Michael Adam Frohlich, Developer in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
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Michael Adam Frohlich

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Bio

Michael has been working in the professional software industry for the past several years. His experience is primarily in Python and Django, with hosting on Azure and AWS using containerized solutions to build microservice architectured industry applications. He has developed entire DevOps workflows on most projects he has been involved in. Michael is confident that he can work on many alternative cloud solutions.

Portfolio

Vandalay
IIS, Windows, Networking, RouterOS, SQL, Windows Server, Azure Key Vault...
DSTLRY Media, Inc.
Scripting, Stress Testing, Deployment, E2E Testing, Integration Testing...
Yoh Digital Agency, LLC
DevOps, Azure DevOps, Windows, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, WordPress...

Experience

  • Ubuntu - 7 years
  • Web Development - 7 years
  • Azure DevOps - 5 years
  • Django - 5 years
  • Azure - 5 years
  • Kubernetes - 4 years
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 4 years
  • Terraform - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Ubuntu, Django, Visual Studio, Ruby on Rails 5, Flask, Go, Azure, DevOps, Azure DevOps, Databases, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)

The most amazing...

...tool I’ve created is an internet of things (IoT) asset tracking and management solution to track assets for a client across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Work Experience

IIS System Admin

2023 - 2023
Vandalay
  • Assisted in the debugging of custom-built and hosted applications' networking issues.
  • Worked with the client to find issues within existing networking structures.
  • Maintained contact for follow-up with the client to ensure a successful resolution.
Technologies: IIS, Windows, Networking, RouterOS, SQL, Windows Server, Azure Key Vault, Grafana, Shell

Integration System Engineer

2023 - 2023
DSTLRY Media, Inc.
  • Assessed team members to determine needed infrastructure.
  • Set up AWS infrastructure for hosting custom Java applications.
  • Put up and assessed application load balancer for security.
Technologies: Scripting, Stress Testing, Deployment, E2E Testing, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Bash Script, API Testing, Shopify, Jira, Integration, REST APIs, Virtual Machines, Jira Administrator, Delivery Management, Java, Serverless Framework, AWS IoT, AWS Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, Infrastructure, Application Monitoring, IT Networking, IoT Security, Continuous Delivery (CD), Web Application Firewall (WAF), Office 365, Microsoft Teams, SSL, Postman, Internet of Things (IoT), Grafana, Redshift, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon CloudFront, Docker Swarm, Shell

Azure DevOps Engineer

2022 - 2023
Yoh Digital Agency, LLC
  • Assisted in migrating an on-premise local WordPress multi-site to Microsoft Azure Cloud.
  • Helped with the migration and updating of system software.
  • Integrated with team members to ensure the correct infrastructure.
  • Estimated costs and assessed moving on-premises infrastructure to Azure cloud.
Technologies: DevOps, Azure DevOps, Windows, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, WordPress, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Virtual Machines, Solution Architecture, On-premise, Infrastructure, Microsoft, IIS, Application Monitoring, Logging, Azure Monitor, IT Networking, IoT Security, IP Networks, Continuous Delivery (CD), Microservices Architecture, SOC 2, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure Active Directory, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Azure Key Vault, SSL, Microsoft SQL Server, FastAPI, Internet of Things (IoT), API/Services Architecture, MySQL, AWS Deployment, Shell

AWS DevOps Engineer for a Cybersecurity Project

2022 - 2022
Levl Sub Israel LTD
  • Gained access and formalized requirements for the project.
  • Assisted in the setup, tracking, and maintenance of monitoring solutions.
  • Oversaw and managed CI/CD pipelines for a few internal projects and teams.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines, Bitbucket, Amazon DynamoDB, Terragrunt, Cloud Computing, Documentation, SonarQube, Unit Testing, Cloud Security, Serverless, Redis, REST APIs, JSON, XML, Elasticsearch, Costs, Jira, API Testing, Scripting, Test Automation, AWS DevOps, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Cost Management, Serverless Framework, AWS IoT, AWS Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Microsoft, GitOps, Application Monitoring, Logging, IT Networking, Shell Scripting, IoT Security, IP Networks, Continuous Delivery (CD), Microservices Architecture, SOC 2, Amazon AppStream, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), SSL, FastAPI, Internet of Things (IoT), Grafana, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon CloudFront, Code Deployment, Shell

