Designing resilient cloud platforms that ship faster and fail safer

Outcome-driven work across Cloud, DevOps, and Platform Engineering — positioned for Cloud Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or DevOps Engineer roles.

99.95%
Availability
-63%
MTTR Reduction
×10
Deploys/Day
-27%
Cost Reduction

Professional Background

> Bridging business needs with technical execution

With 5+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, freelancer, and technical consultant, I’ve helped organizations implement solutions in cloud infrastructure, SaaS automation, and API integrations. My work has spanned compliance-heavy industries like health and life insurance, as well as SaaS startups.

I thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with engineers, compliance officers, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that are scalable, secure, and user-friendly.

Roles & Contributions

> Hands-on experience in diverse technical roles

Software Solutions Architect

CleanCore

  • Architected AI-powered CRM systems with automated lead scoring & chatbots
  • Collaborated on custom engineered fixes & enhancements
  • Reduced churn by designing effective onboarding programs

Systems & Technology Consultant

Pioneering Clean

  • Developed a full-scale online learning management platform (LMS)
  • Integrated payment gateways & course hosting solutions
  • Led UX enhancements to refine user flows & boost adoption

Entrepreneur & Freelancer

Self-Employed

  • Delivered CRM automation & SaaS onboarding for regulated industries
  • Designed Zapier and custom automation workflows
  • Provided technical training & documentation for business teams

Architectures in Production

> Systems I built or owned — with outcomes

Kubernetes
Multi-region K8s
GKE + Istio Platform

Blue/green rollouts, HPA, error-budget alerts. Cost down 22%.

KubernetesK8s
Google CloudGCP
LinuxLinux
Commit
Build
Test
Deploy
Automated Pipeline
CI/CD Pipeline

Commit → build → test → deploy → observe. Lead time -70%.

GitOps
React LogoReact
LinuxLinux
Growth Metrics
1,500+ Clients Onboarded
Improved product adoption and reduced time-to-value for over 1,500 clients on SaaS platforms.
AI/ML Systems
AI-Powered CRM
Built an AI-driven CRM with chatbots and automated lead scoring, reducing manual sales workload.
HIPAA ✓SOC2 ✓PCI ✓
Automated Compliance
Engineered automated compliance workflows for health and life insurance industries.
Customer Success
Improved Retention
Designed customer-centric onboarding strategies that significantly reduced churn.

Impact Over Time

Problem → approach → outcome across roles

Software Solutions Architect — CleanCore

Problem: Fragmented customer onboarding and limited visibility into funnel performance.

Approach: Designed an AI-powered CRM with event-driven automation, rolled out CI/CD and observability.

Outcome: 1,500+ clients onboarded, churn reduced, lead time -70%.

GCPCI/CDObservabilityAPIs

Systems & Technology Consultant — Pioneering Clean

Problem: Need for scalable LMS with reliable payments and content delivery.

Approach: Built modular LMS, integrated gateways, optimized UX and release flow.

Outcome: Adoption up, incidents down; release cadence increased safely.

ReactPaymentsBlue/GreenMetrics

Entrepreneur & Freelancer — Self-Employed

Problem: Regulated clients needed secure automation and reliable integrations.

Approach: Automated CRM and data pipelines, enforced IAM/RBAC, added alerting.

Outcome: Compliance workflows automated; fewer manual errors and faster SLAs.

IAMAPIsZapierDocs

Career Goals

> Targeting roles that leverage my unique skill set

Cloud Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

DevOps Engineer

These roles leverage my expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, and reliability engineering to build scalable systems that deliver business value and operational excellence.

Mission Control Center

> Real-time monitoring and management of enterprise cloud infrastructure

Cloud Architecture Command Center

Enterprise Infrastructure Management Console

Status
OPERATIONAL
reliability

System Availability

99.95% +0.02%
reliability

Mean Time to Recovery

8.2min -63%
delivery

Deploy Frequency

12.3/day +340%
security

Security Posture

98.7% +2.1%

Kubernetes Clusters

optimal
Uptime
99.99%

Multi-region K8s with auto-scaling

Load67%
CPU: 67%
Memory: 54%
Pods: 847

CI/CD Pipeline

online
Uptime
99.92%

GitOps with automated testing

Load23%
Success: 98.7%
Queue: 3
Avg: 4.2min

Observability Stack

optimal
Uptime
99.99%

Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger

Load45%
Metrics: 2.1M/s
Traces: 45K/s
Logs: 890GB/day

Security Systems

optimal
Uptime
100%

Zero-trust architecture

Load12%
Threats: 0
Scans: 24/day
Compliance: 100%

Data Pipelines

online
Uptime
99.99%

Real-time data processing

Load78%
Throughput: 2.5TB/day
Latency: <100ms
Quality: 99.7%

API Gateway

optimal
Uptime
99.99%

Rate limiting & load balancing

Load56%
Requests: 2.5M/hr
Latency: 42ms
Cache: 87%
System Status
4:10:11 PM
All systems operational
Next deployment: 14:30 UTC
Monitoring active: 847 services
847
Services Monitored
2.5M
Requests/Hour
99.99%
Uptime SLA
24/7
Monitoring

Skills & Expertise

> Interactive skill showcase with proficiency levels and project experience

JavaScript

Programming
Proficiency

Full-stack development with modern frameworks

TypeScript

Programming
Proficiency

Type-safe development for scalable applications

Python

Programming
Proficiency

Automation, data processing, and ML workflows

React

Programming
Proficiency

Component-based UI development

Next.js

Programming
Proficiency

Full-stack React applications with SSR/SSG

SQL

Programming
Proficiency

Database design and complex queries

Kubernetes

Cloud
Proficiency

Container orchestration and cluster management

Docker

Cloud
Proficiency

Containerization and multi-stage builds

CI/CD

Cloud
Proficiency

Automated deployment pipelines

Grafana

Cloud
Proficiency

Observability dashboards and alerting

Prometheus

Cloud
Proficiency

Metrics collection and time-series data

GoHighLevel

Automation
Proficiency

CRM automation and funnel optimization

HubSpot

Automation
Proficiency

Marketing automation and CRM integration

Zapier

Automation
Proficiency

No-code automation and API integrations

API Integrations

Automation
Proficiency

RESTful APIs and webhook implementations

Webhooks

Automation
Proficiency

Event-driven automation and real-time sync

Programming
6
Avg: 4.7/5
Cloud
5
Avg: 4.4/5
Automation
5
Avg: 4.6/5

Development Philosophy

> My approach to building systems that work in the real world

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Hands-on Learning

I learn by building real projects and solving actual problems

Customer-First Mindset

Every technical decision serves a business purpose and customer need

Core Principles

Simple, measurable, automated solutions that scale effectively

Design review or migration chat?

Cloud Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or DevOps Engineer — I can help accelerate outcomes.