You can call me Dufus
DevOps Engineer • Defense Contractor • Cloud Architect • Terminal Enthusiast
I'm a DevOps engineer working in defense contracting, passionate about cloud-native technologies, automation, and building resilient, mission-critical infrastructure. This is where I share my journey through the ever-evolving world of technology and national security.
I started my career deep in the PowerShell ecosystem, building automation tools like AdminToolkit and Helpdesk to help teams streamline their Windows operations. Over time, my curiosity led me to explore containerization, orchestration, and cloud platforms.
Building scalable, resilient applications
Automated deployment pipelines with ArgoCD and Helm
Crafting infrastructure with Terraform
Designing solutions across AWS, Azure, and secure government cloud environments
Ensuring systems are observable and maintainable
Building secure, mission-critical infrastructure for national security
Living in tmux sessions and Neovim
This blog serves as my digital garden where I document learnings, share tutorials, and occasionally dive into personal reflections. Whether you're here for PowerShell tips, Kubernetes deep-dives, or just curious about the tech industry, I hope you find something valuable.
My daily workflow is dominated by terminal and CLI tools - I try to work exclusively from the command line whenever possible. You'll find me navigating through tmux sessions, editing code in Neovim, and automating everything I can.
When I'm not knee-deep in YAML files or debugging network policies, you might find me exploring new technologies, contributing to open source projects, or sharing knowledge with the community. As a follower of Christ, I believe in building with purpose and serving others through the gifts I've been given.
So I broke a Kubernetes master node in production once (or twice). Well, maybe I didn’t break it, but it...
I make excuses. For a long time I’ve made so many excuses for why I can’t do X and how...
Introduction to Golang Structs Golang structs are a powerful tool for organizing data in Golang. They allow you to create...
Became CompTIA Security+ CE Certified.
Became CISSP Certified.
Graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems: Networking
Started coding / learning PowerShell!
Created Website and Blog!
First merged PR on PowerShell/PowerShell
Started Live-Streaming PowerShell on Twitch
Became a Moderator for a PowerShell Discord Community.
Became Twitch Affiliate.
Joined the RunOnFlux Team.
Joined Raft as a DevOps Engineer, entering the defense contracting space to support mission-critical infrastructure and national security initiatives.
