👋 Hi, I'm Tanner Watson
DevOps Engineer | Infrastructure Automation Specialist | Homelab Enthusiast

🚀 About Me
I'm passionate about building scalable infrastructure, automating deployment pipelines, and exploring cutting-edge technologies in my homelab. Currently working on modernizing enterprise DevOps practices and experimenting with cloud-native solutions.
- 🔭 Currently working on: Enterprise GitOps implementations and Kubernetes automation
- 🌱 Learning: Advanced monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana and AI/ML infrastructure
- 💡 Interests: Infrastructure as Code, Container Orchestration, DevOps Culture
🛠️ Tech Stack
Infrastructure & DevOps

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🏠 Homelab Infrastructure
Personal infrastructure automation and learning laboratory
- Technologies: Docker Compose, Kubernetes (kind), Flux GitOps, Ansible
- Features:
- Complete monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager)
- GitOps continuous delivery with Flux v2
- Raspberry Pi cluster management with Ansible
- Secrets management with SOPS/Age encryption
- Developer portal with Backstage.io

Key Achievements:
- 🔄 Implemented GitOps workflow reducing deployment time by 80%
- 📊 Built comprehensive monitoring covering 20+ services
- 🔐 Achieved zero-downtime deployments with encrypted secrets management
- 🤖 Automated Raspberry Pi provisioning reducing setup time from hours to minutes
🎯 Current Focus Areas
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🔬 Experimenting With
- AI/ML infrastructure automation
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📚 Learning
- AI/ML infrastructure automation
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🏆 Achievements & Certifications
- 📈 Infrastructure Automation: Reduced manual deployment time by 90% through comprehensive automation
- 🔄 GitOps Implementation: Successfully migrated legacy deployment processes to GitOps workflows
- 📊 Monitoring Excellence: Built monitoring systems covering 100+ metrics across distributed services
- 🎓 Continuous Learning: Active in DevOps communities and open-source contributions
"Infrastructure is the foundation of innovation" 🚀