Kelechi Emenike, Developer in Summerside, NS, Canada
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Kelechi Emenike

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Cloud and Infrastructure Developer

Summerside, NS, Canada

Toptal member since May 27, 2024

Bio

Kelechi is a seasoned cloud and infrastructure architect with over a decade of experience delivering value using AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud services. He has an extensive background in various industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, health, financial services, and oil and gas. When Kelechi is not building DevOps pipelines, automating infrastructure, or building applications, he teaches, writes technology articles, and offers Udemy courses on Python and SQL.

Portfolio

Bright Breaks
AWS, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloud, DevOps, AWS DevOps, AWS IAM...
Sahara Group
JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Excel 365, AWS CLI, DevOps Engineer, Scrum, Docker
Sahara Group
VMware, Azure, AWS, Office 365, Windows Server, AWS CLI, DevOps Engineer...

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Linux, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud, Python, JavaScript, DevOps Engineer

The most amazing...

...things I've done were managing Unilever NG's anti-malware remediation project at 19 and building Ikeja Electric's Energy billing software.

Work Experience

MLOps Engineer | Infrastructure Architect

2022 - 2024
Bright Breaks
  • Handled project management and implementation of infrastructure upgrades for corporate applications, including pipeline design, implementation, and QA.
  • Designed and implemented AWS Machine Learning (with Amazon Personalize).
  • Implement G4 instances in AWS using NVDA GPUs.
  • Handled project management and the implementation of the migration of the company's marketing portal (based on WordPress) and domain, including all dependencies, backward integration strategies, and security.
  • Managed the company's Cloudflare infrastructure, designed and deployed workers, and was responsible for the cloud security architecture.
  • Wrote build scripts with Bazel and Buck to deploy a multi-platform application on mobile (iOS and Android).
  • Oversaw the implementation and integration of a website analytics platform (a combination of Mixpanel, Google Analytics 4, and Google Tag Manager).
Technologies: AWS, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloud, DevOps, AWS DevOps, AWS IAM, Amazon EC2, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Amazon Route 53, VPC, Amazon API Gateway, AWS Elastic File System, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, AWS WAF, Amazon RDS, Git, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevSecOps, IT Security, Bash, Identity & Access Management (IAM), AWS IAM Identity Center, CI/CD Pipelines, Bazel, Prometheus, Redis, SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

Innovation and DevOps Analyst

2019 - 2021
Sahara Group
  • Managed the 1st edition of Sahara Group's innovation challenge, a series of events including innovation showcases and an inter-company tech hackathon.
  • Handled the deployment of Ikeja Electric's innovative meter-asset provider onboarding platform for customers, increasing annual electricity debt collection by over $1 million in 2019.
  • Deployed Sahara Downstream's 1st retail ordering system, enabling annual retail diesel sales of about $2 million.
  • Built a rapid app deployment framework, shortening internal software deployment from days to minutes.
  • Acted as the team's scrum master, gathering, analyzing, and formulating business requirements for software applications according to functional and project management objectives.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Excel 365, AWS CLI, DevOps Engineer, Scrum, Docker

IT Analyst and Cloud Administrator

2014 - 2019
Sahara Group
  • Managed the deployment of Sahara Group's first enterprise conferencing and messaging platform, reducing meeting travel costs by over 80% in 2016 alone.
  • Oversaw the successful implementation of Sahara Upstream's IT infrastructure in 2019.
  • Migrated the enterprise accounting software from on-premise solutions to the cloud, reducing server management costs by 60%.
  • Redesigned the network monitoring infrastructure, increasing network intelligence by 10% in 2015.
  • Reconfigured the helpdesk infrastructure successfully, increasing the number of requests captured by over 100% in 2015.
Technologies: VMware, Azure, AWS, Office 365, Windows Server, AWS CLI, DevOps Engineer, System Administration, Windows System Administration, Linux, SQL

Brightbreaks App

https://brightbreaks.com
This project involved designing a secure, scalable, and maintainable infrastructure for Brightbreaks applications. This project involved MLOps skills and AI knowledge.
I also developed a DevSecOps pipeline that ensured continuous integration and delivery.

Sahara Downstream's First Retail Ordering System

https://order.asharamisynergy.com/
I managed the seamless development of Sahara Downstream's first retail ordering system. I was the DevOps and integration engineer who liaised with software developers and business managers to ensure requirement specifications were correctly executed. I also ensured that the application's infrastructure was deployed in a secure, scalable, and maintainable manner. The new system enabled annual retail sales of about $2 million.
2023 - 2024

Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Quantic School of Business and Technology - Washington, USA

2012 - 2014

Master's Degree in Information Technology

University of Lagos - Nigeria

2005 - 2010

Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Computer Science

Federal University of Technology - Owerri, Nigeria

MARCH 2024 - PRESENT

Continuing Education

University of Prince Edward Island

DECEMBER 2023 - PRESENT

Microcredential

Bow Valley College, Calgary

JULY 2022 - PRESENT

Cloud Developer

Udacity

JUNE 2022 - PRESENT

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Udacity

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Amazon Web Services

JULY 2021 - JULY 2024

CompTIA Data+ Certificate

CompTIA

MARCH 2021 - PRESENT

Google IT Support Certification

Google

MARCH 2021 - PRESENT

GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

Google

OCTOBER 2020 - OCTOBER 2024

Multicloud Network Associate

Aviatrix

Libraries/APIs

Node.js

Tools

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), AWS CLI, AWS IAM, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), VMware, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Terraform, Amazon EKS, Git, Bazel, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), NGINX

Languages

Python, JavaScript, Bash, SQL

Frameworks

AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)

Paradigms

DevOps, Scrum, DevSecOps

Platforms

AWS, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Linux, Windows, MacOS, Azure, Windows Server, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon EC2, Docker, WordPress

Storage

AWS Elastic File System, Google Cloud, Redis

Other

AWS DevOps, IT Support, Troubleshooting, Excel 365, Office 365, Remote Support, Technical Support, DevOps Engineer, Cloudflare, Professional Development, Information Technology, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Computer Systems, Computer Science, Electronics, Business Administration, Finance, Education, Data, Cloud, Cloud Engineering, Development, Full-stack, CompTIA, Communication, Collaboration, Amazon Route 53, VPC, Amazon API Gateway, AWS WAF, Amazon RDS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), IT Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), AWS IAM Identity Center, CI/CD Pipelines, Prometheus, Security, SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), System Administration, Windows System Administration, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

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