About me
Aldrick Bonaobra
A DevOps Engineer with a passion for converting any coffee into code
Hi, I'm Aldrick 👋 - I am transitioning from being a Full-stack Software Developer to becoming a DevOps Engineer. With years of experience in backend and frontend systems, I am now focusing on automating infrastructure, managing cloud services, and optimizing deployment processes.
Previously, coding websites was my only hobby. But now, I am extending my practices to programming frontend/backend systems, creating and maintaining databases, developing serverless applications, setting up CI/CD pipelines, and deploying applications in various cloud environments like AWS and DigitalOcean.
I am based in San Pablo City, Laguna, PH. So I appreciate any commissions and work within San Pablo City or the Laguna Area. I was located before in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, but the available work there is very limited, the electricity/internet service quality is very bad, and it restricts any resources I want for my personal hobbies and tech needs.
My TECH Stack
Or at least the things I already had my hand dirty on 😁
DevOps Tools & Practices
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Ansible
- AWS
- DigitalOcean
- VMware
- Cloudflare
- Tailscale
- Proxmox
AI/Local LLM
- Ollama/Llama
- OpenWebUI
- AI Agents
Back-End Stuffs
- Go
- Node.js
- Python
- Java
- PHP
Front-End Stuffs
- React
- Next.js
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
Serverless Stuffs
- GraphQL
- ExpressJS
Blockchain Stuffs
- Solidity
- Hardhat
- Truffle
- Web3
- MetaMask
- NFTs/ERC20
Database
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Postgres
- MySQL
Game Stuffs
- Unity Engine
- Decentraland
IoT Stuff
- Arduino
Others
- Windows
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- MacOS
- VR/Oculus Quest
Background
For those asking, yes I'm a bona fide Bicolano. I was born in Bicol and studied Information Technologies at Bicol University, batch 2019. And no, I'm not that old yet. I'm still 25 years old at the time of writing this article lol 😜.
During my college days, I took my final project at the Regional Feed and Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Region 5. I created an all-around system that has a database to store the records, a web app to remotely access the records, and a desktop app that runs as an administrative endpoint for managing the system settings and records. To make full use of the developed system, we revolve our final thesis for the college around it and name the thesis "Chemical Analysis Results Management System". With it, we are candidates for the best thesis at the time but that's all in it.
Also, during my college days, I took an internship at Lamina Studios. Because I said to myself, "I should not confine myself to just web dev, I should explore more." From there, we developed a simple 2D sidescrolling platformer game called Project Stigmata using Unity 3D Technology. We were unable to finish the complete build, but it was my can opener to the world of gaming, Unity Engine, and C# programming language.
After I graduated, I landed my first job at Ownly in 2019. It was a small startup company of a very seasoned group of people who guided me to the programming of the real world. The tech-stack needed is new, but I was up to the challenge. Then I was able to be a Blockchain Developer.
About a year later, I moved to my second job at Camalig Bank, Inc. as an Application Administrator/Consultant. My job is to oversee the mobile banking app that is being developed at that time. This job opened me to a whole new world of tech stack involving servers using AWS, automation using UIPath, and mobile development. Also, basic banking details and formal job setup too, I learned them too, hihi.
After a year, I moved to SparkPoint Technologies Inc. and MetaGaming Guild. From there, I was able to apply all my learning from my previous jobs to my new role. My official title was Senior Blockchain Developer, but I also help out in front-end development with React and Next.js, backend development with Node.js, Solidity, serverless functions, and GraphQL, server deployment, and management with AWS, DigitalOcean, and "ahem" using my own datacenter.
My story doesn't and here. I believe I will be contributing to yours soon. 😍
Profile links
Here you can find links to my socials and other accounts
WakaTime
For some reason, LinkedIn doesn't have metadata for its links, but here is my LinkedIn profile:
Whoa, I didn't expect a page visitor, more over someone who does read my bio 🥹. At the very least, I would like to thank you 🤩 for taking some of your time to read my page.
If you like to support me, because I am now an adult and keeping my servers well fed in my small home is hard, I appreciate your small change to help keep me going with my life. You can send me your crypto dust at
https://etherscan.io/address/0xec4d08963fc3319e11A2686736600c4dbCa400e6
Or you can buy me a coffee.
Once again, thank you all for taking the time to check out my new blog page, and thank you, Ghost, for creating this open-source program, now powering my page. THANK YOU THANK YOU. 🙏