Business messaging
Twilio SMS and SendGrid Email Integrations
Integrated Twilio SMS and SendGrid email into two active small-business applications for customer communication and operational notifications.
Tools
- Firebase
- Cloud Functions
- Twilio
- JavaScript
- MongoDB
- SendGrid
Key contributions
- Connected inbound and outbound Twilio SMS to Firebase Cloud Functions.
- Centralized message logging and automated routine communication workflows.
- Integrated SendGrid with a JavaScript and MongoDB app through a custom API for email notifications, with CSRF protection.
Cloud infrastructure
AWS Infrastructure Integration and Operations
Integrated AWS services with active small-business applications to support infrastructure operations and service health.
Tools
- AWS
- Grafana
- Prometheus
Key contributions
- Integrated AWS-hosted services with existing small-business systems.
- Brought service health into shared monitoring views for day-to-day operations.
- Used infrastructure alerts to identify issues and guide timely response.
Operations dashboards
Grafana Infrastructure Health Dashboards
Integrated Grafana dashboards with small-business infrastructure so teams can review system health and investigate issues as they happen.
Tools
- Grafana
- Prometheus
Key contributions
- Organized service and host metrics into a clear operational view.
- Tracked service and resource health trends to spot emerging problems.
- Made current conditions and alert context visible for faster investigation and follow-up.
Infrastructure alerting
Prometheus Monitoring and Real-Time Alerts
Integrated Prometheus monitoring and real-time alerts into small-business infrastructure to help teams detect and address service issues.
Tools
- Prometheus
- Grafana
Key contributions
- Collected service and infrastructure metrics for ongoing health checks.
- Configured health-based alerts so operators can respond promptly.
- Connected metric and alert context to Grafana dashboards for diagnosis and ongoing care.
Managed databases
Amazon RDS Application Databases
Connected business applications to managed PostgreSQL databases and prepared data checks for infrastructure changes.
Tools
- Amazon RDS
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
Key contributions
- Mapped application and database dependencies before service changes.
- Reviewed source data and recovery requirements for controlled transitions.
- Defined validation checks before treating a migrated database path as ready.
Application hosting
Amazon EC2 Application Hosting
Supported EC2-hosted business applications and APIs through infrastructure reviews and controlled service changes.
Tools
- Amazon EC2
- EBS
- VPC
Key contributions
- Mapped instance roles, storage, and routing dependencies across application workloads.
- Checked service state and health during maintenance and release planning.
- Documented rollback and recovery requirements alongside infrastructure changes.
Object storage
Amazon S3 Private Attachment Storage
Built private S3 attachment storage for a business application with direct uploads and controlled file access.
Tools
- Amazon S3
- Presigned URLs
- FastAPI
Key contributions
- Issued presigned upload URLs and checked completion before accepting an attachment.
- Limited downloads to authorized users through short-lived links.
- Kept internal object keys out of client-facing responses.
Email delivery
Amazon SES Transactional Email
Added Amazon SES as a secondary delivery path for application notifications alongside SendGrid.
Tools
- Amazon SES
- SendGrid
- FastAPI
Key contributions
- Implemented standard messages and MIME email for notifications with attachments.
- Handled provider errors so delivery problems are visible to the application.
- Included sender configuration and readiness checks in deployment planning.
Content delivery
Amazon CloudFront Content Delivery
Used CloudFront distributions to deliver business website content while tracking origin and browser routing dependencies.
Tools
- Amazon CloudFront
- AWS
- DNS
Key contributions
- Mapped distributions to application origins and public delivery paths.
- Reviewed browser routes and origin dependencies before infrastructure changes.
- Preserved existing content delivery behavior during release planning.
Archival design concept
Amazon S3 Glacier Archive Planning
An archival design for lower-access S3 objects, with retention and recovery requirements defined before implementation.
Tools
- Amazon S3
- S3 Glacier
- Lifecycle policies
Project scope
- Classify archive candidates by retention period and retrieval needs.
- Define lifecycle transitions for eligible objects without disrupting active data.
- Document restore and validation steps before relying on archived copies.