I'm a seasoned DevOps engineer with a strong foundation in systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security operations. I specialize in building scalable, secure infrastructure using modern DevOps practices, GitFlow, and cloud-native technologies.

Infrastructure as Code - Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure using Terraform, with a focus on AWS services and best practices for enterprise environments.

Systems Engineering - Years of experience in system administration, performance optimization, and infrastructure reliability, providing a solid foundation for DevOps practices.

Cloud & Security - Expertise in AWS cloud services, security operations, and implementing secure, compliant infrastructure solutions.

Automation & Integration - Building CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and integrating various tools to streamline development workflows.

Cloud Platforms: AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, SQS, CodePipeline, CloudWatch)
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
Automation & CI/CD: GitFlow workflows, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub Actions
Serverless Architecture: Event-driven design, microservices, message queuing
Development: React, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Bash, HCL
Databases: DynamoDB, SQL databases
Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, structured logging, error tracking

• Building production-ready serverless architectures with comprehensive error handling
• Developing event-driven systems using AWS Step Functions and Lambda orchestration
• Creating Infrastructure as Code solutions that scale from startup to enterprise
• Implementing GitFlow CI/CD pipelines with multi-environment deployment strategies

🏗️ terraform-playground - A comprehensive enterprise-grade Infrastructure-as-Code project demonstrating Terraform best practices, multi-environment deployments (dev/staging/production), blue-green deployment patterns, and cost optimization strategies. Features CI/CD automation and support for multiple deployment patterns (ASG, ECS, EKS).

⚡ dofs-project - Production-ready, event-driven serverless architecture built on AWS using Terraform. Demonstrates modern cloud-native patterns with Step Functions orchestration, Lambda functions, SQS queues, DynamoDB, and comprehensive error handling. Features automated CI/CD pipelines with GitFlow workflow and multi-environment support.

🎓 curriculum-designer - Full-stack educational technology application built with React and Node.js, featuring modern web development practices, API design, and scalable application architecture.

I'm available for DevOps consulting, infrastructure projects, and cloud migrations. I help companies:

• Migrate to cloud infrastructure
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices
• Set up monitoring and alerting systems
• Design secure, scalable architectures
• Optimize cloud costs and performance

• 💼 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-mcneal/]
• 💬 Always open to discussing DevOps challenges and solutions

"If you can't destroy and rebuild your infrastructure in 30 minutes, you don't have infrastructure - you have technical debt."