Senior Software and DevOps Engineer

2022 - 2022
ShareForce
  • Created new client-facing features to allow in-depth analysis of user profiles.
  • Created and maintained new DevOps procedures to upgrade current workflows.
  • Added and tested new functionality around calculations and valuations.
  • Assisted in the implementation of new CI/CD workflows.
  • Worked with client managers to create efficient solutions for specific client issues.
Technologies: Python 3, Django, DevOps, Bash, CI/CD Pipelines, Teams, GitHub, Linux, FinOps, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Data Engineering, Git, Bitbucket, AWS CloudFormation, Scalability, Security, IT Security, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Data Warehousing, OLTP, OLAP, Database Security, Monitoring, Traffic Monitoring, Systems Monitoring, Performance, Microservices, Containerization, AWS IAM, TypeScript, Cloud, Stripe, APIs, VPN, DNS, Data Science, SSH, NGINX, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, Helm, Trello, PyCharm, Cloud Computing, Documentation, Back-end, Ubuntu Linux, DevOps Engineer, SonarQube, Unit Testing, Agile DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Automated Testing, Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Chef, Serverless, REST APIs, JSON, XML, Elasticsearch, Financial Operations & Processes, Jira, Virtual Machines, AWS DevOps, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Cost Management, AWS IoT, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Virtual Machines, GitOps, Application Monitoring, Logging, Azure Monitor, IT Networking, K3s, Databricks, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure Active Directory, Office 365, SSL, MySQL/MariaDB, Postman, Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft SQL Server, Couchbase, FastAPI, Grafana, API/Services Architecture, Docker Swarm, MySQL, Code Deployment, Shell, YAML

Intermediate DevOps and Software Consultant

2015 - 2022
Tangent Solutions
  • Reevaluated existing client solutions and suggested alternative, more cost-effective solutions.
  • Created and managed an asset tracking platform for a mining client.
  • Tracked, fixed, and refactored legacy code in existing solutions.
  • Installed, tested, and maintained DevOps solutions on-site for the Mining and Agricultural Sectors.
  • Managed and developed a scholarship and fellow management platform for a financial institution.
  • Tested and maintained existing fintech solutions for an African bank.
  • Integrated with client teams to design and develop new and valuable features.
  • Assisted clients in deciding the appropriate DevOps solutions for their unique problems.
Technologies: Python, Django, Flask, Go, Angular, React, Vue, Ruby, C#, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure Active Directory Graph API, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Data Lake Analytics, Ansible, Data Pipelines, Automation, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Cloud, Bash, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, Configuration Management, Docker, Kubernetes, System Administration, Healthcare, GitLab CI/CD, Apache Airflow, MLflow, Amazon Machine Learning, Windows, IIS, Technical Writing, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS, Teams, Windows PowerShell, Deployment, GitHub, Linux, Cloud Architecture, FinOps, AWS Lambda, PostgreSQL, MQTT, JavaScript, Node.js, Data Engineering, Foreman, Puppet, Infrastructure Monitoring, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Git, Amazon RDS, Bitbucket, AWS CloudFormation, Scalability, Large Scale Distributed Systems, Security, IT Security, Apache Kafka, Amazon DynamoDB, Terragrunt, Architecture, .NET, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, OLTP, OLAP, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Data Quality, Metadata, Database Security, Data Integration, Monitoring, Traffic Monitoring, Systems Monitoring, Performance, MERN Stack, AWS AppSync, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Microservices, Azure Functions, DocumentDB, .NET Core, REST, Containerization, Scaling, Data Modeling, AWS IAM, TypeScript, Cloud, Stripe, APIs, Google Maps API, NoSQL, VPN, API Gateways, Amazon CloudWatch, DNS, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Unix, AWS Transit Gateway, Snowflake, Containers, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Azure Machine Learning, Azure ML Studio, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Data Science, Networking, SSH, NGINX, TensorBoard, Jenkins, Jenkins Pipeline, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Trello, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration (CI), PyCharm, Relational Database Services (RDS), AWS Elastic File System, Cloud Computing, Azure SQL Databases, Web & Mobile Applications, Documentation, Back-end, Ubuntu Linux, DevOps Engineer, Unit Testing, Agile DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Automated Testing, Chef, Serverless, Redis, Render, Web Hosting, AWS Certified Solution Architect, REST APIs, JSON, XML, SSL Configurations, Transport Layer Security (TLS), Elasticsearch, Consulting, Costs, Financial Operations & Processes, Bash Script, API Testing, E2E Testing, Scripting, Virtual Machines, Test Automation, Sentry, AWS DevOps, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Cost Management, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Virtual Machines, Ruby on Rails (RoR), On-premise, MSMQ, IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Microsoft, GitOps, Application Monitoring, Logging, Azure Monitor, IT Networking, C, Shell Scripting, IoT Security, IP Networks, Continuous Delivery (CD), Microservices Architecture, K3s, Karpenter, Databricks, SOC 2, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), Amazon AppStream, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure Active Directory, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Azure Key Vault, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Redis Cache, High-availability Linux, Postman, Cloud Infrastructure, Microsoft SQL Server, Data Synchronization, Couchbase, FastAPI, Lint, Internet of Things (IoT), API/Services Architecture, Docker Swarm, MySQL, HTML5, Full-stack Development, Code Deployment, Shell, YAML

