Ramon Rossi

DevOps Engineer and Educator

London, UK

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I am highly motivated collaborator and problem-solver, seeking to leverage my expertise of deployment of cloud applications alongside skills and experience I gained from the teaching profession. I have abilities in secure Azure cloud deployments (especially with Terraform and Kubernetes), data science, machine learning and database and software design. I can adapt quickly to new situations and assimilate new knowledge, techniques and technologies. I am currently studying for the AZ-400 DevOps Solutions exam.

Qualifications

DevOps

- Azure Fundamentals

- Cisco DevNet Associate

- IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

- Machine Learning Certificate (Stanford University)

Software Development

- B.InfoTech (Computer Software Development), University of Southern Queensland

- CompTIA A+

- CompTIA i-Net+

- Oracle SQL and PL/SQL Certification

Teaching

- Primary Teacher with Qualified Teacher Status (Ref No. 1231535)

- B.Ed (Primary), University of Southern Queensland

- CELTA, University of Cambridge

- Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training (AUS)

Technical

  • Azure DevOps / Pipelines
  • GitHub / GitHub Actions
  • Terraform
  • ARM Templates
  • Azure CLI/PowerShell
  • Azure Functions / CosmosDB
  • Wordpress with MariaDB/MySQL
  • SQL query design for BI
  • Power BI / Tableau
  • Azure Kubernetes Service / Helm
  • Docker / ACS
  • Python / Matlab
  • REST API Design
  • Azure Storage
  • Azure DNS, CDN, custom domains
  • Relational database design
  • .NET, HTML/CSS, interactive SVG
  • AI modelling

Projects

Deploying secure websites with Azure Pipeline

Azure Repo: private (can show on demand)

December 2022

Deployed a working secure WordPress website using Azure Kubernetes Service, a MariaDB or MySQL database for the backend, with Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. All of this was deployed with a single Azure Pipeline using technologies such as Terraform, Helm, Azure Container Registry and Azure Key Vault and Variable Groups.

Migrating monolithic website to Azure

Website: territory.one

September 2022

In behalf of a non-profit organisation, I refactored and migrated a .Net SQL-Server-driven application (that I wrote in C# a few years ago) so that it could be hosted solely on Azure. Azure cloud storage block blobs were used for backup/restore functions and all images, and append blobs were used for data and error logging. A CI/CD pipeline was used on GitHub Actions for any code changes.

Cloud resume challenge (rayrossi.net)

GitHub: GitHub Repo

Blog Post: A Teacher's Guide to Cloud!

Original Project Link: Resume Challenge by Forrest Brazeal

May 2022

Building a static website and setting up a CI/CD pipeline for its automatic deployment involving Blob storage, Cosmos database, DNS, CDN, custom domain redirects, HTTPS security, and a serverless Azure Function API written in Python, all packaged into a ARM template only utilizing Azure's wide variety of cloud services.

Helping Australians get home

Website: unlockthesky.com

May-November 2021

Built a website (and updated it monthly) to show what was happening with flights to Australia during COVID. This involved: 1) writing Python scripts to collect, combine and clean data (which was from a range of sources including multiple APIs and web scraping); 2) creating Tableau charts to visualise the data; 3) embedding the charts into webpages along with explanations and advice.

What's the best neighbourhood?

GitHub: GitHub Repo with report and PowerPoint presentation

April 2021

A complete run-through of the data science workflow, involving Jupyter Notebooks and Python scripting to gather and clean data from 6 different sources, perform exploratory data analysis and visualisations, and run machine learning (k-means clustering algorithm) to find the answer the question: What's the best neighbourhood in Brisbane for families with children?

Employment History

Various Primary schools

Primary School Teacher

January 2006 - Present

Class teacher responsible for:

  • - Progress and safety of children
  • - Teaching lifelong skills and pastoral care
  • - Planning learning experiences and creating/curating differentiated learning resources
  • - Feedback to children, along with assessment and reporting
  • - Initiating/monitoring/improving programs to address special needs
  • - Training/coaching and timetabling support staff
  • - Working as a partner with all stakeholders including senior management, parents and other staff (including teachers, support teachers, SENCO, teaching assistants)
  • - Working as a teamplayer in both yeargroup and curriulum teams
  • - Leading a curriculum area for the school

Bay Connect

Technical Project Officer

February 2000 - December 2003

  • - Collaborated within a cross-functional team of five to accomplish project goals and maintain sustainability
  • - Designed static HTML and dynamic SQL Server database-driven ASP websites
  • - Installed and configured firewalls, servers, staff workstations and a training room of 30 computers
  • - Installed and maintained public Internet access sites spanning two cities
  • - Trained clients, volunteers and staff and regularly reported to a management committee regarding technical issues and assist planning

Wide Bay Computers

Computer Technician and Consultant

January 1997 - December 1999

  • - Collaborated with a team of 10 to build, repair and service PCs
  • - Troubleshooted network and PC problems (including intermittent issues)
  • - Shopfront & telephone sales, service, advice
  • - Called out to businesses/residential to provide installations, tuition, advice and repairs

Interests

Cycling, football coaching of my children, electronic music production

Ramon Rossi    ramon_rossi@hotmail.com    +44 7527 693486

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