Portfolio

Introduction

My name is Jason Paul. I’m a computer geek with over 20 years experience in Information Technology.

Currently I’m focused on growing my career in Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure, Platform, and/or Site Reliability Engineering.

I’m experienced with Amazon Web Services and Docker, as well as container orchestration like Kubernetes. I like automation and Infrastructure as Code, and frequently use tools like Ansible and Terraform. I mainly code in Bash and Python.

I run a fairly extensive homelab based on Proxmox and TrueNAS, and I’m constantly updating and adding services to test and experiment with.

I’m currently a member of the AWS Community Builders program and an active member of our local Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group.

I enjoy sharing knowledge and information around the topics I learn. I hope some of the things I post help you.

About Me

When I’m not learning about new technologies, I’m usually travelling with my wife, spending time with friends, or checking out new restaurants and breweries to sample good food and craft beer. I enjoy cooking, video games, board games, skiing, swimming, archery, cycling, and going to the gym.

I volunteer at The Food Bank of Waterloo Region when I have spare time, helping in the warehouse where needed.

Contact Methods

Resources

Experience

CompanyRoleFromTo
PwC CanadaCloud DevOps Manager – InfrastructureAug 2024Present
Conestoga CollegeProfessor (Part Time)May 2024Present
Cisco SystemsSenior Cloud Infrastructure DeveloperAug 2022March 2024
OpenTextLead Cloud Systems AdministratorNov 2021Aug 2022
OpenTextSenior Technical Support SpecialistMar 2020Oct 2021
FiberneticsVarious Roles – Product and Development SupportJun 2018March 2020
Cineplex Digital MediaVarious Roles – Technical Support and OperationsJul 2016Nov 2017
Research In MotionVarious Roles – Principal Technical Support AnalystMay 2004Oct 2013

Certifications

Badges

Projects

  • K8sGPT/LocalAI – Local Kubernetes Cluster Troubleshooting Agent – October 2024
    • Participated in AMD Pervasive AI Developer Contest, attended Advancing AI conference in San Franciso on AMD’s invitation in October 2024.
    • Developed locally hosted deployment of Artificial Intelligence infrastructure based on AMD ROCm architecture.
    • Used LocalAI and OpenWebUI to launch and provide access to locally hosted LLM.
    • Integrated with K8sGPT for troubleshooting of local Kubernetes clusters.
    • GitHub Project Page
    • Companion Article

  • AWS Cloud Bootcamp with Andrew Brown – August 2023
  • Bitwarden AWS Installation – January 2023
  • Serverless Malware URL Checker Project – July 2022
    • Created application to submit URLs, to add or check if they are on a malware site blacklist using an API
    • Deployed using Terraform
    • Used AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB
    • Wrote Lambda functions in Python with Boto 3 CDK
    • Github Project Page
    • Companion Article
  • Minecraft Ansible Automated Installation – January 2022
    • Created Ansible scripts to fully install Minecraft Java Edition on new Linux host
    • Included options to run on various cloud platforms and on-premise, with multiple Linux distributions
    • Used Roles and Preinstall/Postinstall Tasks to completely automate the install and configuration process
    • Github Project Page
    • Companion Article

Courses and Certificates

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