Isaac Owusu Mensah
Glendale,USA
Summary
Motivated with DevOps development and research with over three years of experience, and I am a diligent, research-oriented individual. I am eager to join the American workforce to build innovative and cutting-edge IT solutions for your impressive suite of clients and your company’s continued success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Cloud rock Consulting Ltd
London
06.2021 - 08.2023
- Managing AWS services including EC2, ECR, and ECS for scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure
- Skilled in Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration, optimizing application deployment and scaling
- Experienced in Terraform, automating infrastructure provisioning for increased efficiency and consistency
- Experienced in Git and various platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket for efficient code versioning and collaboration
- Competent in Ansible for maintaining consistent and secure server configurations
- Proficient in Jenkins for establishing robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous integration, testing, and deployment for applications
- Develop automation scripts (Python) to streamline repetitive tasks and processes.
Platform Engineer
Afriq-Alert Consult
, Ghana
04.2019 - 01.2021
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines
- Work with containerization technologies like Docker to package and deploy applications consistently across different environments
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of infrastructure code using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
- Utilize version control systems (e.g., Git) to manage and track changes in code and infrastructure configurations
- Support for a company's Docker and Kubernetes clusters, as well as assistance with AWS services
- Assisted in setting up monitoring and logging solutions to track the performance and health of applications and infrastructure
- Responded to alerts and troubleshoot issues to ensure system reliability
- Collaborate with development teams to understand application requirements and facilitate the integration of DevOps practices
- Work closely with operations teams to streamline processes and improve system reliability
- Gain exposure to cloud platforms (AWS) and assist in deploying and managing applications in cloud environments.
IT SUPPORT Specialist
University Information Technology Services (KNUST)
, Ghana
02.2018 - 03.2019
- Collaborating with IT managers and other departments as needed for consultation
- Delivering IT support to both staff and customers, addressing their technology-related needs
- Conducting training sessions for end-users to enhance their understanding of hardware features and software applications
- Regularly monitoring performance metrics of hardware, software, and systems
- Ensuring up-to-date computer software and performing hardware and system upgrades
- Maintaining databases and upholding system security protocols
- Keeping abreast of technological advancements and trends in the field of IT support.
IT SUPPORT
Compassion International Ghana (Ashanti Region zone)
, Ghana
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Consulting with IT managers and other departments as required
- Providing IT assistance to staff and customers
- Training end-users on hardware functionality and software programs
- Resolving logged errors in a timely manner
- Monitoring hardware, software, and system performance metrics
- Updating computer software, as well as upgrading hardware and systems
- Maintaining databases and ensuring system security
- Keeping track of technological advancements and trends in IT support.
Education
Research Scholar -
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
03.2023
Master of Philosophy in Computer Engineering -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
07.2022
Master of Science in Communication Engineering (Exchange Program) -
Carinthia University of Applied Science
02.2022
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
05.2015
Skills
- Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), EC2, ECR and ECS
- Containerization and Orchestration: Docker and Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform
- Version Control: Git and GitHub
- Configuration Management: Ansible
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Jenkins
- Monitoring and Logging: CloudWatch
- Networking: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Load Balancing and Content Delivery Network (CDN)
- Scripting Languages: Python (basic)
- Security: Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Groups and Network ACLs, Encryption (TLS/SSL) and Security best practices for cloud environments
- Database and Storage: Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, and AWS S3
- Collaboration Tools: Scrum and JIRA
- Soft Skills: Communication, Problem-solving and Team collaboration
Accomplishments
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS)
- Member of OPTICA
- Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer Professional Certificate (Ongoing)
- Marshall Plan Foundation scholarship (USA)
- Ernst Mach Post Graduate Grant Scholarship (Austria ‘s Agency for Education and Internationalization)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Research Summit - AI & IoT& (WCET)
- AWS Solution Architect Associate (ACloudGuru)
Publications And Projects
Developed a backend infrastructure for a comprehensive e-learning platform using Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) to orchestrate Docker applications, achieving scalability and automation., Utilized Terraform to establish DEV, TEST, STAGING, and PROD environments, leveraging container images stored in ECR., Managed project using Jira, provisioned Jenkins server via Jenkins file for AWS deployment, and ensured optimal orchestration of Nginx server application., Implemented VPC, security groups, load balancers, IAM roles, RDS, and other essential components, while maintaining domain and SSL certificate for secure communication., Author and co-author of the following academic research papers on Photonic Crystal Fiber Filters:, Design and Theoretical Analysis of a Plasmonic Broadband Polarization Filter Based on PCF with Nano Layers of Gold and Conducting Metal Oxide, Design and computational analysis of a fractal cladding PCF based plasmonic sensor for refractive index, temperature, and magnetic fields: a single-polarization-single-peak scanning approach., Design and Analysis of a Highly Sensitive Plasmonic PCF Sensor for Monitoring Temperature and Refractive Index (under review)., Plasmonic Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Multiparameter Sensors (under review)
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Cloud rock Consulting Ltd
06.2021 - 08.2023
Platform Engineer
Afriq-Alert Consult
04.2019 - 01.2021
IT SUPPORT Specialist
University Information Technology Services (KNUST)
02.2018 - 03.2019
IT SUPPORT
Compassion International Ghana (Ashanti Region zone)
01.2016 - 01.2018
Research Scholar -
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Master of Philosophy in Computer Engineering -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Master of Science in Communication Engineering (Exchange Program) -
Carinthia University of Applied Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
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