Curriculum Vitae

My professional journey and technical expertise in self-hosting and home automation.

Profile

Alex Johnson

Self-Hosting & Home Automation Specialist

Contact

  • alex@homelabenthusiast.com
  • +1 (555) 123-4567
  • San Francisco, CA

Skills

Self-Hosting

Home Automation

Linux Administration

Docker & Kubernetes

Networking

Certifications

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC-1)
  • Docker Certified Associate

About Me

Passionate self-hosting and home automation enthusiast with 5+ years of experience building and maintaining private cloud infrastructures, home automation systems, and self-hosted solutions. Strong advocate for privacy-focused technology and open-source software.

I enjoy documenting my projects and sharing knowledge through blog posts and tutorials, helping others in the community to implement similar solutions in their own homes.

Experience

Home Automation Consultant

Self-Employed | Jan 2020 - Present

Helping clients implement smart home solutions with privacy-focused, self-hosted alternatives to commercial products.

  • Designed and implemented Home Assistant setups for 20+ clients
  • Created custom Node-RED flows for complex automation scenarios
  • Migrated clients from cloud-dependent to local-only solutions

DevOps Engineer

Tech Solutions Inc. | Mar 2017 - Dec 2019

Managed Kubernetes clusters and implemented CI/CD pipelines for various development teams.

  • Reduced deployment times by 60% through automation
  • Implemented monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana
  • Mentored junior team members in containerization best practices

Education

MSc in Computer Science

Stanford University | 2015 - 2017

Specialized in Distributed Systems and Network Security. Thesis on "Privacy-Preserving Smart Home Architectures".

BSc in Computer Engineering

University of California | 2011 - 2015

Focus on Embedded Systems and IoT Applications. Graduated with honors.

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