ABOUT ME

I'm Alp, Network/Azure Cloud Engineer & Manager, with a love for building infrastructure. I've designed, engineered and implemented many campus network infrastructure, and as the technological landscape changes, so to must I evolve alongside it, as we soar through the cloud and beyond. I built this website as a reflection of my personal growth, technical skills, and insatiable curiosity.

ABOUT THIS PROJECT

The goal of this website was to follow all the goals as listed in the Cloud Resume Challenge. I wanted not just accomplish the bare minimum, but also take into consideration best practices, scalability, and reliability. I built out 2 separate github containers; one for the frontend, and one for the backend. Taking cost into consideration, I opted for an Azure Static Web Storage. Not to be confused with Azure Static Web App, this allowed me to build out the CDN, SSL, and all the other bells and whistles myself. This allowed me to understand how each individual service interacts with one another instead of a one-stop-shop. The backend is a serverless, consumption-based pricing model that typically utilizes Azure Functions. All coding was done in VS Code with extensions. The API was built out in javascript, with messages being retrieved from a Queue Storage instead of sending them directly to the CosmosDB solution to avoid the SQL database having direct exposure. All the connection strings were then encrypted in Azure Key Vault. It was a great experience, and I want to make future additions, such as IaC with bicep deployment and better unit testing.



Certifications

Azure Certified Azure Administrator Associate

February 2022

Cisco Certified Network Professional

March 2020

Work

Los Angeles Convention Center

IT Manager• August 2020 - CURRENT

  • Provide management and oversite of all IT related support and maintenance needs including providing hands-on support to staff, clients, stakeholders, and building vendors in timely resolution.
  • Ensured efficient communication and collaborate with staff, management, and clients using a variety of telecommunication services.
  • Design and implement campus network, virtualization of resources, install network devices (LAN and 802.11x), and configure L2/L3 protocols such as VLANs, STP, VRRP/HSRP, VRFs, LACP link aggregation, VSS deployments, BGP and OSPF.
  • Architect and implement Azure resources, including Azure Entra (IDP) for licensing and role assignment, virtual networks including Azure DNS, routing, firewalls and load-balancing, as well as virtual private gateways and endpoints, to create compute, infrastructure, and platform services.
  • Ensure compliance with security and regulatory policies, notably PCI-DSS and GDPR, and implementation and management of cybersecurity policies such as intrusion detection, firewall management, and user endpoint security.

    • Credit Valley Hospital

    Assistant Network Operations Manager• December 2016 - August 2020

  • Configured and deployed addressing mechanisms (DHCP,DNS & IPAM), while automating inventory and configuration management utilizing Python scripts and Netbox.
  • Accurately organized and implemented IT resources and network devices; including allexecution of orders, procurement, deployments, configuration, upgrades, warranties, and new office setups.
  • Researched and distributed service knowledge of current and emerging technologies, application development, best practices measures.
  • Engaged in regular field testing, lab testing, stress-testing and interoperability testing forequipment.

    • TD Bank

    IT Support Technician• September 2015 - December 2016

  • Installed and inspected all data center equipment, cable systems, network infrastructure,internet services, WAP/Wi-Fi, and A/V.
  • Established firewall systems and active/passive clusters with Watchguard and Palo Alto.
  • Answered service tickets via email, phone or in-person using customer service software,and assisted in root cause analysis and troubleshooting.