management, and multi-agent orchestration.

                                              • AI Prompt Library Portal (Apps Script)

                                                Enterprise-grade web app enabling employees to discover, share, and manage AI prompts for Google Workspace applications. Built on Apps Script with Sheets as DB.

                                              • Agentic Developer Toolkit

                                                Enterprise-grade Claude plugin with 13 hook families, UEAH v3 attribution, and prompt injection defenses. Deployed as the org's standard agentic developer toolkit.

                                              • Confluence Knowledge Base Portfolio (242 pages across 5 spaces)

                                                Comprehensive Confluence portfolio: 242 pages across 5 spaces, 3,500+ views, 800+ distinct readers, 40%+ org reach, ~$14,500 estimated value, ~290 hours saved. #1 ITHELP contributor.

                                              • UEAH v5: SOC 2 Compliance-Grade Attribution for AI-Generated Code

                                                Universal Edit Attribution Hash v5 — SOC 2 compliance-grade provenance tracking for AI-generated code. Cryptographic attribution for multi-agent development workflows.

                                              • Project N95 Headless CMS System Diagram

                                                System architecture diagram for Project N95's headless CMS. Visual documentation of the Shopify + Contentful + Airtable e-commerce platform serving pandemic PPE distribution.

                                              Skills & Areas of Focus

                                              I bring a diverse toolkit across cloud infrastructure, AI engineering, public service, and creative work. Here are my core areas.

                                              • Platform & Cloud Engineering

                                                Digital Workplace strategy, enterprise Google Workspace administration, cloud platform operations, and infrastructure management at scale.

                                                GitHub | Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | AWS EFS | Docker | Google Cloud Storage | Stripe | MinIO | .Net | GCP Config Connector | GitLab | Microsoft Azure Cloud | Auth0 | AWS Cloud | Google Cloud Shell | ChatGPT | Claude | Google | Airtable - Stripe Integration | Google AI Studio | Airtable - Google Calendar Integration | Notion Integration - Github | Notion Integration - Google Drive | NotebookLM | Airtable - Gmail Integration | Google Shared Drive | Google Drive | Zendesk | Airtable - Slack Integration | Airtable - Google Drive Integration | Anthropic | Airtable - ZenDesk Integration | Google Cloud SQL | Vertex AI Studio | GCP Big Query | Google AlloyDB | GCP Application Design Center | Firebase Studio | Glean | Gemini | Shopify | ServiceNow | ⛔ NotebookLM [DUPLICATE — DELETE] | Perplexity | v0 (Vercel) | OpenRouter | LM Studio | Notion | Replicate | Supabase | Vercel | Hugging Face | Google Antigravity | OpenAI | Bolt.new (StackBlitz) | Ollama | Lovable | Gemini Enterprise | Gemini for Google Workspace
                                              • AI, Context & Prompt Engineering

                                                Building agentic AI workflows with frontier LLMs, MCP servers, and IDE-integrated agents. 40-60% dev velocity improvement, 85-95% AI task success rate.

                                                Perplexity | Gemini 2.5 | Claude | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Gemini 1.5 | Model Context Protocol (MCP) | Claude Code | Gemini Gems | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Gemini 2.0 | Replit | CrewAI |  LLMs |  Google Agentspace |  AI Agents | GenKit | Claude 4 Opus | Claude 4 Sonnet | Glean | Gemini | Grok | Cowork (Anthropic) | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-4o | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude in Chrome | Claude in Excel | DeepSeek R1 | OpenAI o3 | Llama 4 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Mistral Large | DeepSeek V3 | GPT-5.4 nano | OpenAI o3-pro | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Replit Agent | Gemini 3 Deep Think | GPT-5.4 mini | Gemini 3 Pro | OpenAI o3-mini | Qwen 2.5 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview | GPT-4.1 | GPT-4.5 | OpenAI o4-mini | Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview | GPT-5.4 Pro | Llama 3.x (Legacy) | GPT-5.3 Codex | Gemini for Google Workspace | Gemini 3 Flash | GPT-5.3 Instant | Gemini 3.1 Pro | GPT-5.4 | OpenAI o3-deep-research
                                              • SRE & DevOps

                                                Site reliability engineering, blameless postmortems, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.

                                                Grafana Loki | Datadog | Elast Alert | ELK Stack | Prometheus | Grafana | Alertmanager
                                              • Web Engineering

                                                Full-stack development from React frontends to Node.js backends, with headless CMS and 3D web experience.

                                                Python | Python Flask | React Native | Ruby | HTML | Python Fast API | Dart | Nest.js | Laravel | Rust | GraphQL | Python Django | CSS | PHP | React | Bash | Redux | Java | Flutter | Haskell | Javascript | Webpack Module Federation | Material UI | Typescript | Next.js | Go | Vue.js | Mermaid | Excalidraw | Google Apps Manager [GAM] | Model Context Protocol (MCP) | RSS | CrewAI |  Google Agentspace | Astro | Node Express | Angular | GenKit | DGraph | Gatsby | REST APIs
                                              • Strategic Leadership

                                                Program management, stakeholder coordination, and operational leadership across government, tech, and nonprofit sectors.

                                                Oracle Database | Atlassian Jira | Basecamp | Gun.js | Neo4J | Vitess | Asana | MySQL | AWS DynamoDB | Hugo | Notion | n8n | AirFlow | WordPress | Influx | Airtable - Stripe Integration | Airtable - Google Calendar Integration | Airtable | Contentful | Airtable - Gmail Integration | Airtable - Slack Integration | Airtable - Google Drive Integration | Airtable - ZenDesk Integration | YouTube | GCP Big Query | Google AlloyDB | Vector DB |  Google Workspace Flows | Notion | Supabase
                                              • Event & Advance Operations

                                                Presidential-level event logistics, Secret Service coordination, and high-stakes operational planning across 3 administrations.

                                              • Systems & Security

                                                Network administration, security operations, and enterprise system design for organizations of all sizes.

                                                Wordfence | CIS Benchmarks | Popeye  | Passport.js | WireGuard
                                              • Photography

                                                Documentary and landscape photography across national parks, the White House, and Silicon Valley. Each frame tells a story of place and purpose.

                                              Writing

                                              Technical articles on prompt engineering, AI systems, and context engineering.
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                                              Get in touch

                                              Reach out to me to partner, collaborate, or just to say hullo!