Available · Austin, TX · US Citizen

DesmondOrgazi

2+
Cloud Internships
5+
AWS Projects
4+
Certifications
98%
SLA Hit Rate
About

Builder.
Translator.
Problem Solver.

I'm a Master's student in Computer Science at the University of Pennsylvania with a background spanning cloud infrastructure, network security, and laboratory science — an unusual combination that taught me to be precise, curious, and calm under pressure.

My hands-on work with AWS CloudFront, WAF, Shield, ACM, and Route 53 gives me a genuine engineer's perspective on Internet infrastructure. I've built it, broken it, and documented the fixes. I also hold an AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification.

What draws me to Solutions Engineering is the intersection I've always lived in: technical depth paired with the ability to communicate clearly to people who don't share my background.

StatusAvailable July – December 2026
LocationAustin, TX · US Citizen
EducationMCIT, University of Pennsylvania · May 2026
CloudAWS Solutions Architect Certified · GCP
Education

Academic Background

A chemistry foundation sharpened by graduate-level computer science.

01
Master of Computer Science & Information Technology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Graduating May 2026

Rigorous CS curriculum for STEM professionals. Algorithms, systems programming, cloud computing, and software engineering.

02
B.S. in Chemistry · Minor: Healthcare Studies
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
May 2020

Scientific rigor, root cause analysis, and high-stakes laboratory environments — precision that carries into every engineering project.

Experience

Where I've Built

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Maximus
May – Aug 2025
Intern, Cloud Platform Engineer · Remote
  • Designed and deployed VPC network infrastructure — subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, security groups — enabling secure connectivity across 3+ teams.
  • Configured AWS NACLs as stateless firewall rules to enforce network segmentation and access control policies.
  • Automated provisioning using Terraform (IaC), reducing manual configuration overhead by 30%.
  • Monitored performance using Splunk and CloudWatch, identifying open security group rules and unencrypted instances.
  • Audited ELBs and underutilized resources, contributing to a 3.5% reduction in cloud costs.
TechChark
Mar – Nov 2023
AWS Bootcamp Intern · Remote
  • Applied DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, TCP/IP, subnetting, VPN, and load balancing to design secure distributed cloud environments.
  • Provisioned SSL/TLS certificates via ACM, configuring HTTPS routing across hosted web apps.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 50%.
  • Implemented IAM policies, WAF, AWS Shield, and KMS to enforce least-privilege and encrypted traffic.
Texas Pain Relief Group
Mar 2023 – Dec 2024
LCMS Scientist, Chemistry · McKinney, TX
  • Led root cause analysis investigations reducing repeated incidents by 70%.
  • Sustained a 98% on-time turnaround rate against a 95% SLA target in a 24/7 environment.
LabCorp
May 2020 – Mar 2022
Medical Technologist, Molecular · Dallas, TX
  • Operated in a high-stakes 24/7 environment with strict accuracy requirements — built reliability and composure under pressure.
LensCrafters
Aug 2017 – Jun 2018
Sales Eyewear Consultant · Dallas, TX
  • Consistently exceeded sales targets by 110% through active listening and clear communication.
  • Educated customers on technical specs in accessible, jargon-free terms.
Skills

The Toolkit

Internet infrastructure from L2 to L7 — built, secured, automated, and monitored.

Deep AWS knowledge paired with the network fundamentals that make Cloudflare's product suite click.

AWS / Cloud Infrastructure90%
DNS / Networking85%
Security (WAF, IAM, TLS)82%
IaC / Terraform80%
Technical Communication95%
Internet & Networking
DNSHTTP/HTTPSTLS/SSLTCP/IPBGPCDNVPNLoad BalancingVLANsDHCPNATOSI Model
Security
WAFDDoSZero TrustIAMMFAAWS ShieldKMSNACLsIDS/IPS
Cloud Platforms
AWS VPCEC2S3CloudFrontRoute 53LambdaACMGCP GKECloud Run
IaC & Automation
TerraformCloudFormationPythonPowerShellBashGitHub ActionsJenkins
Observability
CloudWatchCloudTrailSplunkDatadogPrometheusGrafana
Certifications

Credentials

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
Earned · July 2025
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Earned · October 2023
CompTIA Security+
In Progress
CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate
In Progress · Active Labs
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
In Progress
Projects

What I've Built

No. 01
GCP · Multi-Platform
E-Commerce App Deployment on GCP

Node.js app deployed across three GCP compute models — Compute Engine, GKE, and Cloud Run — with autoscaling, health checks, and VPC-native networking.

Node.jsGKECloud RunDockerVPC
No. 02
AWS · Security
SSL/TLS Certificate Management & Secure Web Hosting

End-to-end DNS/TLS/CDN implementation — ACM certificates, CloudFront HTTPS enforcement, and Route 53 custom domain routing on live infrastructure.

ACMCloudFrontRoute 53TLSDNS
No. 03
AWS · Monitoring
Resilient Web App Monitoring & Auto-Recovery

CloudWatch custom metrics and multi-threshold alarms with Auto Scaling Groups for automated instance recovery. Reduced MTTR by 25%.

CloudWatchAuto ScalingEC2SOP Docs
No. 04
AWS · Audit
Security Misconfiguration Audit & Remediation

Comprehensive VPC security audit — NACLs, security groups, IAM, and S3 permissions. Tightened CIDR ranges, enforced least-privilege, and produced a full security posture report.

NACLsIAMS3Security Groups
No. 05
Jenkins · AWS
CI/CD Pipeline with Security Gates

End-to-end pipeline with Jenkins, Docker, and AWS triggered by GitHub webhooks. SonarQube security gates block non-compliant deployments. Reduced deployment time by 50%.

JenkinsSonarQubeDockerGitHub Actions
Contact

Let's Connect

Actively seeking the Cloudflare Solutions Engineer internship for July–December 2026. Based in Austin, TX and ready to go on day one.

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