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I'm Eric — a Full-Stack Developer and AWS Certified Architect Associate with 10+ years of experience building scalable web applications, secure cloud systems, and intelligent data platforms. My core expertise spans modern front-end frameworks (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Chakra UI, Tailwind CSS), robust back-end APIs (Node.js, Python, .NET), and infrastructure automation with Terraform. Whether launching from scratch or scaling mature systems, I deliver clarity, speed, and production-grade engineering. Beyond UI components and custom controls, I architect data pipelines and machine learning workflows using tools like SageMaker, PyTorch, Spark, and Airflow — optimizing for real-time insights, automation, and cost efficiency. I work extensively across AWS (Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Bedrock, EMR), Azure (Synapse, Data Factory), and Ubuntu-based open-source stacks. I specialize in embedding ML and analytics into full-stack applications, driving smarter business outcomes through clean, scalable code. Remote-first and results-driven, I thrive in distributed teams using Trello, Slack, and GitHub to maintain tight communication and delivery standards. I prioritize security, clean documentation, and proactive collaboration. If you're seeking a developer who combines full-stack precision with DevOps fluency and applied machine learning — let's connect and build something extraordinary.

If your looking for the best, hiring a top 1% consultant = saved time and money. I'm your guy I help companies with valuable datasets organize and simplify their data to bring value without the stress of managing the implementation. 10 years of experience to handle the entire process with minimal hand holding to bring you maximal value in a shortest time. Observability and data analysis Cluster architecture, mappings, data strategies, ingest pipelines. I work to optimize all of these so that the data can start providing value ASAP. Search RAG, semantic search, lexical search, hybrid, ANN, KNN, chatbot, vector search, recommendation engines, analyzers, suggestions and search as you type are all important to curating a product your customers can't resist using. Offload the mental stress of sorting out the nitty gritty details of implementation and let me help create your data system for you. Clients often refer to me as their “cheat code” because a brief call with me can replace hours of frustrating trial & error and research. I have a simple goal: 1) To fully understand your needs, 2) Eliminate any stress or confusion, and 3) Deliver precisely what you’re looking for—taking care of all the details for you. I know how frustrating it can be to hire freelancers who complicate things further, communicate poorly, surprise you with unexpected costs, and require so much oversight that it feels easier to handle the work yourself. Types of work I’ve done: Search Engine Development: Built and optimized high-performance search engines with a focus on user experience, achieving sub-500ms response times. A good search engine prioritizes user experience above all. The user needs to 1) get what they want (relevance), and 2) as fast as you can give it to them <500ms (latency), it's that simple. Full ELK Stack Implementations: Designed and deployed ELK stacks for diverse industries, including healthcare and renewable energy, handling everything from parsing error logs to integrating with third-party tools like Jira and Twitter. Custom Dashboard Creation: Developed visually appealing and functional dashboards for data visualization, enhancing team productivity and decision-making. Automation and Optimization: Automated cluster installations and optimized Logstash/filebeat/ingest pipelines configurations for efficient data processing and error handling. I will explain things in layman's terms and not fill an explanation of how something works with technical jargon. I will be clear with my expectations and happy to explain how things work so you can do it yourself. Let's work on your project together so that you can get what you want out of your data. Additional Competencies: API integration with ELK: Facebook, Google Analytics, Twitter, etc... Automation of ELK: Bash and Ansible External Database Syncing with ELK: SQL, MongoDB Misc: Readonly Rest, Own_home, Searchguard, Graphite, alerting, siem, watcher, docker, AWS, OpenSearch Filebeat, metricbeat, packetbeat, Vega, RAG, LLM, AI augmented search, index templates,

Experienced Software and Data Engineer with over 13 years of experience building data-driven applications, RESTFul APIs, and microservices. I am familiar with the complete software development life cycle, build automation, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD development. Expertise: ======== -Programming Languages: Python, Java, Javascript, Go, Groovy, and SQL. -Data Stores: Postgres, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, SQL Server, Oracle, Elasticsearch -Data Pipeline Orchestration: Nextflow, Spark, Airflow, Step Functions, Flink -DevOps: GitHub actions, Circle CI -Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK -Cloud Platforms: AWS -AWS: Familiar with building serverless systems and orchestrating with current IaC software development methodologies using CDK, Cloudformation Templates, and Terraform. -Other: Docker

