Experience

Capability and technical depth.

My work spans the intersection of cloud architecture, software systems, and technical documentation. I have worked with organizations facing the challenge of maintaining and evolving complex systems — identifying structural risk, making undocumented architectures legible, and defining credible improvement paths.

The consistent thread is producing clarity: about what a system is, what risk it carries, and what a realistic path forward looks like.


Technology and architecture

Domains

Cloud and Infrastructure

  • AWS (broad service coverage)
  • Serverless — Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, SNS
  • Infrastructure as Code — CDK, CloudFormation
  • ECS, Fargate, EC2
  • API Gateway, AppSync

Architecture and Design

  • Event-driven architecture
  • Microservices and service decomposition
  • Architecture documentation and reconstruction
  • Domain-driven design
  • Modernization patterns

Security and Operations

  • AWS security review
  • IAM and least-privilege design
  • Cost optimization analysis
  • Observability — CloudWatch, distributed tracing

Testing and Quality

  • Integration and critical-path testing
  • Contract testing
  • End-to-end validation strategies

Languages and Tooling

  • TypeScript / JavaScript
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • SQL
  • Git, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Career

Chronology

The entries below are placeholders. Verified roles will be added before launch.

Senior Cloud Software Architect, Aerospace Quality Software Development

  • Lead across architecture, development, DevOps, observability, and production support.
  • Architected and delivered a regulated global SaaS platform supporting 7,000 users across clients in Canada and Mexico.
  • Designed secure authentication and SSO flows using AWS Cognito, JWT lifecycle management, and frontend/backend session integration.
  • Managed production environments, 17+ services and microservices, and 60+ CI/CD pipelines with a 99.5% uptime SLA.
  • Established monitoring and operational practices that reduced mean time to recovery by more than 90%.

Chief Software Architect, FinTech Industry

  • Oversaw architecture and the full delivery lifecycle for blockchain-based SaaS products serving regulated financial-services use cases.
  • Managed 12 environments within the code lifecycle, 8+ services and microservices, and 8+ CI/CD pipelines.
  • Implemented secure DevOps workflows covering CI/CD, SSO integration, production infrastructure, structured logging, and observability.
  • Directed cloud migration strategy and introduced canary and blue/green deployment practices.
  • Coordinated backend and frontend delivery teams to align architecture, implementation, and production readiness.

Digital Channels Manager

  • Supported banking, payments, ATM, POS, and high-availability operations.
  • Planned and directed the implementation and launch of multiplatform internet banking solutions.
  • Led ATM and POS technology initiatives, including ATMCore implementation and POS network updates.
  • Delivered digital banking and payments initiatives involving EMV/CHIP, LBTR, ACH transfers, online bill payments, and contact-center systems.

Development and IT Manager

  • Led infrastructure, networks, software delivery, and capital planning.
  • Managed IT and software development for a multimedia news organization.
  • Led a virtualization migration and major publishing-platform, mobile-application, and high-traffic website initiatives.
  • Delivered editorial core systems, Exchange 365, and a 350-extension telephone system.

Processing & IT Manager

  • Led a 14-person team supporting payment processing, high-availability databases, and web application operations.
  • Managed databases and IT operations supporting ACH, credit-card, and draft processing.
  • Led call-center IT planning and third-party vendor coordination.
  • Directed the development and operation of high-traffic web applications.

Across engagements

Selected technical responsibilities

  • Mapping undocumented production systems and producing architecture documentation for teams taking over ownership

  • Conducting structured security and cost reviews of AWS environments with read-only access profiles

  • Designing event-driven and serverless architectures on AWS, including Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, and API Gateway

  • Developing integration and critical-path test strategies that protect business-critical workflows

  • Producing modernization roadmaps that define a staged path from legacy to maintainable architectures

  • Applying Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK and CloudFormation across multiple client environments