With over a decade of experience in IT, I am a Site Reliability Engineer and Cybersecurity Professional specializing in Kubernetes, AI prompt engineering, Terraform, and Ansible. My work focuses on designing, deploying, and managing scalable and secure hybrid cloud infrastructures while leveraging cutting-edge AI tools like Ollama, OpenAI, and Claude to enhance efficiency.
Passionate about innovation and continuous learning, I stay ahead in the dynamic tech landscape. Explore my personal website cmartin.io and blog to learn more.
- Ubuntu: My daily driver for development and operations.
- Windows with WSL: When specific workflows demand it.
- vim: The ultimate productivity booster. My setup is fine-tuned—check out my dotfiles if you want a sneak peek.
- Docker: Still the reigning champion for containers. If Podman is better, why isn’t everyone using it?
- Local LLM (Ollama): Privacy-first AI for local tasks.
- OpenAI API & Claude: Go-to for cloud-based AI assistance.
- Perl, Bash, Python, Go: Versatile scripting and development languages that handle everything from automation to systems programming.
- Sight: Precision for infrastructure observability.
- PowerShell: Surprisingly powerful—even for a Linux-first engineer.
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Cloud Platforms:
Mastery of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, enabling secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions. -
Virtualization & Orchestration:
Kubernetes, VMware vSphere, and Red Hat OpenShift for managing containerized and virtual environments. -
Programming & Frameworks:
Python, Bash, Go, TypeScript, and more for building automation and resilient systems. -
Web & DevOps:
Nginx, Apache, Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins for deploying and maintaining modern infrastructures.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional & DevOps Engineer Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect