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Hi, I'm Lui Chu

Cloud & Distributed Systems Engineer

AWS Certified (in progress) | Building scalable cloud infrastructure

Specialized in cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and distributed systems. Currently pursuing AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification.

About Me

I am a cloud technology and distributed systems engineer, currently preparing for AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA) certification. I love learning new technologies and am committed to building scalable and secure cloud solutions.

My expertise includes AWS services, containerization technologies, microservices architecture, and cloud security best practices. I specialize in using Infrastructure as Code to manage cloud resources, with a focus on cost optimization and performance tuning.

Featured Projects

Real-world cloud solutions demonstrating architecture, security, and cost optimization

Portfolio Website

Live

Modern portfolio deployed on AWS S3 with CloudFront CDN and Origin Access Control (OAC). Demonstrates static site hosting, global content delivery, and security best practices.

S3 CloudFront OAC GitHub Actions OIDC

RESTful API Service

Building

Scalable Flask API deployed on EC2 with automated CI/CD pipeline. Features guestbook functionality with proper error handling, monitoring, and security groups.

EC2 Flask Docker Security Groups Python

Infrastructure as Code

Building

Complete AWS infrastructure defined using CloudFormation templates. Includes VPC, security groups, IAM roles, and automated resource provisioning with least privilege access.

CloudFormation IAM VPC Security Automation
# This website architecture
S3
"portfolio-bucket" {
# Private bucket with OAC
PublicAccessBlock
: "BlockAll"
OriginAccessControl
: "Enabled" }
CloudFront
"distribution" {
# Global CDN with HTTPS
Origin
: "S3-OAC"
ViewerProtocolPolicy
: "redirect-to-https" }
# Cost: ~$0/month (Free Tier)

Technical Expertise

Focused on cloud technologies, infrastructure automation, and distributed systems

Cloud Platforms

AWS (S3, EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudFront) Lambda Route 53 CloudFormation CloudWatch

DevOps & Automation

GitHub Actions Docker Terraform CI/CD Pipelines Infrastructure as Code

Distributed Systems

Microservices Architecture Load Balancing Consistent Hashing CAP Theorem System Design

Let's Connect

Ready to discuss cloud solutions, infrastructure challenges, or new opportunities