Hello, I'm El.

Senior DevOps & Cloud Architect with 13+ years of global experience. I specialize in cloud infrastructure, automation, and distributed systems.

Expertise in:

  • Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure)
  • MLOps & Distributed Training (Ray, Kubeflow)
  • CI/CD Pipelines & GitOps (Jenkins, ArgoCD, Flux)
  • Cloud Migration & Cost Optimization
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, Ansible)
  • Monitoring & Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Check out my projects

My Projects

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Here are some of my recent projects. I'm always working on something new, so check back often!

Homelab Infrastructure Homelab Infrastructure Building a production-grade homelab on mini PCs: 3-node Proxmox cluster, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code with Terraform/Ansible, and learning DevOps practices hands-on. Efficient setup running at $15/month electricity. Production MLOps Infrastructure Production MLOps Infrastructure Built production ML systems from AI-powered drowning detection (96.8% accuracy, sub-500ms latency) to distributed training platforms (10x speedup, 65% cost reduction). Comprehensive MLOps journey covering edge deployment, Ray-based training, and hybrid cloud-edge architectures. Multi-Cloud Migration Journey Multi-Cloud Migration Journey 18-month journey migrating entire production infrastructure from AWS to GCP: 8.5TB database (15min downtime), 87 legacy VMs, 50+ microservices on Kubernetes. Achieved 30% cost reduction and zero unplanned downtime.

Some of my writing

My Writings

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Along with coding I also like to write about life and technology. Here are some of my recent posts.

Building a Homelab: Choosing the Right Hardware

My journey choosing efficient, affordable hardware for a production-grade homelab. Learn how I built a 3-node cluster with mini PCs that's powerful enough for Kubernetes, Proxmox, and learning DevOps, while staying quiet and energy-efficient.

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

How I Built My Mini ITX Dream Machine

A personal story about building a compact yet powerful Mini ITX workstation, covering challenges, troubleshooting, and the decision-making behind each component.

Posted on Nov 12, 2025

My Experience Testing Gemini CLI (And How It Compares to Claude Code)

I spent a few days testing Google's Gemini CLI alongside Claude Code. Here's what I learned about their differences in practice, from context handling to code generation quality.

Posted on Nov 07, 2025

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