NICHOLAS JEREMY FRANKLIN

Consulted on an 18-month engagement for Mastermind Escape Games, successfully building cloud infrastructure and customer-booking tools across nine nationwide locations.

Designed and implemented Amazon S3 media-delivery infrastructure utilizing secure presigned links, eliminating USB device reliance and achieving approximately $50,000 in annual savings.

Created Flask-based Power Hour promotional and booking platforms to help participating locations increase bookings through repeatable, time-sensitive campaigns.

Provided ongoing technical support, documentation, and web application deployment, ensuring seamless operation and client satisfaction.

Directed a five-person DevOps team, reducing environment inconsistencies by 50% through strategic containerization of healthcare applications and AWS EKS troubleshooting.

Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and Ansible to provision infrastructure and automate Windows and Linux server patching for critical Logi Reporting software.

Integrated Chef InSpec and Bitbucket Pipeline security checks into CI/CD workflows, effectively reducing vulnerabilities, misconfiguration, and configuration drift.

Engineered and deployed RDS Multi-AZ failover and blue/green Kubernetes release workflows across development, staging, and production environments for enhanced reliability.

Coordinated a hybrid-cloud migration to AWS using Terraform, PowerShell, and Bash, managing IAM access for 50+ users and SQL/S3 backup workflows supporting over 14,000 clients.

Managed AWS platforms supporting 800 chiropractic clinics, ensuring robust cloud architecture, security, and monitoring for Windows and .NET workloads.

Reduced NAT Gateway transfer costs by over $100,000 annually through S3-based database-backup transfer patterns.

Supported 30+ software releases via a structured three-week SDLC and blue/green deployment model, managing Windows EC2, Azure VMs, IIS, and SQL connectivity.

Implemented Datadog monitoring and alerting to sustain 99.9% platform uptime within a HIPAA-aligned environment.

Developed internal Python/Tkinter tools and a Ruby CLI to streamline cross-account AWS Systems Manager operations on EC2.

Developed AI-assisted Forex research and quantitative strategies, leveraging Python, OANDA data, vector databases, and local LLMs.

Automated reporting, sentiment analysis, and trading workflows using concurrent Go routines, enhancing efficiency and decision-making.

Refined systems based on model and market behavior, producing performance reports and automated news/document-analysis workflows.

Managed investment research, Python financial modeling, and algorithmic trading, applying MPT asset allocation and Monte Carlo simulations.

Generated comprehensive analytics and performance reporting using Python, Matplotlib, Tableau, and OANDA data workflows.

Implemented predictive analysis, risk controls, and fiduciary reporting to safeguard investments and ensure compliance.

Supported system operations and facilitated car sales.

Managed finance applications and contributed to web development.

Oversaw advertising campaigns and facilitated property sales.

Executed business development strategies in the oil & gas sector.

Facilitated client investments and maintained regulatory compliance.