Cloud Engineer | AWS, Kubernetes, Automation Expert | DevOps
Ralph Quick
I’m Ralph Quick, a highly skilled Cloud Engineer specializing in designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure and web applications on AWS and cloud-native platforms like Kubernetes. I help optimize system operations, enhance security, and drive digital transformation.
My Focus
As a Cloud Engineer with exceptional interpersonal skills, I excel in team collaboration, coaching, motivation, and presentation across organizations. My current focus is on expanding my cloud engineering expertise, particularly in Cloud Native technologies and AI, while honing my ability to streamline processes as a skilled facilitator.
With two decades of experience in risk management, due diligence, analysis, pipeline management, and quality control, I bring a unique blend of technical acumen to my role as a cloud operations professional. My approach is characterized by persistence, adaptability, and creative problem-solving, ensuring optimal solutions for complex cloud environments.
My key strengths are Cloud Native technologies, process optimization, HA scalable environments, risk management in secure cloud operations, team leadership and motivation, and event-driven automation.
Leveraging my diverse background, I consistently deliver robust, efficient, and secure cloud solutions that drive organizational success.
Space Telescope Science Institute
2024 – Current
Cloud Native Technologist II
Specialized in combined advanced DevSecOps practices, cloud native infrastructure management, and support for cutting-edge space exploration projects, emphasizing the candidate’s expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, security, and large-scale scientific computing environments.
Pro-Core Plus
2022 – 2024
CLOUD DEVOPS ENGINEER
Specialized in automating, deploying, and managing business processes for clients requiring AWS cloud networking services, solutions, and enterprise level products in an Agile team performing roadmap.
Yellow Tail Tech | AWS Official Training Partner
2023 – Current
CLOUD DEVOPS TEACHER AIDE
Conduct administrative duties as an assistant to the instructor in the education of AWS ‘Cloud For Jobs’ students. This includes managing Zoom recorded sessions, substitute teaching, tutoring, and other educational responsibilities.
AnnieCanDo E-Commerce
2005 – Current
WordPress Engineer & Consultant
Designed, created, deployed, and managed the real estate e-commerce website front-end, architecture, and back-end including database and hosting instance integration and migration in the cloud.
“No vision will be accomplished without clear, inciteful goal setting and a team of tenaciously enthusiastic players who believe in it.”
Cloud Engineer Expertise
The process of getting knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things. | Cambridge Dictionary
My current skills have been developed and practiced according to various requirements of a Cloud Engineer. Some of my other expertise were obtained from decades of professional experiences.
Operating Systems
- AWS Linux2
- CentOS
- Red Hat Linux
- Ubuntu
Automation / IaC
- Ansible
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Auto-Scaling
- AWS Copilot
- AWS CDK
- Helm
- Docker Compose
Networking
- AWS VPN
- Route 53
- CloudFront
- Elastic Load Balancer
- ACM
Scripting
- BASH
- YAML
- Python (basic/ Boto3)
- AWS CLI
Observability
- AWS CloudWatch
- AWS EventBridge
- Splunk
- CheckMK
- AWS CloudTrail
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Robusta
Orchestration
- AWS ECS + AWS Fargate
- Docker Business
- Oracle VM Virtual Box
- Vagrant
- K8/Kubernetes
- Suse Rancher 2
- OpenShift
- Velero
- Harbor
Cost Management
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Budgets
- AWS Cost and Usage Reports
Database
- AWS RDS/AWS Aurora
- DynamoDB
- AWS Glue
- AWS Datasync
- MySQL/MariaDB
- DBeaver/MySQL Workbench
- Redis / MemcacheD
Amazon Web Services
- S3 & S3 Glacier
- VPC/EC2/EBS/EFS
- IAM/Cognito
- AWS Organizations
- AWS Storage Gateway
- SNS/ SQS/BeanStalk
- AWS Backup
Security
- AWS Shield/AWS WAF
- AWS Security Hub/Artifact
- AWS KMS/GuardDuty
- Secrets Manager/Inspector
- Lynis/OpenSCAP
- NACL/WACL
- Security Groups
Source Code Mgt
- GitHub
- Git Lab CI
- Git Bash
- Visual Studio Code
- Powershell
- CodeDeploy
- CodePipeline
Web
- Apache
- Nginx
- WordPress CMS
- Back-end hosting
- CloudFlare CDN
Other Skills Experience
- Jira
- Slack/Zoom/MS Teams
- MS Office / VS Code
- DevBox
- Evernote/SnagIt
- Service Now
- Coach/Motivator/Team Builder
- Presenter
- Critical Thinker
- Adaptable Character
Awards & Education
Yellow Tail Tech | AWS Official Training Partner
CLOUD FOR JOBS
AWS DevOps Engineer | Class MVP
Broward College
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Graphic Arts Candidate
“I love adversity and challenges. They are opportunities to learn and build more character.”
I eagerly welcome a new challenge as it allows me to leverage my skills and experience in a thrilling, ultramodern way. Living this profession in cloud services is the culture for my passions and personal interests.
I am confident my previous years of discipline in finance have equipped me with the tenacity and business acumen that will make me a valuable asset in any organization. I have honed my interpersonal, analytical, creative problem-solving skills which easily translate into the cloud engineering profession.
Furthermore, I am always involved with technology and its potential to transform quality of life and business. The opportunity to work in the dynamic and constantly evolving field of automation, virtualization, and serverless infrastructures makes me very enthusiastic. I am confident my skills, experience, positive attitude, and passion for technology will contribute to the further success of any team.
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Cloud Engineer Certifications
YellowTail.Tech Cloud For Jobs Graduate
Issued May 05, 2023
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
Issued December 07, 2022