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Richard Odatuwa

Nailsea,MD

Summary

Certified AWS Architect with 5+ years in IT, specializing in cloud solutions, Agile, and Linux. Expert in EC2, Lambda, VPC, ensuring secure, scalable architectures. Committed to operational excellence and continuous learning in cloud technologies. Effective communicator, driving innovation and aligning infrastructure with business goals.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AWS Solutions Architect

Confidential
01.2022 - Current
  • Led cross-functional teams in the design and deployment of scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS, resulting in a 50% improvement in system reliability1
  • Conducted comprehensive architectural reviews and security audits, ensuring alignment with best practices and identifying opportunities for system enhancements
  • Architected a 3-tier application migration from on-premises to AWS, leveraging 15+ AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), Auto Scaling, VPC, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and API Gateway
  • Designed the application deployment environment on AWS, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance with EC2 Auto Scaling groups and Multi-AZ RDS for database resilience
  • Implemented a secure VPC architecture, with public and private subnets, NAT gateways, and security groups to protect and isolate the application layers
  • Optimized front-end delivery using CloudFront and S3, achieving reduced latency and improved user experience.

AWS Solutions Engineer

Confidential
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Spearheaded the modernization of legacy systems, transitioning to cloud-based solutions that enhanced operational agility by 30%
  • Troubleshot and maintained cloud systems, reducing system downtime by 60% and ensuring high availability and performance
  • Championed the adoption of AWS best practices, conducting workshops and training sessions that improved team competency levels by 40%.

AWS Solutions Engineer

Confidential
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Implemented and managed complex AWS Cloud Solutions, which increased infrastructure efficiency and reduced costs by 25%
  • Monitored and optimized cloud infrastructures, leveraging CloudWatch and other AWS tools to enhance monitoring capabilities by 50%
  • Developed and executed a comprehensive cloud strategy, aligning with organizational goals and resulting in a 15% acceleration in cloud adoption
  • Integrated DynamoDB for a scalable and high-performance NoSQL database solution, supporting the application’s backend requirements
  • Leveraged API Gateway for creating, publishing, maintaining, and securing APIs at scale, facilitating seamless frontend to backend connectivity
  • Incorporated AWS Lambda for serverless computing, reducing operational overhead and cost by running code in response to events
  • Enhanced application security by implementing AWS WAF and Shield for web application firewall capabilities and DDoS protection
  • Conducted cost optimization assessments, utilizing Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer to identify and implement cost-saving measures
  • Facilitated disaster recovery planning and implementation, using Route 53 for DNS management and failover strategies.

AWS Solutions Architect

Confidential
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Provided architectural guidance and oversight throughout the project lifecycle, from conception to deployment, ensuring strategic alignment with business objectives
  • Translated complex business needs into technical requirements, facilitating the development of innovative cloud-based solutions
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders to define a solution vision and roadmap, leading to a 20% increase in project delivery efficiency
  • Set up continuous integration and deployment pipelines using CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline, enhancing development agility and deployment reliability
  • Utilized CloudWatch for comprehensive monitoring and logging, and Lambda for event-driven automation, improving operational efficiency
  • Configured SQS and SNS for decoupling components and orchestrating message-driven workflows, increasing system scalability and reliability
  • Employed IAM roles and policies to enforce the principle of least privilege, ensuring secure access management across AWS services
  • Developed infrastructure as code (IaC) using CloudFormation templates, enabling rapid and consistent environment provisioning.

Education

BSc. (Hons) Geography & Regional Planning -

University of Benin
Benin City, Edo State
12.2003

Certificate in Information Processing and Computer Technology -

Department of Computer Science, University of Lagos
Lagos, Lagos State
12.1995

Skills

  • CentOS, RHEL, Sun Solaris, Windows, Mac, UNIX, LINUX
  • Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra
  • Git
  • Load Balancers, TCP/IP, FTP, SSH, SSL
  • EC2, Lambda, S3, Glacier, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, CloudFront, CloudWatch, IAM, Redshift, EMR, SQS, SNS, etc
  • Java, SQL, HTML, Shell, PowerShell, Bash
  • Network configuration
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Cloud Architecture Design
  • Security best practices

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • TOGAF 9 Foundation
  • Various AWS and cloud-related certifications

Timeline

AWS Solutions Architect

Confidential
01.2022 - Current

AWS Solutions Engineer

Confidential
01.2020 - 01.2022

AWS Solutions Engineer

Confidential
01.2020 - 01.2022

AWS Solutions Architect

Confidential
01.2018 - 01.2020

BSc. (Hons) Geography & Regional Planning -

University of Benin

Certificate in Information Processing and Computer Technology -

Department of Computer Science, University of Lagos

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