Geoff L.

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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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About me
Cloud Architect | DevOps/Software Engineer | AWS CB/Ambassador/Gold Jacket | 13xAWS 3xAzure 3xGCP Certified | Kubestronaut
Education
- Coursera
  2012 -
  Online courses provided by universities through the intermediary, CourseraStanford University:• Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part I - (Mar - Apr 2012)University of California, Berkeley:• Software Engineering for Software as a Service - (May - Jun 2012)École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne:• Functional Programming Principles in Scala - (Sep - Nov 2012)
- University of Auckland
  2007 - 2010
  Bachelor of Science and Commerce Computer Science and Information Systems
Experience
- The University of Auckland
  Mar 2009 - Oct 2009
  Course Marker
  Marking undergraduate assignments for computer science
- Orion Health
  Nov 2009 - Feb 2010
  Software Engineer Intern
  Development of applications using Java and .NET technologies
- Pumpkin Patch
  Mar 2010 - Oct 2010
  .NET Developer
  Involved in the construction of a stock take system from design to implementation using .NET technologies
- Orion Health
  Jan 2011 - May 2012
  Software Test Engineer
  Primarily involved in Performance Testing and Test Automation
- Fidelity Life Assurance Company Ltd
  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
  Test Automation Specialist
  Functional automation, white-box, performance and security software testing
- Vero Insurance New Zealand
  Jul 2013 - Dec 2014
  Performance Test Lead
  Sole software performance tester across all client-facing applications
- Suncorp New Zealand
  Jan 2015 - Feb 2022
  Software Engineer
  DevOps* Orchestrate CI/CD activities through Jenkins* Provision cloud infrastructure (AWS) using Cloudformation and boto3 SDK* Ansible configuration management* Provide fast response and resolution to incidents/faults* Provide on-call critical business application support after hoursFull stack development* Working on the back-end of web applications based on Java using IntelliJ, Maven, Git with Bitbucket* Experience in mobile development for iOS using Cordova with angular/ionic on Monaca*.NET Lead/Sole Developer for AA Insurance internal assets (C#, ASP.NET, JS/HTML/CSS on Kentico CMS)* Sole .NET Developer for In-house apps (C# and VB.Net)* Developer for content capture software - Java-Based in house tool as well as working with Kofax which is scripted in C# and VB* Automated Test Framework Setup using Java and IntelliJ* Conduct Technical interviews for recruitment Show less
- Consegna
  Feb 2022 - Mar 2023
  Designing/Building/Automating secure solutions on AWSAWS APN Ambassador Building and automating things on AWS
  - Cloud DevSecOps Architect
    Jul 2022 - Mar 2023
  - DevOps Engineer
    Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
- CyberCX
  Apr 2023 - now
  Solutions Architect
Licenses & Certifications
- Docker Certified Associate (DCA)
  Mirantis
  Aug 2021
  View certificate
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
  Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  Oct 2021
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- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  May 2022
  View certificate
- CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
  The Linux Foundation
  Sept 2021
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- ITIL 4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Apr 2021
  View certificate
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  Cisco
  Aug 2010
  View certificate
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
  HashiCorp
  Oct 2021
  View certificate
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
  ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
  Jun 2011
  View certificate
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  Nov 2021
  View certificate
- Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer
  Oracle
  Dec 2011
  View certificate
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  CNCF Kubestronaut The Linux Foundation Sep 2024 Kubestronauts are people who showed exemplary Kubernetes knowledge by passing all five of CNCF’s Kubernetes-related certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) and Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA).
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  AWS Community Builder Amazon Web Services Mar 2024 The AWS Community Builders program offers technical resources, education, and networking opportunities to AWS technical enthusiasts and emerging thought leaders who are passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with the technical community.
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  AWS Gold Jacket Amazon Web Services Oct 2023 The AWS Gold Jacket is awarded to individuals who have obtained all AWS Certifications available at a given time
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  AWS APN Ambassador Amazon Web Services Dec 2022 The AWS Ambassador Partner Program enables employees of AWS Partners to become technical experts in various domains by obtaining AWS certifications and developing publicly consumable content such as technical write-ups, blogs, open-source projects that drive thought leadership. AWS Ambassadors possess multiple AWS certifications and in-depth AWS knowledge to further evangelize AWS and their partner organization to customers.
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  Shine award winner Suncorp Jul 2020 TDL WFH Enablement team:Part of a rapidly formed team who worked with around 800 users to activate their work-from-home capability. This required working long hours at extremely short notice. Without this team’s effort, it would not have been possible to keep essential business services running and meet the needs of our customers. This was an exceptional achievement that allowed Suncorp NZ to rapidly move from around 300 people working from home to more than 1800.
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  Shine award winner Suncorp Feb 2018 For the exceptional solutions and customer focussed technical support they provided to the Unity Programme during 2017. Their solutions significantly streamlined what would otherwise have been an extremely manual and time-consuming task for PX (Human Resources) and made the review and acceptance process easy for employees.
- Awarded to Geoff L.
  TDL Reward & Recognition Winner Suncorp Feb 2018 Award for developing self-service app for Service Desk resulting in significantly less phone calls
Volunteer Experience
- English Tutor
  Issued by English Language Partners New Zealand - Working with Refugees and Migrants on Sept 2017
  Associated with Geoff L.
- Administrator
  Issued by Jam Fam on Jun 2018
  Associated with Geoff L.