Lessons Learned

Real-world experiences and insights from my professional journey, presented in STAR format.

STAR Format: Situation, Task, Action, Result - A structured way to share professional experiences and lessons learned.

Security & Initiative
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Eliminated 100+ Security Vulnerabilities

Took ownership of security debt nobody was addressing, implementing Chainguard images and Renovate automation.

Cost Optimization
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Cut AWS Costs by 30%

Reduced QA cloud spending by $40K/month through data-driven resource optimization.

Performance Engineering
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Solved 50% Response Time Variance

Used Wireshark to diagnose performance testing inconsistencies and reduced variance from 50% to under 2%.