Things I build

Not a menu of over-engineered "solutions." These are the things I actually do day-to-day. If you need something that's not listed, ask — I've probably done it, or I'll tell you honestly if I haven't.

Proactive System Administration & Monitoring

Server provisioning, security hardening, patching, monitoring, incident response. The boring stuff that keeps your site from falling over at 2 AM.

  • Linux server setup and hardening (Nginx, Apache, MySQL, Postgres)
  • Monitoring and alerting (self-hosted or Lightstep/Datadog)
  • Backup strategy and disaster recovery planning
  • Incident response and post-mortems

DevOps Automation & CI/CD

Building pipelines that actually work. Automated deploys, testing, and rollback strategies so deploying isn't a group prayer session.

  • CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Ansible, Bitbucket Pipelines, GitHub Actions)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Packer)
  • Automated testing and deployment strategies
  • Containerization with Docker and orchestration basics

Cloud Infrastructure & Cost Optimization

AWS, DigitalOcean, or whatever you're running on. I'll help you design, migrate, and right-size — no upsells, no services you don't need.

  • Cloud architecture design and migration
  • Cost reviews and right-sizing (most teams can cut 20-40%)
  • Performance tuning and scalability planning
  • Security audits and compliance groundwork

Data Shaping & Migration Prep

Got a CSV mess, a platform migration, or data that needs wrangling into something usable? I do the boring ETL work nobody wants — normalize, validate, transform, load.

  • CSV/JSON/XML wrangling and normalization
  • Platform-to-platform data migration
  • Database imports, dedup, and cleanup
  • Scripted transformations for repeatable workflows

How we work together

One-off Projects

Have a specific migration, audit, or pipeline to build? Fixed scope, fixed price, done right.

Monthly Retainers

Ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance. You get a dedicated ops person without the full-time salary.

Advisory Hours

Need a sounding board? Block out a few hours a month to review architecture, strategy, or incident post-mortems.

Not sure what you need?

That's fine. Send me a message and we'll figure it out together.

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