Ezra N Locke

Comprehensive 24-week cloud career program leveraging real world projects and industry mentorship.

DevOps Engineer Featured Projects:

• How to Create Highly Available 3-Tier Architecture in AWS' (Published in Medium and Linked). Created 3-Tier that was highly available, hosted static website in presentation tier, maintained security between tiers and used Auto-Scaling groups on presentation and application tier.
• Wrote Python Code and developed tools on GitHub.(https://github.com/enlocke1980/Red_Team_Week12)
• How to Create DynamoDB Table for EC2 Instance with Read-Only Access. (Published in Medium and LinkedIn)
• How to Create Auto-Scaling Group of EC2 Instances for High Availability in AWS. (Published in Medium)
• How to Create Amazon EC2 Instance with NGINX Web Server. (Published in Medium)
• How to Install Apache Web Server on CentOS 8. (Published on Medium)
• Tuned systems to boost performance.
• Collaborated with team to determine application requirement specifications.
• Researched and identified new technologies to use in agile development environment

• Coordinated appointments to show tenants and buyers prospective homes.
• Reviewed market research data and changed sales plans accordingly.
• Worked closely with clients to facilitate appropriate loans, inspections, and credit reports.
• Managed scheduled meetings to maintain satisfaction of both buyers and sellers and facilitate smooth purchases.
• Assisted buyers with finding ideal homes by assessing needs, requirements, and budgets.
• Advertised client properties through websites, social media, and real estate guides.
• Compared recently sold area properties to determine competitive market prices.
• Maintained connections with clients to encourage repeat business and referrals.

• Maximized rental income while minimizing expenses through effective planning and control.
• Maintained original leases and renewal documents in digital and hardcopy format for property management office.
• Followed up on delinquent tenants and coordinated collection procedures.
• Analyzed operational information for impact on ROI, identified trends and recommended appropriate adjustments.
• Developed annual operating budgets and forecasts, as well as sales and marketing plans.
• Developed and implemented marketing strategies to increase occupancy rates.
• Monitored progress of construction and maintenance projects and notified appropriate individuals of project updates, delays, and schedule changes.
• Administered operations to handle needs of more than 900 tenants across 450 property units.
• Monitored timely receipt and reconciliation of rent collections in accordance with landlord and resident statutes.