Edward Clark

Software Developer & AWS Infrastructure Consultant

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Summary

Full-stack developer and AWS consultant specializing in serverless architecture, REST API design, and small-business IT consulting. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner with hands-on production experience: a bare-metal Debian 12 host running 25 self-hosted services (Immich, Navidrome, Pi-hole, Samba, Postfix+Dovecot, Netdata, Tailscale, Tor) plus a fully serverless AWS portfolio (S3 + CloudFront + Lambda + DynamoDB + SES). Open to remote and on-site roles in Indianapolis.

Core Skills

Languages

PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptHTML/CSSSQLBash

Backend & APIs

Node.jsExpress.jsFlaskDjangoREST APIGraphQL

AWS Cloud

LambdaAPI GatewayS3DynamoDBSESCloudFrontRoute 53IAMCodePipelineCloudWatchACMWAF

Infrastructure & DevOps

DockerNginxLinuxTailscaleDebianPostfixSambaCI/CDGit/GitHub Actions

Databases

PostgreSQLDynamoDBSQLite

Experience

BrightLayer Studio — Founder & Web Consultant

2025 — Present

Indianapolis, IN · Self-employed

Web design agency serving small businesses. End-to-end lifecycle from discovery through deployment, DNS configuration, SSL provisioning, and post-launch support. Built the BrightLayer client-facing site on the same AWS serverless stack that powers this portfolio (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SES, Route53).

Hucks Service Station — Customer Service Associate

Jun 2020 — Present

Fortville, IN · Part-time

Troubleshoot POS systems, payment interfaces, and network issues across 200+ daily transactions. Maintain 99.8% financial reconciliation accuracy. Translates directly to debugging distributed systems and infrastructure reliability.

Self-Employed — Independent Contractor (Logistics)

Jan 2018 — Present

Indianapolis, IN

12,000+ deliveries with a 4.9-star rating. Built route optimization systems using GPS, mobile technology, and demand-pattern analysis to maximize earnings per fuel-gallon.

Amazon DSP — Delivery & Fulfillment Associate

2019 — 2021

Indianapolis, IN

Operated digital order management systems for packing, labeling, and shipping logistics. Consistently among the top performers for on-time delivery metrics.

Selected Projects

edwardclark.shop — This Portfolio Live

Fully serverless AWS site. S3 + CloudFront hosting with custom domain, Lambda + API Gateway backend, DynamoDB for form storage & projects catalog, SES for email, Route53 DNS, CodePipeline CI/CD from GitHub, ACM certs, CloudWatch dashboard.

S3CloudFrontLambdaDynamoDBSESCodePipeline

Self-Hosted Homelab Production

Bare-metal Debian 12 host running 19 self-hosted services. Docker stacks: Immich (photos), Navidrome (music), Sonarr / Radarr / Prowlarr / qBittorrent (media automation), Pi-hole (ad-blocking DNS), Audiobookshelf, Homepage dashboard, Uptime Kuma. Systemd: Nginx reverse proxy, Postfix + Dovecot (self-hosted mail), Samba, Netdata telemetry, Tor relay, Tailscale mesh VPN for zero-trust admin. Tailscale Funnel is the only public ingress.

Debian 12DockerNginxTailscalePostfixSamba

BrightLayer Client Site

AWS-hosted business website for BrightLayer Studio. Same serverless stack as portfolio with contact form submitting to the same Lambda via a different source field, demonstrating reusable API design.

AWS LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDB

Education

Software Development — Technical Certificate

Graduated Dec 2025

Ivy Tech Community College

GPA 3.7 · Dean's List Summer 2025 · Coursework covering Python, JavaScript, SQL, web development, software engineering, database design, and cloud fundamentals.

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Foundational AWS certification covering EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, billing, and AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.

Let's build something.

Open to remote and on-site roles, contract work, and small-business consultations in Indianapolis.

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