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About Me

Long story short
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Learn by doing approach since I was a toddler

I’ve always loved to tinker. Even as a toddler, I could spend hours playing with cables and exploring gadgets. They’ve always fascinated me! I remember a funny story from when I was 12: my dad brought home a broken computer, and I immediately wanted to repair it. I opened it up and started examining and touching the components, but unfortunately, I changed the power supply voltage input and caused a small explosion after plugging it in. That moment made me realize how much I wanted to understand what was happening inside those mysterious metal boxes.

After some years in the university, I realized that learning was not enough. I wanted hands-on experience, so I started working on different projects, ranging from doing robotic training for school students to volunteering to help with networking configuration and practicalities on Campus Party Europe in Berlin.

Adri Antunez at JOTB Workshop
Adri Antunez at J On The Beach workshop

I also love to step out of my comfort zone; for example, back in 2022, I faced one of my biggest fears: doing my first public talk with hundreds of people. After that, I realized I enjoyed that fulfilling and empowered feeling. That was one of those life-changing moments, so I now embrace upcoming challenges.

Main skills
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Technical skills and soft skills balance is a must

Technical skills
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Extensive experience with on-premise and public cloud platforms, particularly AWS. Proficient in various tools and services, covering testing, deployment, and active monitoring. Security is always at the forefront of my mind.

Soft skills
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Strong leadership, effective communication, thriving in challenging situations, and good problem-solving abilities, all seasoned with empathy and a positive working environment (even if people sometimes groan at my dad’s jokes🥲).

Resume
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It’s cool to share my resume so that you can learn more about my background and interests, but I don’t want to write it down here with a long, detailed list. I don’t want to be that boring 😁. So, I’ll share some key details about my work experience, certifications, and education. Therefore, if you’re interested in knowing more, you can always check my CV in LinkedIn or ask me anything you might have using the contact page.

Work experience
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CompanyJob TitlePeriodKeywords
Polar SquadDevOps Consultant2023 - ongoing
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Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub, AWS/Onprem, AWS CDK/Terraform, Prometheus/Grafana, NodeJS, Python

Freelance ConsultantDevOps & SRE Consultant2020 - 2022
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AWS, Github/Gitlab, Kubernetes, Terraform, NodeJs/PHP/Python

InbentaDevOps & Security Engineer2017 - 2022
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AWS, Gitlab, Terraform, Memcached/Redis, NodeJS, PHP, Python

Expert YmagingSystems Engineer
Software Developer
2015 - 2017
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Onprem, Proxmox, Fortinet, Cisco, Github, C/C++, Python

Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaResearch Technician
System Administrator
2013 - 2015
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Github, Redis, C/C++, Python

FinixerSystem Administrator
Java Backend Developer
2013 - 2013
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Jenkins, Mercurial/Bitbucket, Tomcat, Redis, MySQL, Groovy, Java

Certifications
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Certifications are just the beginning, but they’re a strong foundation in addition to the production experience. They also showcase my commitment to continuous learning and expertise. There might be more to come in this field, so stay tuned!

CertificateInstitutionDate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAmazon Web Services Training and Certification2025
CKA: Certified Kubernetes AdministratorThe Linux Foundation2023
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application DeveloperThe Linux Foundation2023

Education
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DegreeSchoolGradeYears
MISTIC: Master of Engineering (MEng) - Security of ICTUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya9.42 / 102014 - 2015
Engineering Degree in Computer ScienceUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona7.91 / 102009 - 2014
Adri Antunez
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Adri Antunez
AWS Cloud Architect · Platform Engineer · Site Reliability Engineer · Dad joke maker