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Michele Riso, Cost Cutting Developer in London, United Kingdom
Michele Riso

Cost Cutting Developer in London, United Kingdom

Member since February 19, 2020
Michele is a solutions architect who holds AWS Solutions Architect Professional and AWS DevOps Engineer professional certifications. He has nearly a decade of experience in IT roles and exemplary expertise in financial services and team leadership. He has delivered multiple cloud migration projects from on-premise to cloud-native of hybrid architectures for top tier banks using AWS, Azure, and OpenShift. He's also delivered transformation projects from EC2 to Serverless with AWS Lambda.
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Experience

Location

London, United Kingdom

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Kinesis, Git, Beanstalk, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, AWS EC2, Lambda Functions, AWS

The most amazing...

...app I've delivered went live in 95 days in a controlled bank environment (Deutsche Bank). The app has been globally deployed to the entire bank.

Employment

  • Principal Solutions Architect

    2017 - PRESENT
    M.R. IT CONSULTING, Ltd.
    • Worked with clients such as HCL, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Sapient, Gousto, and Infosys.
    • Designed and implemented cloud architecture in AWS, MS Azure, and RedHat OpenShift. Executed cloud migrations from legacy Java on-premises to RedHat OpenShift on Azure.
    • Completed multiple refactors from legacy apps to modern web/mobile apps utilizing React, GraphQL, React Native, and Angular. Delivered cleaning, refactoring, and splitting of the large codebase in React.
    • Delivered the global release of a trading compliance app within 95 days in a controlled bank environment.
    • Implemented Docker/Kubernetes microservices in AWS and RedHat OpenShift on Azure.
    • Completed transformation projects from monolith service deployed in EC2 instances to serverless microservices using AWS Lambda, GraphQL, Node.js, DynamoDB.
    • Reduced AWS running costs by 40% going down from circa $100,000/month to less than $60,000/month. Used AWS Trusted Advisor, RI, and Savings Plan, and chose the right instance size.
    • Proven ability to build high-performance teams from the ground up.
    • Orchestrated all solutions architecture operations at the head of multiple globally dislocated teams of 20+ back/front end developers and junior architects.
    • Advocated for serverless architecture and DynamoDB. Advocated for DynamoDB single table design to drastically improve performances while reducing costs for business.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, React, Kubernetes, Node.js, Serverless, AWS Lambda, AWS, Cost Cutting, JSON, JavaScript, AWS Cloud Computing Services, AWS CloudTrail, AWS DevOps, AWS EBS, AWS SDK, Migration, Cloud Migration, Financial Services, AWS Kinesis, Containerization, Lambda Architecture, OpenShift, Serverless Framework, GitLab CI/CD, AWS AppSync, AWS EC2, Serverless Architecture, AWS Cloud Architecture, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudWatch, AWS DynamoDB, AWS ECR, AWS S3, DevOps, AWS ECS, ECS, Writing & Editing, AWS API Gateway, Architecture, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Scalable Architecture, Red Hat OpenShift, Continuous Deployment, Docker, Web Services, Lambda Functions, Amazon Cognito, Beanstalk, Amazon SQS, AWS Push Notification Service (AWS SNS), Data Pipelines, Network Security

  • CTO and Founder

    2013 - 2017
    Riso Engineering Solutions
    • Developed websites using AngularJS, jQuery, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, Struts, Spring, and Hibernate.
    • Developed mobile apps for native Android and iOS devices.
    • Led HTML5 mobile development using Cordova, AngularJS, Onsen UI, and Ionic.
    • Utilized Appcelerator Titanium for hybrid mobile development.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Web Services, Cloud, AWS, Hibernate, Java, Spring, JavaScript, SOAP, Spring Boot, Cost Cutting, Cloud Migration, Architecture, Scalable Architecture, Network Security

Experience

  • Implementing a Multi-Factor Authentication in React Using Auth0 and AWS Amplify
    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/implementing-multi-factor-authentication-in-react-using-auth0-and-aws-amplify/

    I wrote an article on the AWS Blog about Auth0 identity management capabilities and AWS Amplify.

    In particular, I've explored how to integrate a React single SPA with Auth0 to provide user identity and multi-factor authentication (MFA), and AWS Amplify to build, deploy, and host a single SPA on the AWS Cloud. I've also explored what MFA is, why it is needed, and how to easily one can implement it via Auth0 Rules.

  • Serverless Framework: Deploy a REST API Using AWS Lambda and DynamoDB
    https://itnext.io/serverless-framework-deploy-a-rest-api-using-aws-lambda-and-dynamodb-9c396a49e52

    I wrote a tutorial on ITNEXT about learning how to:
    - Create and deploy a REST API with two endpoints (GET, POST) using Express, Serverless, and AWS API Gateway
    - Provision a DynamoDB table using the Serverless syntax
    - Connect to the DynamoDB using the AWS SDK

  • AWS Serverless Framework: Warming up AWS Lambda to Avoid “Cold Start”
    https://itnext.io/serverless-framework-warming-up-aws-lambda-to-avoid-cold-start-2be579475531

    I wrote a tutorial on ITNEXT about the AWS Lambda “cold start” issue:
    - Explaining this particular issue
    - Demonstrating how to avoid the "cold start" issue using a plugin made available from the Serverless Framework

  • AWS Serverless Framework: Deploy an HTTP Endpoint Using Node.js and Lambda

    I wrote a tutorial on ITNEXT about learning: - What is the Serverless framework - How to deploy an AWS Lambda HTTP endpoint implemented in Node.js with Express using the Serverless framework ITNEXT is a platform for software developers, engineers, IT architects, system engineers, and IT enthusiasts to share knowledge, connect & learn.
    https://itnext.io/serverless-framework-deploy-an-http-endpoint-using-nodejs-lambda-on-aws-30558422de1b

Skills

  • Languages

    JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), Java, PHP, Python, SQL

  • Frameworks

    Serverless Framework, Spring Boot, Spring, Hibernate

  • Libraries/APIs

    Node.js, React, AWS Amplify

  • Tools

    Amazon SQS, AWS Push Notification Service (AWS SNS), AWS SDK, AWS EBS, AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CloudFront CDN, GitLab CI/CD, Beanstalk, AWS ECS, AWS ECR, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon Cognito, AWS AppSync, Git, Jenkins

  • Paradigms

    Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Serverless Architecture, DevOps, Lambda Architecture, Continuous Deployment

  • Platforms

    Docker, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS Cloud Computing Services, OpenShift, Red Hat OpenShift, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Kubernetes, AWS Kinesis, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Azure

  • Storage

    JSON, AWS S3, Data Pipelines, AWS DynamoDB

  • Industry Expertise

    Network Security

  • Other

    Cloud Services, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Load Balancers, Elastic Load Balancers, Networks, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, Cloud, Web Services, Writing & Editing, Cost Cutting, Architecture, Scalable Architecture, AWS, Containerization, Migration, AWS DevOps, AWS Cloud Architecture, Lambda Functions, Serverless, HTTP Server, Financial Services, SaaS, AWS RDS, SOAP, ECS, Cloud Migration, AWS API Gateway

Education

  • Master's Degree with Honors in Software and Telecommunication Engineering
    2010 - 2013
    Universita' Mediterranea - Italy
  • Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
    2006 - 2010
    Universita' Mediterranea - Italy

Certifications

  • AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
    FEBRUARY 2020 - FEBRUARY 2023
    Amazon Web Service
  • AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional
    DECEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2022
    Amazon Web Service

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