Hi, I'm Noel đź‘‹
Expert Infrastructure Leadership.
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About

I'm a passionate and innovative technology expert and leader with a talent for transforming complex challenges into efficient solutions. My expertise covers IT Infrastructure, HPC, Linux, Cloud, Kubernetes, and full-stack development, allowing me to thrive in leadership roles that require creativity and forward-thinking.

I've led global teams, executed large-scale projects, and mastered Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud computing, and full-stack development. I love to travel, continuously learn, and craft business-aligned technical visions that push boundaries.

Enthusiastic about the software-defined future, I'm eager to shape the next era of technology and drive meaningful change in my career.

In my spare time, I'm developing a unique cybersecurity solution to protect critical web-facing infrastructure and building a decentralized cloud service marketplace called Tunninet, reflecting my deep interest in creating innovative solutions for the next generation of technology.

Notably this site and many others are hosted on my own Private Cloud (Openstack), Network Mesh (Wireguard & Custom Linux Routers) & Kubernetes (K8S) utilizing load balancers and other various openstack and private network resources all deployed in a Software Defined CI/CD Manner (Gitlab, Ansible & Terraform).

Work Experience

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Throughout my career, I have architected and delivered a diverse range of solutions, encompassing web and mobile applications, sophisticated automation frameworks, global networking infrastructures, and cutting-edge cloud services. Below are some of the projects I am particularly proud of.
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Tunninet Cloud

I built a complex network mesh spanning 10 geographical regions to share network and compute resources. This forms the cloud that supports my applications via Kubernetes. Not all regions have substantial servers; some are edge locations with policy-based routing to access other regions. There are 4 cloud servers, with redundancy achieved by two in NJ and two in NYC, connected via a mesh & load balanced.

Ansible
Openstack
Kubernetes
Python
IPv6
Encryption

Kubernetes Bootstrap

Due to the current limitations of OpenStack's Magnum project, particularly its lack of support for Dual Stack, I developed my own solution to replace Magnum. Using a combination of Terraform, OpenStack, Ansible, and Cloud-Init, I built a custom bootstrap process to configure and deploy my environment and software stack independently. This cluster is now running all apps seen on this portfolio plus this site.

OpenStack
Terraform
Cloud-Init
Ansible
Helm
Flannel
CSI
Kafka

Kafka

I configured Kafka and a dashboard in my Kubernetes environment using CI/CD automation with Ansible and the Kubernetes API. This setup tests applications requiring streaming data, like advertising tech and real-time stock feeds. Below, you can see raw data showing AAPL stock trends, sourced from a producer API and processed via a backend WebSocket for real-time updates.

OpenStack
Terraform
Kubernetes
Ansible
Kafka
Market Feeds
Grafana Dashboards

Grafana Dashboards

Due to the complexity of Kubernetes subsystems, ingresses, and applications, developers and DevOps professionals need to monitor their environments by scraping endpoints into Prometheus time-series databases and visualizing them in dashboards. I deployed a Kubernetes-based Prometheus setup with custom tags to scrape applications with them.

OpenStack
Ansible
Kubernetes
Python
Grafana
Prometheus
Streaming Advertisement API

Streaming Advertisement API

I developed an advert simulator using Python, Kafka & MongoDB & more to showcase SSP and DSP marketplace ads. It streams ads based on events like page views, clicks, and purchases, serving relevant ads. Future enhancements include integrating AI (a recommendation engine) and completing the ETL chain beyond random ad sequences.

OpenStack
S3
Kubernetes
Ansible
Python
MongoDB
Kafka
API
Kafka-Driven AI/Quant Equities API

Kafka-Driven AI/Quant Equities API

The API handles equities analysis, including volume and intraday data via real-time WebSocket. It evaluates trends and makes buy/sell calls based on stable and predicted growth. The React front end and admin portal manage equities, with predictions visualized in Grafana, offering a turnkey quant tool.

Kubernetes
Ansible
Python
API
OpenAPI
ETL
AI/ML
Tunninet Custom Router & API's

Tunninet Custom Router & API's

Tunninet's core product securely connects end-users to the DMZ, allowing only authenticated access while shielding the API. It also creates a decentralized marketplace for compute and AI workloads, matching microservices demand with resources, aiming to become the 'Uber of compute'.

Kubernetes
Ansible
Python
API
OpenAPI
Router
Linux
Encryption
Cloud-Init
This Biography Website

This Biography Website

I built my biography website because results speak louder than words. It’s a dynamic, engaging resume that offers recruiters and colleagues a comprehensive view of my achievements, providing insights beyond a traditional resume, fostering a more meaningful and lasting connection.

Kubernetes
Ansible
MultiMedia
React
S3
Openstack
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