Jamie Christ

Cloud Enthusiast • AWS Certified • Future Cloud Support Engineer

About Me

I'm an aspiring Cloud Support Associate with a strong foundation in IT and hands-on experience using AWS. I’ve built and deployed real-world projects with services like EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, and CloudWatch — including a live portfolio site hosted on AWS.

Currently wrapping up my Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, I’m focused on launching a career in cloud operations and support. I enjoy learning by doing, troubleshooting issues, and creating clean, scalable cloud environments.

🎯 Goal: Entry-level cloud support associate with real AWS experience

🛠 Skills: EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, CloudWatch

📦 Projects: AWS-hosted portfolio site, Cloud Quest labs, Active Directory lab

🎓 Education: Bachelor’s in IT, graduating soon

🚀 Next Step: Cloud support, leading to cloud engineering

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+
Google IT Support & Data Analytics
LPI Linux Essentials
ITIL 4 Foundations

Projects

AWS Portfolio Website with Secure HTTPS + Redirect

Deployed a custom personal portfolio site using Amazon S3, Route 53, and CloudFront.
Configured HTTPS using AWS Certificate Manager (ACM).
Implemented domain-level redirect from `www` to apex domain using S3 and CloudFront.
Managed DNS records in Route 53 and troubleshot domain validation and access control errors.
Built full infrastructure using AWS Free Tier services.

EC2 Web Server Deployment

Deployed and configured an Apache web server on Amazon EC2 with security groups, SSH access, and storage via EBS volumes. Managed instance lifecycle and Elastic IP allocation.

Cloud Quest: Solutions Architect Missions

Completed guided AWS labs through Cloud Quest, focusing on building secure, scalable solutions using IAM, Lambda, Aurora, S3, CloudWatch, and more.

Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner

Completed the Cloud Practitioner role in AWS Cloud Quest, covering foundational AWS services and scenarios. Focused on identity and access management, billing, security, and cloud architecture basics through hands-on gamified learning.

Cloud Quest: EC2 Resource Monitoring

Configured CloudWatch dashboards and alarms to monitor CPU and memory utilization across EC2 instances. Set up SNS email alerts for high CPU usage and automated EC2 reboot actions for memory threshold violations using CloudWatch alarm actions.

Contact

Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn or email for networking or opportunities.

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