Resume
Systems Engineer with 8+ years across cloud and on-prem infrastructure. I care about reliability, observability, and speed.
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Eddy Kawira
Infrastructure Engineer & AI Systems Architect with 20+ years across technical sales, IT services, and infrastructure. I design and build reliable systems — from cloud migrations and AVD deployments to AI agent orchestration and open-source tooling used by thousands of engineers worldwide.
📍 South Bend, IN · Contact · github.com/eddygk
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- ✓ Open-source AI tooling — published security and infrastructure skills for AI agents on ClawHub; 9,900+ installs across the OpenClaw community.
- ✓ SMB client modernization — delivered Azure Virtual Desktop for legacy LOB apps, completed Exchange → Microsoft 365 migrations, and standardized endpoint policy with Intune + conditional access across legal, manufacturing, and commercial clients.
- ✓ Operational clarity — improved onboarding/offboarding with repeatable, auditable steps and clean identity mapping.
- ✓ Observability & resilience — introduced Auvik for network visibility and documented Azure Backup test-restore procedures for recoverability.
- ✓ High-scale data center operations — prepared new racks and power paths in a Trainium2 deployment environment; throughput target of ~100 racks/day; zero safety incidents.
- ✓ Repeatability at home — containerized lab services (Proxmox + Docker Compose) and version-controlled runbooks for fast recovery.
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Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO)
Amazon Web Services · Jul 2025 – Present
- → Hands-on facility & rack operations: power preps, labeling, safe handling, and commissioning workflows in a Trainium2 deployment environment.
- → Execute power-prep work packages with a throughput target of ~100 racks/day, maintaining accuracy and safety under time pressure.
- → Coordinates with techs and shift leadership to sustain daily output; documents variances and escalates blockers clearly across shifts.
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Systems Engineer (Architecture & Implementation)
Ravitron (Managed Service Provider) · Benton Harbor, MI · 2021 – 2024
Managed infrastructure and M365 environments across a portfolio of SMB clients in legal, manufacturing, and commercial sectors (~15–50 users per site).
- → Architected and deployed Azure Virtual Desktop for a multi-site law firm (~50 users) as solo lead — re-engineered legacy LOB app (Practice Master) for multi-session compatibility, delivered Intune compliance and conditional access.
- → Led Exchange → Microsoft 365 migrations with staged cutovers and clean identity mapping; eliminated legacy on-prem Exchange dependency.
- → Deployed Microsoft Intune to secure endpoints and enforce compliance across legal and commercial client environments.
- → Automated endpoint security deployments using Group Policy; rolled out ConnectWise RMM across multiple client environments.
- → Raised network visibility with Auvik and instituted backup/restore drills with documented steps and owners.
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PC / Deployment Technician
TEKsystems → Trinity Health / St. Joseph Hospital · Mishawaka, IN · 2021
- → Hardware deployment and EMR system integration supporting the Trinity Health / Spectrum Health consolidation.
- → On-site go-live support across clinical workstations in a hospital environment.
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Service Desk Analyst II
Lippert Components · Elkhart, IN · 2017 – 2020
- → Enterprise IT support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Office 365 across a major RV and manufactured housing company (~13,000 employees).
- → Led Windows 10 deployment and handheld scanner upgrades, ensuring smooth company-wide rollout.
- → Resolved incidents and service requests via ServiceNow, maintaining SLA compliance and minimal downtime.
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IT Support
Children’s Therapy Innovations · Mishawaka, IN · 2016 – 2017
- → Upgraded network infrastructure with Windows Server 2016, Active Directory, DHCP, and Group Policy.
- → Introduced IT asset management, ticketing systems, and automated software updates.
- → Multi-platform support (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) for proprietary healthcare applications.
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Owner / Technical Sales & Support
Custom Cabinet Software (Sole Proprietorship) · 2003 – 2020
- → Founded and operated an independent dealership for CNC and cabinet design software (Cabinet Solutions, RouterCAD) serving custom cabinet shops across the U.S. and internationally.
- → Delivered consultative sales, technical demos, training, and product support for 3D design, cut list optimization, and G-Code/CNC workflows.
- → Created product tutorial content with 27K+ views; managed digital sales and marketing channels.
eddy@infra-architect:~$ systemctl list-units –type=skill
● cloud-infra.service – loaded active running
AWS · Azure · Microsoft 365 · Azure Virtual Desktop · Intune · Proxmox VE · Docker · Terraform · Cloudflare Tunnels/Zero-Trust · Auvik · Azure Backup
● networking-security.service – loaded active running
VLAN Design · Sophos XG · UniFi · VPN · Defender for Endpoint · ConnectWise RMM
● dev-automation.service – loaded active running
Python · TypeScript · NestJS · Bash · PowerShell · GitHub Actions · PHP (WordPress)
● ai-data.service – loaded active running
AI agent orchestration · MCP (Model Context Protocol) · OpenClaw · Neo4j (graph memory) · Redis · Ollama (local inference) · n8n
● systems.service – loaded active running
Windows Server · Active Directory · Group Policy · Linux · TrueNAS · ZFS · NFS · ServiceNow
eddy@infra-architect:~/projects$ git log –oneline –all
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Skill Vetting — Security vetting protocol for AI agent skills; red flag detection, permission scope analysis, risk classification. 9,900+ installs · ★6 on ClawHub. clawhub.ai/eddygk/skill-vetting
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iDRAC Skill — Dell PowerEdge server management via iDRAC Redfish API; hardware health, power ops, sensor monitoring. 420+ installs. clawhub.ai/eddygk/idrac
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Proxmox Ops Skill — Ops-focused Proxmox VE management via REST API; VM/LXC lifecycle, snapshots, storage. 344+ installs. clawhub.ai/eddygk/proxmox-ops
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Unified Memory for AI Agents — Redis + Neo4j graph with MCP connectors; consistent multi-agent context across sessions. Source
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Cabinet Flow — Open-source Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for custom cabinet makers; NestJS/Payload CMS backend, React frontend, CNC workflow integration.
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DNS Bench — Browser-aligned DNS benchmarking focused on realistic latency measurement and test hygiene. Source
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Homelab “Hildreth” — Single-node Proxmox server (Dell R630, 40 cores, 128 GB RAM) hosting ~35 VMs and containers; VLAN segmentation, Cloudflare Tunnel ingress, automated backups, and full observability stack.
eddy@infra-architect:~$ ls /credentials/
✓ ITIL Foundations
✓ FAA Remote Pilot Certificate
⧗ AWS Cloud Practitioner (in progress)
eddy@infra-architect:~$ cat /etc/education
Goshen College — Undergraduate Studies in Business Information Systems
eddy@infra-architect:~$ echo “Contact Info”
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Last updated: 2026-03-15