Dávur S. Clementsen, Infrastructure Manager / Solutions Architect
Introduction
An AWS certified Solutions Architect, with 8 years' experience as a professional software engineer. Currently focused on building, managing, and deployments of large scale, reliable, secure and scalable applications on Amazon’s AWS cloud computing services.
Experienced in many roles in software development and life cycle management with years of software development, business analysis and solutions architecture across many industry sectors and software platforms.
Key Skills
Cloud Computing
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
- AWS Certified Developer Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Associate
- In-depth experience with many AWS services
- Managed applications with Elastic Beanstalk
- Infrastructure as code with CloudFormation
- Content distribution with CloudFront
- Fault tolerance with Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, multi-AZ deployments
- Reliable data storage with RDS and S3
Infrastructure/Tools:
- Test automation and code review with Jenkins
- Release automation (Bash, Fabric, South, Virtualenv)
- Application monitoring (Cloud Watch, New Relic, Pingdom)
- Version control (Git, Subversion, Mercurial)
Programming Languages:
- Python
- UNIX shell scripting (Bash/Shell)
- Web front-end JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
- PHP, Java, VB .NET, C# .NET, Perl
Frameworks:
- Django (Python),
- CodeIgniter (PHP)
- Play Framework (Java)
- jQuery, jQuery mobile, AngularJS (JavaScript)
Databases:
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server
Platform Experience:
- Development on Mac OSX, Unix, and Windows.
Related Experience:
- Development through both Agile/Scrum and standard waterfall methodologies.
- Development of RESTful APIs (JSON, XML)
- Online payments (PayPal, PaymentExpress)
- Knowledge of web development best practices and accessibility considerations
- Process design, documentation, teaching and mentoring
Certifications and awards
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, Amazon Web Services, 2018
AWS Certified Developer – Associate, Amazon Web Services, 2018
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Amazon Web Services, 2017
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Amazon Web Services, 2015
AWS Technical Professional, Amazon Web Services, 2015
Master of Computer Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 2010
ACS Award in Computer Science, Australian Computer Society, 2009
La Trobe University dean’s Honour List, La Trobe University, 2008 2010
Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), La Trobe University, 2005-2008
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Professional Experience
Innablr (2017-current) - DevOps Engineer
Setup of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring solutions and cloud migrations.
WSP Digital Infrastructure (2015-2017) - Infrastructure Manager / Solutions Architect
Management of a large server infrastructure with fleet of over 100 server instances on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform
- Development of automated build and deployment processes using Jenkins, Elastic Beanstalk, Puppet and Docker
- Integrated automated testing with existing code review processes
- Server management including updates, access management and application deployments
- Set up server and application monitoring with New Relic and Pingdom
Media Links, Media and Broadcasting (2014-15) - Technical business analysis consultant
- Technical business analysis for a network management system for a global media and broadcasting company running video networks for most major Australian TV networks
- Engaged with client stakeholders and development team to negotiate staged user requirements appropriate to the project maturity – from proof of concept to industry trade show presentation
- Assisted with project management using agile project management methodologies
Resource Smart Schools, Sustainability Victoria (2013-15) - Software Engineer - Front- and Back-end
Java web application for Victorian schools to gain skills and awareness of environmental resource usage and cost saving opportunities.
- Background worker data calculations and analysis
- Interactive reporting or results using third party graphing solution Flot.js
- Permission and access management with various roles
- WCAG web accessibility review and improvement
Qantas Loyalty Services (2013-2015) - Software Engineer - Back-end API
Development and maintenance of the Java REST API and content management systems for Qantas’ Frequent Flyer loyalty services platform.
- Java platform built to handle heavy loads from Qantas’ over 10 million members
- Integration with several in-house and third-party systems
- Rigorous requirements and design and development processes
Qantas Your Account Portal (2014) - Softwre Engineer - Front-end
Consistent and precise cross-browser, cross-devices styling for Qantas’ new Your Account member landing page.
- Precision HTML/CSS/JS implementation of designs by third party design agency
- Cross-browser, cross-device testing to ensure a consistent user interface experience for all 10 million members.
Energy Rating public site (2014) - Software Engineer - Front-end
Public facing website with document library and a separate content management system.
- Wordpress/PHP plugin development
- HTML/CSS templates and styling
- MySQL database
Energy Rating GEMS (2014) - Software Engineer - Python/Back-end
Secure joint government portal for registration and management of electronics’ star-ratings for electronics made in and imported into Australia and New Zealand.
- Design and implementation of role and group based permission system
- Implementation of a form builder to handle forms changing to reflect changing government legislations.
- MySQL Database
iMIMS, Medicine Information reference application (2012-14) - Software Engineer - Back-end / API
Back-end content management system and RESTful API for iPhone and Android apps used by medical practitioners.
- Design and implementation of JSON REST API
- Integration with Cybersource and eWay payment gateways
hotel hotel, Molongolo Group (2013-14) - Responsive Web and mobile front-end development
Highly responsive web site for one of Canberra’s newest and funkiest hotels.
- Implementation of complex back-end calculations and analysis on large datasets
- Addition of interactive JavaScript graphs and plots using Google Charts
PIQET, packaging environmental impact analysis software (2010-15) - Software Engineer
Software solution providing packaging life cycle and environmental impact analysis and regulatory compliance reporting used by major corporations
- Implementation of complex back-end calculations and analysis on large datasets
- Addition of interactive JavaScript graphs and plots using Google Charts
Employment History
WSP Digital, Parsons Brinckerhoff And WSP Environmental
- Solutions Architect / Infrastructure and DevOps Manager (2015-Present)
- Senior Software Engineer / Business Analyst (2013-2015)
- Software Engineer (2011-2013)
- Analyst Programmer (2010-2011)
- Australian Computer Society Internship (2010)
La Trobe University
- Database Fundamentals adjunct lecturer (2010)
- Object Oriented Programming Fundamentals adjunct lecturer (2010)
- Advanced Database Systems teaching assistant (2009)
- C for Games Programming teaching assistant (2008-2009)
- Algorithms and Data Structures teaching assistant (2007-2009)
National Land Surveyors - Faroe Islands
- Software developer (2003-2004)