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πŸ‘‹ Hi, I’m Emmanuel Mshanga Makonde

πŸ’» System Administrator | Web Developer | Cloud Engineer

I’m a tech professional with 10+ years of experience in IT operations (Linux/Windows server administration, networking, enterprise systems) and hands-on web development (React, Next.js, PHP, WordPress).

Currently, I’m focusing on AWS Cloud Engineering β€” blending my sysadmin background with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and Cloud Architecture to deliver scalable, secure, and automated solutions.


πŸ”§ Tech Background

  • System Administration (10+ years):
    Server setup & hardening (Linux/Windows) Β· Active Directory Β· Networking Β· Monitoring Β· Backups & DR

  • Web Development (5+ years):
    Frontend: React, Next.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
    Backend: PHP, Node.js, MySQL
    CMS: WordPress (themes, plugins, migrations)
    Deployment: Apache, Nginx, cPanel, VPS

  • Cloud & DevOps :
    AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudFront, Route 53, Lambda)
    Azure (VMs, Storage, Networking, Monitoring, AD)
    IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation
    CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, Docker, Ansible


πŸš€ Portfolio Projects

  • 🌍 AWS Cloud Portfolio (in progress):
    Static website hosting, 3-tier architectures, serverless photo app, HA WordPress deployment, monitoring dashboards.

  • πŸ’Ό Web Development Projects:
    Custom websites, dashboards, and CMS integrations.

  • βš™οΈ SysAdmin Scripts & Automation:
    Bash & Python scripts for automation, backups, and monitoring.


🎯 Current Goals

  • βœ… Complete AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification
  • βœ… Publish 4–5 AWS projects with diagrams & IaC on GitHub
  • βœ… Transition fully into remote Cloud Engineering roles

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🌟 From SysAdmin β†’ Web Developer β†’ Cloud Engineer.
I believe in continuous learning, hands-on projects, and sharing knowledge through open source.

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    JavaScript

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    Shell

  3. alx-frontend alx-frontend Public

    CSS

  4. aws-cloud-portfolio aws-cloud-portfolio Public