Junior Software Consultant

2017 - 2019
Tangent Solutions
  • Set up and managed the project testing infrastructure and ensured its distribution to relevant parties.
  • Utilized Azure DevOps to track and manage many extensive projects and teams.
  • Integrated with existing teams to work efficiently and produce quality coffee documentation.
  • Built an in-house customer relationship management (CRM) for human resources and sales teams.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, AngularJS, Vue, Python, Django, Azure, CSS, C#, AWS IAM, TypeScript, Cloud, Stripe, APIs, Google Maps API, NoSQL, VPN, API Gateways, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Unix, Containers, Machine Learning, Azure Machine Learning, Azure ML Studio, Data Science, Networking, SSH, NGINX, Jenkins, Jenkins Pipeline, GitHub Actions, Java, Prometheus, Trello, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration (CI), PyCharm, Relational Database Services (RDS), AWS Elastic File System, Cloud Computing, Azure SQL Databases, Web & Mobile Applications, Documentation, Back-end, Ubuntu Linux, Unit Testing, Agile DevOps, Automated Testing, Serverless, Redis, Web Hosting, REST APIs, JSON, XML, Heroku, SSL Certificates, Transport Layer Security (TLS), Consulting, Costs, Financial Operations & Processes, Bash Script, API Testing, E2E Testing, Scripting, Virtual Machines, Test Automation, Sentry, AWS DevOps, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Azure Cloud Services, Azure Virtual Machines, Ruby on Rails (RoR), On-premise, MSMQ, Infrastructure, Microsoft, Application Monitoring, Azure Monitor, C, Shell Scripting, IoT Security, IP Networks, Microservices Architecture, Databricks, SOC 2, Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Azure Key Vault, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Redis Cache, Postman, Data Synchronization, Couchbase, Lint, HIPAA Compliance, Docker Swarm, HTML5, Full-stack Development, Code Deployment, Shell, YAML

Assistant Technician

2015 - 2016
Gienius Solutions Pty Ltd
  • Dissasembled complex proprietary hardware and made repairs to Apple hardware.
  • Utilized in-house tracking solutions to manage and organize local storage of hardware.
  • Managed and increased total sales by running an extensive Google Ads reach program.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Virtual Machines, Shell Scripting, HTML5, Full-stack Development, Shell

Experience

Tool to Assist Game Administration

Developed APIs with Django REST framework to serve relevant game data to the requestor. This tool assists in managing, administering, and running online or in-person tabletop role-playing games. I located and used the OpenAPI tools to connect all relevant data to aid a successful campaign.

Booking and Appointments

A Django and Python-based web app for practice management of private practice healthcare providers. This tool allows private practice medical providers to track and schedule appointments with their patients more accurately.

Asset Tracking Solutions

https://www.ergafrica.com/
A Python Django and Vue application front end designed to allow stakeholders to track assets visually on a map en route from their production site to Ports to be transported.

This solution allows the tracking and alerting of assets. Alerts are triggered when assets are no longer seen en route to the destination.

Glass-sizing Estimation Tool

https://www.pgglass.co.za
An estimation tool for a prominent glass supplier to accurately estimate necessary proportions for custom glass installations. Customers utilize this feature through the company website, and the perfect piece of glass is created and delivered.

