Hey, I’m David. I’m a Platform Engineer and Linux Infrastructure specialist operating in the Sydney, Newcastle and Hunter Valley areas of NSW.
I’ve worked as a Programmer and Systems Administrator for 15 years across a variety of industries, including Media and Digital Publishing, Online Education and eCommerce.
If you have a project you would like me to work on, please get in contact.
Skills and Experience
I worked as a Web Developer for 7 years before transitioning into Infrastructure Operations, Cloud Computing and Enterprise Automation.
I have experience developing commercial Web Applications, deploying to production and scaling under load.
Operating Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, and CentOS
- Debian and Ubuntu
- FreeBSD
Automation
- Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform
- Terraform
- Python
- Bash
Containers
- Docker and Podman
- Openshift
- Kubernetes
Programming and Development
I’ve built everything from small, single page websites, to large eCommerce and Learning Management Platforms. I’ve managed commercial websites that have tens of thousands of subscribers and millions of monthly pageviews.
I’m experienced developing applications with:
- PHP
- WordPress
- Python
- JavaScript
- Go
I have experience working with databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server. I’ve also worked with ElasticSearch and MongoDB.