About
I am a meticulous and results-driven developer, with over ten years
experience using frontend and backend web development technologies in my
current position as the sole IT technician and database manager at a
weighbridge company. In the last seven years, I have also worked as a remote
freelance web developer utilising my specialist skills in cloud based
technologies while maintaining my current role. I have a passion for
building cost-effective, secure and scalable solutions on AWS and Azure.
Projects
ProjectsCloud Projects
Automating EC2 instances using Python AWS - EC2, Lambda & EventBridge, Python
Secure AWS Load Balancers AWS - EC2, ACM & CloudFormation
Cloud Resume Challenge AWS - S3, CloudFront, Route 53, Lambda & DynamoDB, Astro/HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Python, GitHub Actions
AWS Architecture Deployment with Terraform AWS - VPC, EC2, Terraform
Secure and Scalable AWS VPC built using Terraform AWS - VPC & IAM, Terraform
Other
Technical Skills
Cloud Computing:
- Designing, implementing and managing:
- Secure, scalable and resilient AWS infrastructures utilising VPC, EC2, Auto Scaling and Load Balancing;
- High-performing, reliable database solutions on AWS using RDS and DynamoDB ensuring data security;
- Event-driven serverless applications using Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS, SNS and EventBridge;
- High-availability, low-latency content delivery with Route 53 and CloudFront for website performance.
- AWS security services:
- WAF and GuardDuty for protection and threat detection.
- IAM for access control.
- CloudTrail for logging, to monitor account activity.
Programming and Development:
- HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript, React, Next, Astro
- PHP, Node, Express
- MySQL, MongoDB
Scripting & Programming:
- JavaScript, TypeScript, Python. Linux CLI, AWS CLI for cloud-based operations.
Experience
Freelance Web Development 2018 - Present
- Built and maintained websites for clients, utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL. Subsequently gained experience with web development technologies including Node, Express, React and the NoSQL database service MongoDB.
- Utilised AWS services including S3, CloudFront, ACM, Lambda, API Gateway and Route 53.
Midweigh Ltd, Kidderminster 2013 - Present IT Technician and Database Manager
- Played a pivotal role in establishing the company's digital foundation by building a custom website with a user forum (PHP & MySQL) to facilitate customer engagement and brand growth.
- Oversaw the design, development, and maintenance of the company's database infrastructure.