Internal Microservices for the Banking Sector

I thoroughly tested and refactored an internal microservices project for a prominent local bank. I also thoroughly tested, documented, and refactored existing tooling to ensure the most maintainable solution was achieved.

Education

2012 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

University of the Witwatersrand - Johannesburg, South Africa

Certifications

APRIL 2023 - APRIL 2026

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

AWS

FEBRUARY 2020 - MARCH 2023

Azure Data Engineer

Microsoft

Skills

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, Stripe, Google Maps API, Jenkins Pipeline, React, Vue, Azure Active Directory Graph API, Node.js, Terragrunt

Tools

GitHub, Git, Shell, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon EKS, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), AWS IAM, VPN, NGINX, Jenkins, PyCharm, Logging, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), Amazon AppStream, Microsoft Teams, Azure Key Vault, Postman, Amazon CloudFront, Docker Swarm, AWS Deployment, Visual Studio, Ansible, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Apache Airflow, MQTT, Puppet, Bitbucket, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), AWS AppSync, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Azure Machine Learning, Azure ML Studio, TensorBoard, Helm, Trello, SonarQube, Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Chef, Jira, Sentry, Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), AWS CLI, Azure Monitor, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon Cognito, Amazon WorkSpaces, Grafana, AWS CloudTrail

Languages

Python, C#, Bash, JavaScript, SQL, TypeScript, Bash Script, C, PHP, HTML5, YAML, Python 3, Ruby, Go, C++, CSS, HTML, Snowflake, Java, XML

Frameworks

Django, .NET, .NET Core, Serverless Framework, Ruby on Rails 5, Flask, Angular, Django REST Framework, Windows PowerShell, AngularJS, Ruby on Rails (RoR), ADF, AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)

Paradigms

DevOps, REST, Azure DevOps, Automation, OLAP, Microservices, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration (CI), Unit Testing, Automated Testing, E2E Testing, Test Automation, Continuous Delivery (CD), Microservices Architecture, API/Services Architecture, Stress Testing, HIPAA Compliance

Platforms

Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, Windows, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Azure Functions, Unix, Heroku, Microsoft, Databricks, Ubuntu, Apache Kafka, WordPress, Shopify, AWS IoT, RouterOS, Windows Server

Storage

Azure SQL, Data Pipelines, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), OLTP, Database Security, Azure Cosmos DB, NoSQL, Azure SQL Databases, Redis, JSON, Elasticsearch, Azure Cloud Services, On-premise, Azure Active Directory, MySQL/MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Data Synchronization, MySQL, Google Cloud, Amazon DynamoDB, Data Integration, Databases, AWS Elastic File System, Redis Cache, Couchbase, Redshift

Industry Expertise

Healthcare

Other

CI/CD Pipelines, Architecture, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Containers, SSH, Cloud Computing, Shell Scripting, System Administration, IIS, Technical Writing, Teams, Deployment, Cloud Architecture, Data Engineering, Infrastructure Monitoring, Amazon RDS, Scalability, Large Scale Distributed Systems, Security, IT Security, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Monitoring, Traffic Monitoring, Systems Monitoring, DocumentDB, Containerization, Scaling, Data Modeling, Cloud, APIs, API Gateways, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Science, Networking, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Web & Mobile Applications, Documentation, Back-end, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Security, Serverless, Web Hosting, SSL Certificates, Consulting, Costs, Scripting, Virtual Machines, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), AWS DevOps, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), AWS Cloud Architecture, Azure Virtual Machines, Solution Architecture, IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Application Monitoring, IT Networking, IP Networks, SOC 2, Software Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Office 365, Cloud Infrastructure, FastAPI, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), SecOps, Amazon API Gateway, Full-stack Development, Code Deployment, Web Development, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Data Lake Analytics, Configuration Management, MLflow, Amazon Machine Learning, FinOps, Foreman, Metadata, Performance, MERN Stack, DNS, AWS Transit Gateway, Relational Database Services (RDS), Agile DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Render, AWS Certified Solution Architect, SSL Configurations, Transport Layer Security (TLS), Financial Operations & Processes, API Testing, Cost Management, Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), Integration, Jira Administrator, Delivery Management, MSMQ, GitOps, IoT Security, K3s, Karpenter, Amazon MSK, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Microsoft 365, SSL, High-availability Linux, Lint, AI Security, AWS Control Tower, AWS Cloud Security

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