Projects

Cloud Resume Challenge

2025 | Serverless Web Application | AWS, GCP, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible

• Awarded the inaugural Admiral badge in the CRC bootcamp, a special honorary rank for bootcampers who exceed Captain-level achievement
• Deployed on both AWS and GCP to compare cloud providers and IaC approaches hands-on
• AWS: S3 + CloudFront with OAC, Lambda + DynamoDB visitor counter behind API Gateway, deployed via Ansible
• GCP: Cloud Functions v2 + Firestore visitor counter, GCS static hosting behind Cloudflare CDN, Terraform state in Terraform Cloud
• Secured with ACM + Route 53 (AWS) and Cloudflare free SSL (GCP); both fully serverless within free tier

CloudWatch RUM Integration

2026 | Observability | AWS CloudWatch RUM, Cognito, CloudFormation, Ansible

• Replaced the CRC visitor counter with real browser telemetry: page load performance, JS errors, and HTTP monitoring
• Implemented Cognito unauthenticated identity pool to vend short-lived AWS credentials to the browser — no secrets in client-side code
• Deployed the RUM app monitor and Cognito stack via CloudFormation, automated with Ansible
• Worked through two undocumented gotchas: the RUM SDK is always served from us-east-1 regardless of region, and the app monitor domain must match the canonical www subdomain exactly

KCNA Lab

2026 | Kubernetes Lab Environment | Kubernetes, kind, Helm, Argo CD, Prometheus, Grafana

• Built a local Kubernetes lab on an M-series Mac (kind + Colima) covering all four KCNA exam domains
• Progressed from core objects (Pods, Deployments, Services) through Ingress, RBAC, and a full end-to-end app
• Packaged the final app as a Helm chart, deployed via Argo CD with GitOps auto-sync from GitHub
• Added Prometheus + Grafana for cluster observability using the kube-prometheus-stack

Enterprise Data Discovery & Migration Platform

2021-2024 | Large-Scale Data Management | Cloud Migration, Compliance, Automation

• Led data discovery and migration projects processing over 1.5PB of enterprise data across government, insurance, and energy sectors
• Developed automated compliance scanning for PCI, PII, and PHI data across multi-cloud environments
• Reduced client storage costs by 30% through document lifecycle optimization and retention policy implementation
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver zero-data-loss migrations for sensitive enterprise data
• Created executive dashboards and reporting tools for data governance and compliance tracking

Write-up coming soon

Infrastructure Automation & Monitoring

Ongoing | DevOps Tooling & Best Practices | Terraform, Ansible, Monitoring

• Developed reusable Terraform modules for common AWS infrastructure patterns (VPC, ECS, RDS)
• Implemented infrastructure monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch, New Relic, and custom Lambda functions
• Created automated incident response workflows to reduce MTTR for critical system failures
• Built documentation and runbooks for infrastructure operations and troubleshooting
• Established infrastructure testing practices using Terraform validation and automated compliance checks

Write-up coming soon

Multi-Environment ECS Deployment Platform

2025 | Enterprise Healthcare Infrastructure | AWS ECS, Jenkins, CloudWatch

• Architected and maintained CI/CD pipelines for multi-environment ECS deployments supporting development, staging, and production
• Implemented comprehensive disaster recovery procedures including automated backups, lifecycle policies, and recovery protocols
• Established centralized logging infrastructure with CloudWatch and SNS-based alerting for critical system events
• Modernized legacy application stack through systematic dependency upgrades and security patching
• Created technical architecture diagrams and documentation for AWS GovCloud implementation

Write-up coming soon