Alex Brooks - AWS Certified Cloud Engineer

About Me

Who Am I?

I'm Alex Brooks, AWS Certified Cloud Engineer

As an AWS Certified Cloud Engineer with 4+ years of IT experience and 1.5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering, I bring a unique combination of technical expertise and 10+ years of aviation operations experience. I help businesses transform their operations through strategic cloud migration, infrastructure automation, and DevOps implementations.

My expertise spans AWS cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, and full-stack development. I specialize in migrating legacy systems to modern cloud architectures, having successfully reduced operational costs by 91% while maintaining enterprise reliability and performance standards.

Name:Alex Brooks
Email:alex@rotordev.com
From:St Louis, Missouri

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4+

Years IT Experience

3

Happy Clients

6

Portfolio Projects

4

AWS Certifications

Services

What I Do?

AWS Cloud Engineering

I design and implement scalable AWS cloud architectures using services like EC2, EKS, Fargate, and Amplify. Experienced in migrating legacy systems to modern cloud infrastructure with proven cost optimization results.

Infrastructure as Code

I implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible to automate cloud deployments. Skilled in creating repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure with proper security configurations and monitoring.

DevOps & CI/CD

I establish DevOps practices using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and AWS services to streamline development workflows. Focus on automated testing, deployment pipelines, and monitoring with CloudWatch.

Full-Stack Development

I develop cloud-native applications using React, Node.js, and TypeScript on AWS platforms. Experience building scalable web applications with serverless architectures and modern development practices.

Summary

Resume

Core Expertise

AWS Cloud Services

EC2, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, RDS, Amplify

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation

DevOps & CI/CD

GitHub Actions, GitLab, CloudWatch

Development

React, Node.js, TypeScript, Full-Stack

My Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

Air Ambulance Helicopter Pilot

Survival Flight Inc. · Full Time

Conduct critical air medical transport operations serving emergency medical services. Operate advanced avionics and navigation systems ensuring safe flight operations in challenging conditions while maintaining strict FAA compliance and medical transport protocols.

Mar 2021 - Present

Cloud Engineer & Consultant

MyFlight Tours · Contract

Configured AWS VPC architecture supporting 100+ daily bookings. Migrated legacy EC2 infrastructure to AWS Amplify, reducing monthly costs by 91%. Developed helicopter tour logging application using React, Node.js, and TypeScript with disaster recovery protocols.

Mar 2025 - Jun 2025

Cloud Technical Trainer

Cloud Engineer Academy · Contract

Direct operations for 300+ cloud engineering students globally. Deliver 15+ AWS technical workshops and hands-on labs. Develop educational content covering 10+ AWS services and create 8 deployable cloud portfolio projects with 85% certification pass rate.

Sep 2024 - Dec 2025

Cloud Engineering Bootcamp

Cloud Engineer Academy · Student

Comprehensive AWS cloud fundamentals program with hands-on practical AWS labs and workshops. Gained expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and modern development methodologies.

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