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Jul 11 2021 4 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Build Process 1

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: The first implementation step and the tradeoff that made it worth shipping.

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Jun 28 2021 4 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Propose Solution

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: Why the chosen direction fit the constraint better than patching around the edges.

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Jun 16 2021 4 min read

KMK LiveStream Platform (Real-Time Virtual Learning): Build Process 2

Built an in-house live-streaming and engagement platform to replace Zoom for live instruction, integrated directly into the LMS, supporting 2,000+ concurrent users per session at ~30% lower streaming cost: The next build step, with the constraint that shaped the design.

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Jun 14 2021 4 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Discovery

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: How the problem surfaced, what the evidence showed, and why the old path stopped holding up.

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Jun 4 2021 4 min read

VisionPlan Pro (VPP): Build Process 3

Built, solo, a multi-tenant SaaS that turns messy optical insurance and reimbursement logic into a rules engine opticians can follow: How the implementation kept moving without adding avoidable complexity.

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Jun 1 2021 5 min read

Cloud Infrastructure Migration (AWS → DigitalOcean): Introduction

Migrated the full production environment off AWS onto DigitalOcean in a one-week window between sales cycles — 30+ services, five platforms, ~4TB of data — and cut infrastructure cost roughly in half: A practical overview of the system, the constraint that shaped it, and the work flow behind the build.