Projects

Windows → Containers on AWS ECS

Why it mattered: Reduced deployment friction and standardized runtime for legacy Windows services; enabled faster, safer releases.

Impact: Improved release cadence by ~50%; easier rollbacks and consistency across environments.

  • Tech: Jenkins, CodeBuild, ECS, Docker (Windows), Packer, Terraform

CIS Compliance & PKI Modernization

Why it mattered: Reduced audit risk and manual toil; standardized workstation/server baselines.

Impact: PKI issuance time down ~70%; consistent policy enforcement via GPO and automation.

  • Tech: Active Directory, GPO, PKI, PowerShell, MECM/SCCM

Homelab Platform & Networking

Why it mattered: Production-like sandbox for testing infra changes, monitoring, and automation patterns.

Impact: Faster experiment cycles; validated DNS filtering, network segmentation, and observability setup.

  • Tech: pfSense, Docker, Ubuntu, Pi-hole, Unbound, Prometheus/Grafana

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