Andrew Jeffery

AWS Solutions Architect

Key Achievements

Having passed every cloud Exam first time, I’ve Attained my certificates with no retakes, those being Google Professional Cloud Architect and CDL, the AWS Solutions Architect Associate with an impressive score of 871 out of 1000, and AWS Developer Associate scoring 824 out of 1000.
Pioneered a collaborative study group from scratch, which I have passed on to the students to continue, which had up to 45 students at its peak, fostering a culture of mutual support and innovation.
Taking the Gold Medal for the first WorldSkillsUk Cloud Computing Competition (dry run), architecting and building a project, based on the scenario provided.

Architecture Projects -

Big Streamer Project - architecting a complete solution for Streamer company website and video editing in the cloud. Also security solutions due to the company being under DDOS attacks and an internal employee deleting data and causing issues.

Parts store Ecommerce Website - Planning cloud adoption and migrating strategy with solutions for the companies short term analytics goals and current on premise holding back their agility to best analyse their data.

Project demo's coming soon. Including the architecture this website is running on which will soon have an aws solution for analytics added that we are architecting in different ways.

Technical Skills

- As an Instructor I have extensive hands-on experience with deploying and managing a wide range of Google Cloud & AWS services through hundreds of practical labs for most Google Cloud & AWS Services from fundamentals of VPC and networking through to areas like Machine learning, Big data, ETL, Migration and CI/CD pipelines.

- Skills that I have & teach in the comprehensive ReStart Program are below. I normally teach a full week per domain apart from Linux as I go into Bash Scripting for SysAdmin Tasks:

Cloud Foundations (1 week)
Linux, including Bash Scripting (2 weeks)
Python (1 week)
Networking (1 week
Security (1 week)
Database Mostly SQL in this week, but also provisioning and connecting to endpoints (1 week)
DevOps culture and Methodologies including Dev-ops tools like Cloudformation (Agile) When Instructing Goole (Terraform).
CI/CD Pipelines
After covering these fundamental skills we then cover 4 weeks pure AWS cloud services, right up to advanced level, including; Well architected tool, Reliability & High Availability, SysOps on AWS, IAM, AWS CLI, Systems Manager, Cloud Formation, Cloud Virtualisation, VPC, Subnet, networking, S3, EFS and other storage, EC2 and AWS container services, Load balancing, Autoscaling, Troubleshooting, security indepth and much more. Too many services to list.
(as part of the ReStart program, they have about 150 labs to complete).

Customer Facing Experience

Bringing customer facing Experience to my role as a Cloud Instructor & Solutions Architecting -

Having been in sales with customer service skills has enabled me to talk to people at all levels and to translate things into simplified terms, as well as talk technical detail. Related skills to Architecting are.

SImplyfiying explanations of services/product benefits.
Explaining next steps and progression
Arranging dates for tasks including teams to do the work (fittings, prep work)
Calculation customers room sizes and getting the information needed for there flooring prep.
Assessing the most appropriate products with the customer from discussion.

Managerial Experience

Working as a section manager, I proactively identified recurring challenges faced by the team and devised effective solutions. Collaborating with our developer, I transformed these into solutions for practical software architectures, the developer implementing the conceptual designs aimed at resolving these issues. Through implementing the proposed solutions, we achieved the following benefits:

Enhanced accuracy in stock control and streamlined auditing processes.
Improved management of customer meetings and visit schedules.
Significantly enhanced customer and staff experiences.
Reduced stress on staff by providing efficient solutions for task management, customer relations, stock control, and auditing.
Additional skills as a section manager - (Negotiating and Purchasing from Reps on new stock.) (Training and managing staff on new services and procedures amongst other.)
In addition to my expertise as a Section Manager, I possess the following additional skills:
⦁ Skilled in negotiating and purchasing from representatives for acquiring new stock.
⦁ Proficient in training and managing staff on new services and procedures, among other responsibilities.

Work experience

2022-Present: Freelance Instructor (Across Google Cloud & AWS) Including Mentoring Students and Future trainers. Also training skills in Linux, BASH Scripting, Python, networking, security, databases, SQL & automation.

2020-2023: AWS / Importing and selling / investments
Engaged in importing electric bikes and tech products for strategic sale, in conjunction with managing various private investments and projects.

2013-2020: Kenbro Discount Warehouse LTD
Section Manager
In addition to managing my department, I played a significant role in spearheading the computerization process of the company from the very beginning.

Prior to this:
In my early years, I began in the dynamic realm of media production, specializing in 3D animation, catering to esteemed clients like Duracell, Braun, and Lambda. As a freelancer, my adaptive skill set extends to various job requirements, ensuring success in diverse scenarios.

Education

Taught by the AWS Academy's fully accredited Champion Senior Instructor Andrew Bel-Dean, who is also, Senior Cloud Consultant AWS/Azure/Google/Alibaba for QA Ltd. I have attained the following AWS qualifications.

- Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect (July 2024) - Self-Study / Cloud Academy Training
- Google Certified Cloud Digital Leader (February 2024) - Self-Study / Cloud Academy Training
- AWS Certified Developer Associate (November 2023) - Self-Study
- AWS Certified Solution Architect (April 2023) - E-Careers AWS Academy Training
- AWS Certified Practitioner (March 2023) - E-Careers AWS Academy Training

How my media production experience has benefits to architecting

Media Production - As an Instructor & Cloud Architect, my previous background in media production has equipped me with valuable skills and knowledge. With years of experience as a freelance professional specializing in 3D animation, I have developed a comprehensive understanding of diverse compute in regards to software packages and how usage affects the needs of systems. Building my own computers, I have fine-tuned them to meet the specific needs of various programs, identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks to maximize cost-effectiveness and component compatibility. This hands-on experience has given me a deep appreciation for the critical aspects of computing that truly matter.

While I am no longer actively involved in the field of 3D animation, I have continued to leverage my expertise in building 3D architectures for presentations of architectural solutions.

Throughout my career, I have held various roles that have provided me with extensive experience across multiple sectors, contributing to my diverse skill set and ability to adapt to different industry needs.

Media production skills

Proficient in video editing software such as adobe premiere pro, DaVinci resolve.
Animation Lightwave 3D, (worked 3rd party for Duracell, Lambda and Braun)
Strong creative skills to create engaging and visually appealing video content.
Attention to detail and the ability to work with tight deadlines.
Knowledge of video production techniques, such as camera angles, lighting, and audio recording.
Live TV Camera man for conference style TV
Strong communication skills to collaborate with clients, producers, and other team members to understand their vision and deliver the desired outcome.
Bringing these mindsets and understanding and applying them to the solutions architect role.

Andrew Jeffery

About

AWS Solutions Architect

Technical Skills

Customer Facing Experience

Work experience

Education

How my media production experience has benefits to architecting

Media production skills

Samples Stills Below

Hobbies and Art

Samples

I'm open to work and collaborations. Please feel free to contact me.

Andrew Jeffery

Andrew Jeffery

About

AWS Solutions Architect

Technical Skills

Customer Facing Experience

Work experience

Education

How my media production experience has benefits to architecting

Media production skills

Samples Stills Below

Hobbies and Art

Samples

I'm open to work and collaborations.​ Please feel free to contact me.

Andrew Jeffery

I'm open to work and collaborations. Please feel free to contact me.