Gerard Eklu — Full-Stack & DevOps Engineer

About Me

I’m Gerard Eklu, a Software Engineer with 5 years of enterprise experience who evolved into DevOps through hands-on projects and advanced training. I blend full stack development with cloud, CI/CD, and infrastructure expertise working across React, Next JS, Node.js, Java, Terraform, and Google Cloud Platform.

At The Home Depot, I built high-performance React UIs, contributed to full stack apps, automated deployments with TeamCity & GitHub Actions, managed workloads on GKE with Spinnaker, and provisioned infrastructure via Terraform. Since then, I’ve delivered projects from job management apps to optimized business websites, while continually sharpening my DevOps and AWS skills.

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Projects

DevOps & Cloud Engineering

GCP Infrastructure Setup with Terraform

IaC on GCP: VPC, subnet, firewall, and Compute Engine VM provisioned with Terraform. Startup script installs Docker/Git. GCS remote backend + Terraform workspaces for isolated dev/prod. Includes architecture diagram & outputs.

TerraformGCPCompute EngineGCS BackendWorkspaces

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Dockerized Node API — CI/CD to EC2 + Monitoring

Containerized a Node/Express API, built & pushed images, and deployed via GitHub Actions (SSH) to AWS EC2. Added production-style observability with Prometheus scraping /metrics and a Grafana dashboard. Includes architecture diagram and runbooks.

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Full Stack & Frontend Development

The Comfort Guardians HVAC Website

Freelance marketing site for an HVAC business built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Framer Motion. Integrated Jobber for appointment booking, custom contact form with Nodemailer backend, and deployed to Vercel.

Next.jsTailwind CSSFramer MotionTypeScriptVercelNodemailerJobber IntegrationSEO

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Position Description Management App (Frontend Collaboration)

Contributed to the frontend of a web app designed to manage, update, and generate job descriptions across an organization (ASCO). Built UIs with Next JS and Tailwind CSS, implemented editable forms, profile templates, and integrated with backend APIs for dynamic data handling. Collaborated with another engineer to deliver the app to a client company, deployed via AWS Amplify.

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