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dc-shimla/README.md

Hi there πŸ‘‹

I'm Dhruv – a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer building privacy-first open source tools and scalable infrastructure solutions.

By day, I solve enterprise scale infrastructure challenges at GFL Environmental, affecting millions of households across North America. By (well, also) day, I ship open source projects and write about DevOps practices at MyCloudCondo.


πŸ”­ Current Projects

KUYAN – Privacy-focused net worth tracker

  • Local-first Python/Streamlit application
  • Your financial data never leaves your machine
  • Inspired by Kuber (wealth deity) + Yantra (tool) from Hindu philosophy
  • Suitable for families, individuals, and businesses

MyCloudCondo – Technical blog on Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Deep dives into Terraform, AWS, and Platform Engineering
  • Storytelling through the fictional MyCoCo company's growth journey
  • Practical, enterprise-focused guidance for intermediate practitioners

🌱 Currently Learning

  • AI-powered infrastructure search and automation patterns at an enterprise scale
  • Google Cloud Enabled Landing Zone networking and architecture

πŸ’¬ Ask Me About

  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform best practices, state management, multi-environment workflows
  • Cloud Architecture: AWS infrastructure, cost optimization, multi-region strategies
  • DevOps & Automation: GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows
  • Platform Engineering: Developer experience, self-service infrastructure, internal developer platforms
  • Open Source: Building privacy-first tools, Python/Streamlit applications, community-driven development
  • Technical Writing: Making complex concepts accessible, storytelling in technical documentation

πŸ’» Focus Areas

  • Security-conscious infrastructure
  • Privacy-first application design
  • Cost optimization
  • Developer experience

πŸ“Š Philosophy

βœ… Best Tool for the Job – Tech agnostic approach, focused on outcomes over preferences
βœ… Enterprise-Realistic – Solutions that work at scale with real constraints
βœ… Authentically Technical – Deep expertise without unnecessary jargon
βœ… Security-First – Building guardrails, not just speed
βœ… Community-Focused – Sharing learnings, collaborating openly


πŸ‘― Looking to Collaborate On

  • Infrastructure automation that actually gets adopted by teams (not just theoretical)
  • Privacy-first applications where data stays local-first
  • Open source projects solving real enterprise infrastructure problems at scale
  • Making Infrastructure as Code more accessible through better tooling and documentation
  • Speaking and research on practical AI applications in infrastructure workflows

πŸ“« How to Reach Me


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  1. kuyan kuyan Public

    Privacy-focused monthly net worth tracker with multi-currency support. All data stored locally - no cloud storage.

    Python 3

  2. meteorite-map meteorite-map Public

    A web application that maps NASA meteorite dataset

    HTML

  3. bicycleTheftBoard bicycleTheftBoard Public

    A graphical dashboard for bicycle thefts in Toronto (2014-2019)

    HTML

  4. s3-sync-action s3-sync-action Public

    Forked from jakejarvis/s3-sync-action

    πŸ”„ GitHub Action to sync a directory with a remote S3 bucket 🧺

    Shell

  5. dc-shimla dc-shimla Public