Microservices Architecture (Docker, ECS, Terraform)
Designed and built a containerized, auto-scaling microservices framework on AWS in 2014 — supporting services in Python, Node, Rust, and OpenResty with multi-region capability.
What It Is
Terraform is an infrastructure as code tool for provisioning cloud resources. On this site, it is part of the practical toolset behind building systems that are easier to understand, operate, and repeat.
Learn more: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/docs
Quantified Self
The quantified self interests me as a way of observing patterns in a life that would otherwise blur together.
Data Center Migration to AWS Using Terraform
Migrating a federal student loan servicer's infrastructure from a physical data center to AWS using Terraform infrastructure-as-code. The project redesigned...
Microservices Platform Modernization (EKS, ArgoCD, Helm)
Revised the 2014 container platform in 2018 onto EKS, ArgoCD, Helm, and GitHub Actions — moving from hand-run deployments to declarative, GitOps-driven delivery.
Praxis — The Magnolia Homelab
A 4-node Proxmox cluster running Kubernetes, Ceph, site-to-site VPNs to AWS, GitOps pipelines, and a full observability stack — built to test every architecture I recommend to clients.