Nomad Edge — SCDC DevOps Case Study
Building digital systems with ancestral resilience: Métis innovation for the rural edge.
Case Studies
A look at projects that demonstrate my skills in cloud infrastructure, networking, and full-stack development.
Nomad Edge — SCDC Edge Platform (Hero Case Study)
- Production-grade Nomad Edge platform using Nomad, Terraform, Packer, and Node.js
- Implements the Single Cluster, Distant Client (SCDC) model for rural and remote sites
- Automates the full lifecycle from image bake to deployment and monitoring
- Managed as a living project with Linear milestones, tickets, and post-incident reviews
HashiCorp NomadTerraformPackerNode.jsAWS
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Nomad-Net: The Physical Nervous System
- Simulates a rugged, industrial-grade ranch network in Cisco Packet Tracer.
- Solves 'Last Mile' connectivity by bridging remote sensors to the AWS Cloud.
- Emphasizes security through segmentation and high-availability wireless.
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Glow Grove — Static Site on AWS (S3 + CloudFront)
- Built an ultra‑low‑cost marketing site delivered via S3 origin + CloudFront CDN.
- Custom domain and TLS handled by Route 53 and ACM (us-east-1).
- Deployment currently manual; GitHub Actions CI/CD planned.
Next.jsAWS S3CloudFrontRoute 53ACM
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Portfolio Rebuild — Next.js & TypeScript Refactor
- Rebuilt personal portfolio from v1 using Next.js App Router and TypeScript
- Fixed complex navigation and routing issues with Link component integration
- Implemented dynamic project pages with MDX support for rich case studies
- Deployed to AWS S3 + CloudFront with custom domain and TLS
Next.jsTypeScriptReactTailwind CSSAWS
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The Heuristic Implementation of AI in Distributed Systems Engineering
- AI as a 'power tool' resulted in a 400% increase in deployment velocity for related projects.
- Identified a 'Logic Ceiling' where AI hallucinates complex configurations, requiring human intervention.
- Proposes a 'Human-in-the-Loop' (HITL) framework where the human guides the 'Why' and the AI handles the 'What'.
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Read moreAbout Me
I'm a Métis Cloud & DevOps engineer focused on resilient, rural-first infrastructure. My work is about more than clusters and pipelines; it's about keeping people online when they are hours away from the nearest city. I use cloud platforms, Nomad, Terraform, and automation as tools to solve human problems for the agricultural and rural communities I come from, with a bias toward calm, reliable systems over clever, fragile ones.
Skills
Cloud/DevOps
- AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53)
- Docker & Containerization
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Monitoring & Logging (CloudWatch)
- Serverless Architecture
Networking
- Cisco IOS Configuration
- VLAN Design & Implementation
- Routing Protocols (OSPF, EIGRP)
- Network Security & Firewalls
- VPN Technologies
- Network Troubleshooting
Development
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Node.js & Express
- React & Next.js
- Python
- RESTful APIs
- Database Design (MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
Tools
- Git & GitHub
- Linux/Unix Systems
- VS Code & Development Tools
- Postman & API Testing
- Wireshark & Network Analysis
- AWS CLI & SDKs
Get in Touch
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