update 01.16.2017

1. Tariq O. Abulaila
+1 404.290.2519 1950 Roswell Rd Apt 19B4
t.abulaila91@gmail.com Marietta, GA 30068-5097
www.linkedin.com/in/tariqabulaila United States
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Software Engineer /AWS Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer seeking development position with a reputable
organization; dedicated to performance and quality; the ideal position requires advanced software design and
development of client-based solutions, cloud computing development, management, and administration.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Software Engineering Aug. 2012—Dec. 2014
Southern Polytechnic State University - Marietta, GA – USA
Associate of Science – Computer Science Aug. 2009—May 2012
Darton State College - Albany, GA – USA
SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Development Languages and Frameworks
 Laravel framework; PHP, AngularJS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, MySQL, Eloquent ORM; Lumen
 ASP.NET MVC, C#.NET, Razor
 WCF, XML, and XSLT processing
 Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Entity Framework, SQL Server Transact SQL (T-SQL)
 MEAN stack; MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js
 ReactJS, AngularJS, and Node.js; Sencha ExtJS
 Wordpress; PHP, JavaScript, MySQL
 HTML5, XML, CSS3; Bootstrap CSS, & custom Cascading Style Sheet frameworks
 RESTful API development, Single-Page Applications (SPA); WebAPI
 MVC and MVVM design patterns; Mobile-first UX, jQuery UI & jQuery Mobile
 Object-Oriented analysis and design (UML and OO)
 C#, Java; C++
Software, Applications, and Utilities
 IDEs and Editors
 MS Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio Code; NetBeans, Eclipse, Android Studio, PHPStorm
 Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Notepad++, Brackets
 Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, MySQL Workbench, Toad for MySQL, phpMyAdmin
 Amazon Web Services – EC2, IAM, RDS, S3, SWF, CodeDeploy, CodeCommit
 Web Utilities – Apache HTTP; WampServer, XAMPP; Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
 Issue Tracking – Atlassian JIRA & Confluence, Asana, VersionOne
 Source Control – GitHub, Bitbucket, AWS CodeCommit, Team Foundation Server; SourceTree (Git UI)
 Virtualization – VirtualBox, VMware; Laravel Homestead
 Other tools
 Git Bash, AWS CLI, PowerShell, Windows CMD line
 Putty suite, WinSCP, RDP; S3 Browser; Postman API Collection; AWS VPC / OpenVPN
 Google Analytics, Hotjar heatmaps; Google Drive, Google Draw, Google Sheets
 Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 & CS6, Balsamic Wireframes; MS Visio, Dia, ArgoUML
 Skype, Google Hangouts, BlueJeans, Cisco WebEx (Business Conferencing)

2. Operating Systems
 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 & Windows 7, 8-8.1, and 10
 AWS Linux AMI, CentOS, & Kali Linux
 Android OS
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
VantedgePoint, LLC (Metalforming, Inc.) - https://drone.vantedgepoint.com/ Atlanta, GA
Sr. Cloud Software Architect—Lead Web Apps Developer—DevOps Engineer Aug. 2016—Nov. 2016
 Sr. Cloud Software Architect
 Managing all aspects of VantedgePoint AWS Cloud environment
 EC2 Elastic Compute Cloud; snapshotting and launching AMIs
 RDS Relational Database Service; snapshotting/launching instances and MySQL databases
 IAM Identity and Access Management; configuring credentials to S3 for team members
 S3; uploading and storing web application resources, and environment configurations
 VPC Virtual Private Cloud; determination and setting of allowed IP address ranges
 Managing server public and private keys; Putty, WinSCP
 Standing up staging environment for future dev
 Configuring SWF Simple Workflow, Activity Workers; S3 buckets, & CORS files
 Settings master env/config files for various environments
 Remote maintenance on Windows Server and Linux through RDP and SFTP
 Linux server administration
 V-host configuration for each environments; Web, Intranet, and API servers
 SSL certificate installation, config, renewal on Apache systems; DigiCert
o Creating server private keys, generating CSRs, installing certificates; testing
o Windows Server (Laragon), Linux (Wordpress)
 Web domain A-host record mapping to web domains & AWS Elastic IP Addresses
 Web application and Cloud Security:
 Applying penetration defense rules & hardening
 Penetration testing on Windows and Linux servers
o AWS Virtual Private Cloud and OpenVPN
o Directory Browsing disabling
o Clickjacking defense
o Enabling HTTPS on all web servers
o Enabling ‘HttpOnly’ and ‘Secure’ Cookie flags
o Application Error message disabling
o Account enumeration protection in User Registration and Password Reset
o XSS and SQL injection protection

3. o Cross-domain policies
 Lead Web Apps Developer
 Full-stack Web app development; Laravel PHP-based framework, JavaScript, AngularJS, jQuery,
HTML5, CSS3;
 Source Control with Github and Bitbucket
 Issue tracking in JIRA and Asana
 Managing & collaborating with remote development team located in Bucharest, Romania
 pre-scrum meeting analyses; Scrum Master, directing daily team Scrum meetings
 realigning Dev team focus based on frequent and fast-paced priority shifts
 QA team member bug reports on Asana in dev-friendly language
 leading team usability and scenario testing efforts
 Managing design team to develop branding/logo and marketing materials
 Web UI design; from concept, to sketch, to wireframe, to finished PSD,
finally, to web markup; Balsamic Wireframing & Photoshop CC 2015 & CS6
 Site Management; Wordpress
 SEO Search Engine Optimization, keyword designation & metadata
 web page content creation and QA
 DevOps Integration Engineer
 Configuring and Integrating third-party services into Cloud solution:
 Asana, for backlog items with remote team
 Braintree, for secure payment solutions
 Firebase, for real-time database analytics
 Freshdesk, for customer support ticketing
 GoDaddy, web domain hosting
 Google Drive, team documentation, planning, design, and requirements
 JIRA, issue tracking
 Sketchfab, for uploading and viewing 3D models
 Twilio, push notifications via iOS solution
 Zoho CRM, for customer management
 Other tools used daily:
 MySQL Workbench
 S3 Browser
 WinSCP
 Git Bash
 Postman Collection
 PHPStorm

