I design Azure infrastructure, modernize Python & Django apps, wire up CI/CD with Azure DevOps and GitHub, and ship Docker workloads to App Service and VMs β with pragmatic architecture, traceable automation, and honest cloud spend.
I'm an IT professional based in Makati City, Philippines, with 9+ years across IT infrastructure, systems support, and cloud engineering. My day job is keeping enterprise systems healthy and unblocking people fast; my side of the desk is building the internal platforms that make that support work measurable β SLA tracking, request intake, billing visibility, and reporting.
- π’ Currently a Systems Support Engineer at Phil-Data Business Systems, Inc.
- βοΈ Working hands-on with Azure, Docker, Django/FastAPI, and Azure DevOps pipelines
- π€ A Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner β I help teams stand up Azure platforms and keep consumption and billing under control
- π€ Exploring AI-assisted engineering β GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry
- π Perpetually mid-certification; currently working toward AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert)
- π¬ Ask me about Azure architecture, CSP billing, CI/CD, containerization, and troubleshooting things that "worked yesterday"
| Area | What I actually do |
|---|---|
| Cloud Infrastructure | Design and deploy Azure workloads β App Service, Container Apps, VMs, Static Web Apps, networking & Bastion access |
| Systems Support | L2/L3 troubleshooting, system administration, incident handling, SLA-driven service delivery |
| DevOps & Automation | Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions pipelines, Git branching strategies, Docker builds, code scanning and release tagging |
| Application Development | Django and FastAPI web platforms with role-based access, reporting dashboards, and email/notification workflows |
| Cloud Economics | Azure CSP billing analysis, consumption reconciliation, margin/forex/VAT modeling, Azure Credit Offers |
| AI Integration | GitHub Copilot in delivery workflows, Copilot Studio agents, Azure AI Foundry model provisioning |
Cloud & Platform
Languages & Frameworks
DevOps & Tooling
Data, Analytics & AI
Systems & Operating Environments
π Request Hub
A role-based request and activity management platform built on Django β coordinate engineering work, enforce SLA timelines, and get operational visibility from a single web portal.
- Request lifecycle with reference codes, priority levels, engagement types, and product categories
- Engineer capacity enforcement (max 5 ongoing requests; max 3 during an active deployment)
- Automatic SLA due-date calculation with overdue detection and RAG indicators
- Operational & activity reporting β requests by engineer/requestor, billable vs non-billable hours
- Azure Communication Services email notifications, in-app notification center, SQR approval workflow
- Glass-morphism UI with dark mode, role-aware dashboards, fully responsive
- Dockerized and released under immutable version tags
Django Β· Python Β· Docker Β· Azure Β· Chart.js
A FastAPI portal for Cloud Solution Providers to ingest large Azure usage exports, apply customer-specific pricing strategies, and share interactive consumption dashboards.
- Streams 100β300 MB CSV exports to disk, compresses to Parquet, queries via DuckDB + Polars
- Dynamic financial columns β forex adjustments, margin controls, VAT calculation
- Interactive Tabulator grid with search, filtering, column visibility, pagination, CSV export
- Dashboards for top customers, daily spend trends, and configurable billing summaries
- Role-based access (admin uploads / analyst read) and container-ready for App Service
FastAPI Β· DuckDB Β· Polars Β· SQLite Β· Docker Β· Chart.js
π« LDP Portal
A Django records and management system for the Philippine Leadership Development Program β tracking partner schools, scholars, awardees, principals, activities, and professionals.
- School profiles with hero banners, member rosters, and award tracking
- Dashboard with entity counters, recent activity feed, and pending approvals
- Dark-mode optimized UI, Dockerized deployment on Azure App Service
Django Β· Python Β· Docker Β· Azure App Service
π Portfolio β lloydismael.com
A 100% Python build pipeline portfolio: a Jinja2 static-site generator architected for Azure Static Web Apps, with a Python Azure Functions API powering the contact form.
- Liquid-glass design with persistent light/dark mode
- Live GitHub activity embed, Devicon-based technology iconography
- CI/CD to Azure Static Web Apps via GitHub Actions β no Node build step
Python Β· Jinja2 Β· Azure Static Web Apps Β· Azure Functions Β· GitHub Actions
π File Portal
A secure Flask file-sharing portal with authentication and automatic QR code generation for every uploaded file.
- Hashed-password auth, session management, login-gated uploads
- Timestamp-based secure file naming with original filename preservation
- QR modal with upload progress bar, mobile-responsive dashboard
- SQLAlchemy + SQLite, Docker containerized
Flask Β· SQLAlchemy Β· qrcode Β· Docker
| Certification | Issuer |
|---|---|
| Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) | Microsoft |
| Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) | Microsoft |
| Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) | Microsoft |
| Azure Container Apps in Action β Applied Skills | Microsoft |
| Building Clouds with Fabric Warehouses β Applied Skills | Microsoft |
| GitHub Foundations | GitHub |
| Google IT Support Professional Certificate | |
| Jenkins (LFS167) Β· Kubernetes (LFS158) Β· GitOps (LFS169) | The Linux Foundation |
| CompTIA A+ | CompTIA Β· IBM |
| ITIL 4 Foundation | AXELOS |
| National Certificate II | TESDA |
π Currently studying: AZ-400 β Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
π Makati City, Philippines Β· π’ Open to Azure consulting & CSP partnership engagements
- π§ͺ I self-host a private media library (Immich) on an Azure VM with a custom domain and SSL β because "just use the cloud" should also mean my cloud.
- π§ I daily-drive both Windows and Linux (Fedora Atomic / Bazzite) and genuinely enjoy compiling a driver at 1 AM to get a WiFi adapter working.
- π§© Most of my projects start as an internal pain point β a spreadsheet someone hates, an email thread nobody can track β and end as a deployed web app.
- πΈ I'm mildly obsessed with cloud cost transparency; if a bill can't be explained line by line, something's wrong.
- π€ I use GitHub Copilot and AI agents as pair-engineers, not autopilot β the review step is still mine.
- π Consistency over bursts: 400+ contributions in the past year, mostly small, shippable increments.
"Automate the repeatable, document the tricky, and always leave the system better than you found it."



