I architect and automate resilient AWS platforms that balance performance, cost, and developer experience. My work centers on building Infrastructure as Code at scale, embedding FinOps into delivery workflows, and exploring practical AI applications for platform operations.

Cloud Architecture • AWS-first design with pragmatic multi-cloud experience
Infrastructure as Code • Terraform at scale with modular, reusable patterns
FinOps Excellence • Cost visibility, forecasting, and continuous optimization
Platform Delivery • CI/CD pipelines, drift detection, and automated remediation

standardization: Building golden-path Terraform modules for platform teams
finops_integration: Embedding cost awareness into delivery workflows (beyond dashboards)
ai_automation: Leveraging AI to reduce operational toil and improve observability

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS Terraform Kubernetes Docker GitHub Actions

FinOps & Observability
CloudWatch Cost Optimization Infrastructure Monitoring Policy as Code

Philosophy
NICKEL: Never Inflate Costs, Keep Everything Lean — efficient operations without sacrificing capability

Open to collaboration, contract work, and knowledge sharing.

Best way to reach me: LinkedIn (gregthomson31)

Building platforms that are efficient, scalable, and cost-aware.