Hello, I'm

Ricky Vaughn

Associate Systems Engineer

Associate Systems Engineer with a strong background in infrastructure, virtualization, and storage, passionate about building reliable systems and understanding how things work under the hood.

Based in Auburn, AL Open to Cloud / DevOps roles
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Currently working on

SadServers

Docker Kubernetes proxmox

About

Background

I come from a traditional infrastructure background, working hands-on with virtualization, storage, and on-prem systems in production environments. That experience shaped how I approach engineering — with an emphasis on reliability, operational clarity, and understanding how systems behave when things don’t go as planned.

Experience

6+ years in IT

2+ years in Systems Engineering

Certifications

VCP-DCV · AZ-104

Preparing for AZ-305 / Solutions Architect

Focus

Hybrid Infrastructure and Cloud

Azure, Automation, CI/CD

Skills

Tech Stack

The tools and technologies I use to design, deploy, and maintain modern infrastructure.

Cloud & Infra

  • Microsoft Azure
  • VMware vSphere / ESXi
  • Virtual Networking / VNets
  • Storage

Automation & IaC

  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • Bash / Shell
  • PowerShell

Monitoring & Tools

  • Azure Monitor
  • Grafana / Prometheus
  • Linux Server Admin
  • Git / GitHub

Projects

Featured Work

A selection of hands-on projects that showcase my cloud and DevOps skills. Each project is built to mirror real-world workflows.

Cloud Resume Challenge

Azure Serverless Resume

Static resume site hosted on Azure with a backend API implemented using Azure Functions and a containerized FastAPI service to track visitors. Built with Azure Storage, Functions, Docker, Terraform, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

  • Azure Storage Static Website
  • Azure Functions
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
LLM

AI Chatbot

LLM-powered chatbot API built with FastAPI, containerized with Docker, and deployed to Kubernetes for scalable request handling.

  • FastAPI
  • OpenAI API
  • Kubernetes
Kubernetes

Kubernetes Cluster Homelab

Kubernetes cluster running on bare-metal infrastructure and managed using GitOps with Argo CD. Platform services including monitoring and logging are deployed with Helm and monitored using Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki.

  • containers
  • GitOps
  • Observability

Contact

Let’s Work Together

Interested in working together or want to chat about cloud/DevOps? Feel free to reach out.

Ask me about my projects or Kubernetes setup

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