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loustack17/README.md

Hey, I'm Lou πŸ‘‹

Platform / DevOps Engineer with backend depth, focused on CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, production reliability, and application-aware platform work.

I started on the application side β€” .NET APIs, SQL optimization, and keeping brownfield systems stable across healthcare, finance, and biotech. These days I work closer to how software ships and stays running: Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, deployment safety, and production readiness.

Based in Toronto. Interested in Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, and backend-heavy software roles.

πŸ› οΈ Where I live now

Platform     β†’  Terraform/OpenTofu, Kubernetes, GitOps, ArgoCD, Docker, Linux
CI/CD        β†’  GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, PR gates, release automation
Cloud        β†’  GCP, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), Azure, Workload Identity Federation
Backend      β†’  Python, FastAPI, Go, C#, .NET, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, GraphQL
Reliability  β†’  production support, SQL performance, deployment safety, observability basics

πŸš€ Featured projects

  • GitOps-Managed AI Platform on GCP
    Production-style platform project using Terraform/OpenTofu, GCP, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Artifact Registry, Workload Identity Federation, and GitOps delivery patterns.

  • content-i18n
    Go-based CLI and MCP-compatible developer tooling for reliable multilingual content workflows, validation, provider fallback, and AI-assisted review.

πŸ’‘ What I've actually done

  • Infrastructure β€” Migrated a startup from AWS to GCP using Terraform with identity-based CI/CD authentication and dev/prod environment separation. Cut provisioning from 2+ hours to under 10 minutes.
  • CI/CD & deployment β€” Hardened pipelines on GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and self-hosted GitLab CE with PR quality gates, Terraform plan/apply workflows, deploy-on-merge workflows, and scoped secrets.
  • Production reliability β€” Kept live platforms stable across healthcare, finance, and biotech, handled 8+ critical issues a year, and moved a reporting path from app-layer processing to database-native execution: 3 min β†’ 4 sec.
  • Backend β€” Built Python/FastAPI services with double-entry bookkeeping for data integrity and Shopify GraphQL integration. Earlier career: .NET APIs across healthcare, finance, and research clients.

β˜• Outside engineering

  • Exactly 2 cups of black coffee a day. Non-negotiable.
  • Mid-tier FPS player β€” Valorant keeps the reflexes sharp between deploys.
  • Always tinkering with gadgets and software plugins. My desk is basically a mini lab.

πŸ“ Toronto, ON Β |Β  ☁️ AZ-900 Certified Β |Β  🌐 loustack.dev

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