daniel@portfolio:~$ neofetch
Daniel van der Ploeg
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Daniel van der Ploef
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Role: Principal DevOps Engineer @ Aligent
Focus: Infrastructure Automation, Cloud Architecture
Tech: AWS, Kubernetes, AWS CDK, CI/CD
Certs: AWS DevOps Professional, AWS Developer Associate
Education: Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development)
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Uptime: Lifetime in tech, 4+ years DevOps
daniel@portfolio:~$ ls -la social_links/
total 4
drwxr-xr-x  2 daniel daniel 4096 Nov 29 15:30 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 daniel daniel 4096 Nov 29 15:30 ..
-rwxr-xr-x  1 daniel daniel   42 Nov 29 15:30 email -> me@danielvdp.com
-rwxr-xr-x  1 daniel daniel   42 Nov 29 15:30 github -> github.com/TheOrangePuff
-rwxr-xr-x  1 daniel daniel   42 Nov 29 15:30 linkedin -> linkedin.com/in/daniel-van-der-ploeg
email -> me@danielvdp.com
github -> github.com/TheOrangePuff
gitlab -> gitlab.com/TheOrangePuff
linkedin -> linkedin.com/in/daniel-van-der-ploeg
daniel@portfolio:~$ cat certifications/*.cert
==== AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional ====
Credential ID: a12909adaacc49f8bd1de1bab29d1507
Valid: October 2024 -> October 2027

==== AWS Certified Developer - Associate ====
Credential ID: 06a238e15b474a629853b75f5f8d34ad
Valid: February 2024 -> February 2027
daniel@portfolio:~$ cat ~/projects/personal/README.md
# Kubernetes Homelab (github.com/TheOrangePuff/homelab)
Self-hosted Kubernetes cluster running on bare metal, featuring:
- GitOps with ArgoCD for declarative infrastructure
- Monitoring stack with Prometheus & Grafana
- Self-hosted services including Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and more
- Automated backups and disaster recovery

# Game Development
Exploring game development with Godot Engine:
- 2D/3D game prototypes
- Custom shaders and visual effects
- Learning game design patterns and mechanics
- Building tools and systems for procedural generation
daniel@portfolio:~$ curl -s https://api.github.com/users/TheOrangePuff/events | jq '.[0:10] | .[] | "\(.created_at) \(.type) \(.repo.name)"'
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