🚀 ** Software Architect | Cloud Enthusiast | Healthcare Innovator**
🌐 GitHub: georgemjohnson11
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I’m a versatile software engineer with a passion for creating impactful solutions in bioinformatics and cloud infrastructure. With years of hands-on experience across Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, and React, I specialize in building scalable and efficient systems. From leading teams in synthetic biology hackathons to migrating enterprise applications to modern cloud platforms, I bring a balance of technical expertise and leadership to every project.

• Journeyman: Python, ASP.NET, Postgres SQL, Bash, HTML5, Django, Flask
• Intermediate: Grails, CSS, JavaScript, C++, Java, Vue, C#, MongoDB, FastAPI

Git, GitLab, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, IntelliJ IDEA, Microsoft Visual Studio, Vagrant

Splunk, Prometheus, Nagios, Grafana, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) stack, Datadog, CloudWatch

One of the key projects that best demonstrates my expertise in building infrastructure and scalable systems is the migration from monolithic applications to a microservices architecture at Foresight Diagnostics. I led a team in transitioning two Google Cloud Platform (GCP) projects, which previously relied on large, monolithic applications, into a modular microservices-based architecture. This transition significantly improved system scalability, maintainability, and deployment flexibility. To streamline this process, I implemented Terraform for infrastructure as code, reducing provisioning time by 40%. A key challenge in this migration was ensuring smooth inter-service communication and minimizing downtime during deployment. By carefully designing APIs and optimizing service interactions, I was able to enhance system reliability and responsiveness while maintaining regulatory compliance for medical software.

Another project that highlights my ability to design and optimize large-scale infrastructure was the platform migration at Invitae, where I led the transition of over 50 bare-metal AWS servers to a Kubernetes-managed cluster. This shift dramatically improved scalability, automation, and system resilience. In addition to the migration, I established Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Objectives (SLOs), leading to a 17% increase in system reliability. One of the main challenges in this project was migrating legacy applications without disrupting critical business operations. I tackled this by implementing a phased deployment strategy and integrating robust monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana to proactively detect and resolve potential issues. This project not only modernized the infrastructure but also laid the groundwork for more efficient and cost-effective cloud operations.

Feb 2025

• Built a workout app analyzing historical Strava data using ML algorithms.
• Hosted on Nextlify as a pure frontend application

Oct 2024 - Jan 2025

• Built a finance app analyzing historical stock data using ML algorithms.
• Hosted on a PostgreSQL database with a React frontend.

Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

• Migrated applications from AWS to reduce costs by 77%.
• Developed open-source Terraform code for synthetic biology tools.

Oct 2019

• Contributed to the Selenium IDE project, enabling C# xUnit test case exports.

For more, visit my GitHub repositories.

• Harvard Business School - Credential of Readiness (Mar 2025)
• Scrum Master & Product Owner Certifications (Valid until May 2027)
• Boston University - B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (May 2016)

• 3x Marathon Finisher (Colfax Marathon, Boulderthon, and Red Rocks Canyon 100K)
• Locks of Love Donor (3x contributor)