I'm a sports fanatic, fantasy football champion and dog lover with a passion for programming and computer science. I have professional experience building complex cloud native backend systems and microservice APIs using a variety of languages and frameworks: Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, Flask, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, Java, SpringMVC, and Spring Boot. I have worked with relational and non-relational databases and data stores such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis. I have also built several custom front end single page apps (SPA) using both Angular 2x, React and React Native for mobile. I am AWS certified and have professional experience building CI/ CD pipelines using Jenkins, Gitlab Runner, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services such as EC2, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, Lambda (serverless), Step Functions, EventBridge, AppSync (GraphQL), API Gateway, ELB, CDK, CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk, IAM, CloudWatch, and X-Ray to name a few. I'm very passionate about distributed computing and all things serverless. In my spare time I've been working on a fun intersection of two of my passions, sports and severless, I also enjoy teaching and sharing my passion for software development with others. I'm an adjunct instructor at Denver University and I tutor MERN Stack as well as Java Spring at various other universities across the country.

Elasticsearch Expert trusted by Microsoft, Nike, and Dell to end project uncertainty | Elasticsearch.. Are you an IT director feeling overwhelmed with 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 about your Elasticsearch or Enterprise Search implementation? Are you struggling with the complexities of building in-house, a lack of expertise, high costs, and lost time? 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢: I help IT directors overcome uncertainty in their Elasticsearch Enterprise Search Implementations and go from being ‘stuck’ to ‘unstuck’ to implement search in existing applications at drastically lower costs in rapid time. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗗𝗢 𝗜𝗧: Through my proven Elasticsearch R&R Method that’s helped Microsoft, Nike, Dell, and Boeing solve their complex Elasticsearch problems, I accelerate the implementation of Elastic Enterprise Search, help enterprises overcome organizational skill gaps around Elasticsearch, and reduce overspending on licensing with better alternatives to X-Pack. My unique and proven Elasticsearch R&R Method: 1. Identifies Your Elastic Cluster and Ensures the Cluster is Properly Configured, Saving Up to 60% in Cluster Costs 2. Optimizes Cluster Performance by Analyzing Cluster Setup & Configuration, Increasing Search Relevancy 3. Overcomes Skill Gaps by Enabling Your Team to Execute the Solution, Delivering Rapid Implementation 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗬: “Doug discovered … an impressive 40% cost saving for our particular configuration … and made improvements with search performance resulting in a 10X increase in search performance.” -- Brian Bowman, President, CarSoup.com “Doug knows Elastic. Very well. He helped us build out a very large ~200 node cluster to process mass amounts of data quickly & efficiently.” -- Brad Linder, Director of Platform Engineering, DISH Network 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗: → Increased search performance, improved cost savings, and enhanced customer experiences for Microsoft, Dell, Nike, Walgreens, Boeing, and more. → Interviewed on The Consulting Success podcast (featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, FOX Business, HuffPost, Marketing Profs, and Maclean’s). → Co-authored and published “Elasticsearch 7 Quick Start Guide”

Seasoned engineer with proven experience in all phases of software development and operations. I have worked for several Silicon Valley start-ups developing applications and REST APIs with Python, creating big data pipelines, and managing AWS infrastructure. Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservice architecture, test-driven development, data pipelines, web crawlers, SQL and No-SQL data stores, Kafka, Elasticsearch and all AWS technologies. Experience developing and deploying secure and easy to use Restful APIs to serve frontend developers and data consumers. Ability to rapidly diagnose, remediate and optimize production workloads. Experience building data lakes and transforming, aggregating and analyzing data from structured and unstructured data sources. Willing to help in anyway I can - no job too big or too small.