4.  Fiddler2
 CMake
 Cloud Compare/MeshLab
The Coca-Cola Company, Global IT (Project/Contract) Atlanta, GA
DevOps Integrations Engineer—Lead Software Developer Apr. 2016—Jul. 2016
 DevOps Integrations Engineer
 Single-handedly stood up and managed AWS CodeCommit for development project;
 Researching, analyzing, and presenting DevOps tools and environments; best practices;
 Studying and documenting tools, integration instructions and requirements; user guides
 Investigating benefits/disadvantages of integrations; prerequisites and considerations;
 Advanced user of Atlassian JIRAAgile and Confluence; Crucible Code Review and FishEye Source
 Bamboo, Docker, Chef, Jenkins, Selenium;
 Lead Software Developer
 Leading development of Coca-Cola hybrid mobile web app; iOS and Android;
 PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, HTML5, BootStrap, Apache Cordova, PhoneGap, AWS;
 Direct, daily collaboration with Systems Analyst and Project Manager, Solutions Architects, and
Project Director; frequently commended for quick learning and quality contributions;
 Personally fixed significant, release-blocking bugs early upon joining group;
 Amazon Web Services Administrator
 Primary USA point of contact for AWS management and administration tasks
 EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) and RDS (Relational Database Services)
o Accessing server NAT intances through SSH using PuTTY
o DB Tunneling (using port forwarding) to app Database instance to perform advanced
DB Administration tasks (MySQL on RDS); Toad for MySQL database management
 IAM (Identity and Access Management)
o Creating Amazon Management Console login credentials for team members;
o Generating and providing Access Key IDs and Secret Access Keys; educating team
on usage scenarios and best practices;
o Assigning Groups and Policies to IAM users; Granting permissions necessary for
individual services
o Generating, converting, and configuring public and private SSH keys; SSH Key IDs
for users to allow access to specific services
 CodeCommit (Fully-managed Source Control)
o researched and set the stage for future integration with Atlassian Crucible, JIRA, and
Confluence
o recommending compatible Git tools and plugins for integrations;

5. o documenting a standalone guide for setting up and using AWS CodeCommit to
accelerate team learning
 Third-party software/tools for working with Amazon Web Services
o PuTTY: SSH access on EC2 instances; EC2
o PuTTYgen: generating and converting public and private SSH keys; EC2,
CodeCommit
o Pageant: adding private keys and passphrases for SSH authentication; CodeCommit
o Plink: authenticating keys
o educated team members on the necessary usage and purpose of these sofware tools
Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics (Project/Contract) Alpharetta, GA
Software Engineer/Web Developer - http://alpharettachildrensdentistry.com/ Dec. 2015—Mar 2016
 Developing responsive, mobile and user-friendly dental practice web application
 ASP.NET MVC full stack development, C#.NET, AngularJS, MS SQL Server MS Entity Framework
 Web application development with WebAPI, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap. JavaScript, and jQuery
 Agile, Scrum, client requirements elicitation, sprint planning, direct usability testing with end users, and
high level of individual responsibility for developing and testing entire software applications and features
Outdoor Makeover, LLC (Project/Contract) Atlanta, GA
Lead Web Development Engineer - http://outdoormakeover.net/, Jul. 2015—Aug. 2015
 Developed Wordpress site for a landscaping and construction company
 Development and integration of web software components; tuning with Google Analytics
 Web application development with WordPress, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, and PHP
 Direct client requirements elicitation; domain transfers; SEO integration and support
NCR Corporation (Project/Contract) Alpharetta, GA
Software Engineer, NCR Small and Medium Business Team Apr. 2015—Jul. 2015
 Web development for NCR Silver, a mobile point-of-sale solution
 Assigned to Back Office development (Inventory and Management, Consolidated Reporting, Security)
 Developed web applications; bug recreation and problem solving; unit testing
and exposure to ASP.NET frameworks using mainly C#, SQL, and Sencha ExtJS
 Performed in an Agile development environment with daily Scrum standup meetings; sprint planning
 Coordinated with senior engineers, product managers, QA, engineering directors, customer support
 Worked flexible hours, met deadlines, and promoted team communication with minimal supervision
 Personally responsible for developing entire features within deadline; high-level design documentation
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND LEADERSHIPACHIEVEMENTS

6. Amazon Web Services – Certification Atlanta, GA
Associate Solutions Architect Aug. 2016—present
 Currently studying/preparing for certification exam
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 English—Native/Bilingual proficiency
 French—Advanced proficiency
 Arabic—Advanced proficiency
REFERENCES
Bill Wilkins, Chief Executive Officer
VantedgePoint, LLC
bwilkins@vantedgepoint.com
770-823-0592
Clint Taylor, Lead Software Engineer
Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry
clint@alpharettachildrensdentistry.com
(706) 464-2085
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7. Amazon Web Services – Certification Atlanta, GA
Associate Solutions Architect Aug. 2016—present
 Currently studying/preparing for certification exam
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 English—Native/Bilingual proficiency
 French—Advanced proficiency
 Arabic—Advanced proficiency
REFERENCES
Bill Wilkins, Chief Executive Officer
VantedgePoint, LLC
bwilkins@vantedgepoint.com
770-823-0592
Clint Taylor, Lead Software Engineer
Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry
clint@alpharettachildrensdentistry.com
(706) 464-2085
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