• Architected and deployed a production-grade, highly available Kubernetes testbed on AWS, simulating an air-gapped, on-premise environment for stateful IBM workloads (ACE/MQ)
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision multi-node Kubernetes clusters with secure, private networking via bastion host topology
• Engineered resilient, software-defined storage using Longhorn for replicated block storage and re-architected IBM applications to StatefulSets for stable network identity
• Designed comprehensive ingress and pod-to-pod communication using NGINX Ingress and Calico CNI with zero-trust NetworkPolicies
• Implemented disaster recovery solution using Velero with Kopia, backing up Kubernetes manifests and persistent volume data to Minio S3 store
• Deployed full-stack observability with Prometheus and Grafana, including custom dashboards for IBM MQ queue depth and throughput
• Hardened cluster security with automated TLS certificate lifecycle management using kubelet-csr-approver and cert-manager
• Engineered containerized test environments for UBA Group, migrating applications to production and leading HTTPS network infrastructure upgrades

Cloud Architect & DevOps Leadership

• Founded and led tech services agency, evolving from full-stack web development to specialized cloud engineering and DevOps consulting
• Led design and deployment of cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance with industry standards
• Architected and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, CircleCI, and Azure DevOps, reducing deployment time by up to 50%
• Managed migration of on-premise infrastructure to Azure for clients, achieving average annual cloud expense reductions of 30%
• Redesigned and migrated company website to AWS S3 with CloudFront CDN, implementing CircleCI DevOps workflow for automated updates

Cloud Development Projects

• Developed and launched "Save Earth," an AI-powered platform for endangered species awareness, integrating Azure Custom Vision and Blob Storage
• Streamlined Chainlink project deployments with CircleCI, AWS CloudFormation, automated rollback, React/Next.js frontend, and Solidity/Hardhat backend
• Operationalized ML microservice with Kubernetes by deploying Scikit-learn model using Docker, Kubernetes, and CircleCI
• Led Azure Cloud Security & Monitoring implementation with Azure Sentinel, Security Center, Zero Trust networking, and automated remediation

ML Microservice Operationalization

• Transformed machine learning model into production-ready microservice to handle API requests
• Automated Kubernetes deployment and ensured continuous integration
• Conducted comprehensive testing of project code using hadolint linting tool
• Developed and completed Dockerfile to containerize machine learning application
• Enabled microservice to provide housing price predictions via API calls
• Enhanced log statements within source code to improve visibility into application behavior

AWS Serverless TODO Application

• Developed and deployed serverless "TODO" application using AWS Lambda and Serverless framework
• Implemented core functionality for creating, updating, deleting, and fetching TODO items
• Enabled users to upload attachments with pre-signed URLs for secure file uploads
• Created efficient DynamoDB table for storing TODO items using composite key
• Structured codebase into layers following separation of concerns principle

Neighborly Web Application

• Developed and deployed "Neighborly" web application using Python Flask for neighbor connectivity
• Streamlined deployment using Azure services including Function App, Cosmos DB, Azure Registry, Kubernetes, Event Hubs, and Logic App
• Created Azure Registry and Dockerized Azure Functions for streamlined deployment
• Developed Logic App monitoring HTTP triggers and initiating email notifications
• Established Event Hub namespace for effective event stream management

Taught computer science fundamentals and programming concepts to secondary school students.