My skills

These are the current skills I have accrued over the years. Furthermore, my skill is ever growing as I continue to learn new things. Here is just a taste of what I am currently capable of.

Nginx

Nginx makes it simple to serve web content to multiple on a large scale. Along being able to act as a gateway for multiple web services. As such I use this model when deploying any web services. I also have 7+ of experience of implementing and maintaining Nginx web servers for production deployments

Redis

I have 7+ years of experience using Redis to implement caching mechanism for various backend projects. Furthermore, I also have experience using implementing Redis as a NoSQL solution for persisting data.

Cisco Certified

Along with having a strong of network engineering concepts I also have a strong understand of how configure and maintain Cisco networking equipment/solutions. Currently I hold the CCNA networking certification from Cisco. Furthermore, over the last few months I have also striving to acquire my CCNP network engineering certification from Cisco.

React JS

I have been using ever since my first software development job where I was doing a lot of frontend development. Which was seven years ago. Since then I have only gotten better when it comes to creating beautiful guis and custom frontends using React.JS!

Linux

I have 5+ years of experience designing, creating, and maintaining mission critical services for small businesses that operate on Linux. Over the years deployed such systems using different distributions of Linux such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Cent Os, Debian, Arch Linux, and Raspbian OS. If it runs Linux I know how to work with it!

HTML + CSS

Frontend design and development was my original passion. When creating frontends I employ the use of HTML and CSS to make sites not only functional, but makes them pop and come to life. I have a proficient understanding of HTML5, CSS, and Javascript. However, I also have a strong understanding using frameworks/libraries such as ReactJS, AstroJS, NextJS, and Tailwindcss.

Node.JS

I have been using Node.JS for building backend infrastructure and an assortment of other projects for as long as I have been using Python. I have about 9+ years building Node.JS web services for production environments.

PostgreSQL

Beyond Frontend or Backend design/development, I am proficient in designing, creating, and maintaining databases using PostgreSQL. On top of that I also have a strong understanding of the best practices when scaling or optimizing databases for large-scale use.

Python

Outside of HTML + CSS, Python was my first formal introduction into programming. It was the very first language and have been using it projects and backend development over the last 10+ years.

Docker

Out of my many skills, the one I utilize the most on a daily basis is docker. I have 3+ years of experience implementing and maintaining both staging and production environments using docker. Along with experience in deploying and maintaining swarm networks for docker.