Summary#
Cloud Platform Engineer and Technical Solutions Architect with 25+ years of experience designing, migrating, and integrating enterprise-grade software solutions. Deep background in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, microservices, and platform engineering, with enterprise architecture exposure at a Honolulu-based financial institution. Currently consulting via Lalee Innovations LLC, delivering cloud platform and architecture advisory services.
Experience#
American Savings Bank — Honolulu, HI#
Enterprise Architect Manager June 2025 – May 2026
- Assisted the Director of Enterprise Architecture with governance framework oversight, facilitating working sessions focused on adoption, exceptions handling, and effectiveness assessments in collaboration with consultants and IT leadership.
- Supported banking capabilities mapping efforts by identifying pass-through and redundant capabilities to help inform IT operating model design and strategic alignment.
- Produced Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) with SMART criteria, conceptual data models, and supporting artifacts for key initiatives including financial planning and profitability SaaS platform projects, enabling clear requirements traceability and effective project handoff.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical designs and comprehensive documentation, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals, data integrity, and regulatory considerations.
- Contributed to architectural analysis and recommendations to maintain interoperability, security, and compliance across cloud and hybrid environments.
Hawaiian Airlines — Honolulu, HI#
Cloud Platform Engineer April 2021 – May 2025
- Led migration of enterprise applications to cloud platforms using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring scalable, high-availability infrastructure for airline operations.
- Designed and integrated full-stack solutions in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and Rust, maintaining data flow and integrity between front-end and back-end systems.
- Architected Kubernetes (AWS EKS) clusters and microservices, enabling seamless system interoperability and operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical designs, documenting solutions with architecture and data flow diagrams.
Lalee Innovations LLC — Honolulu, HI#
Technical Solutions Architect January 2024 – Present
Design and deploy cloud-based software solutions using Terraform and Kubernetes (k3d/k3s), integrating systems for clients with a focus on scalability. Develop TypeScript/JavaScript and Python applications. Current focus: enterprise architecture advisory and cloud platform engineering consulting.
Lalee Consulting LLC — Honolulu, HI#
Technical Solutions Architect / Software Engineer 2008 – 2023
- Architected and migrated custom on-premises web and mobile applications to cloud platforms using Angular, Ionic Framework, and Dockerized microservices.
- Designed and delivered the WBIDA Mobile Concierge — an internal field operations app for WBIDA’s Aloha Ambassadors to log activity and route maintenance requests — and other Honolulu-based client projects.
- Worked directly with clients to gather requirements and translate them into secure, scalable technical architectures.
Decision Research Corporation — Honolulu, HI#
Senior Software Engineer 1997–2001 · 2005–2007
Engineered middleware for insurance CRM systems, integrating on-premises applications with robust data flow designs and technical documentation.
MGM MIRAGE — Las Vegas, NV#
Lead Software Engineer (E.piphany Solutions Group) 2001–2005
Led CRM application development, designing integrations for scalable, n-tier systems.
E.piphany Incorporated — San Mateo, CA#
Technical Architect 2001
Architected enterprise CRM and data warehouse integrations, documenting solutions for seamless data flow across client systems.
Key Projects#
Boarding Pass — Waikiki Trolley (2017–2020) Hybrid paper-and-digital ticketing system. Back-end generated route-specific barcodes in bulk, merged into branded boarding pass templates for print-shop production as physical notepads. Validation hardware (Android tablet + barcode reader) installed in each trolley to scan passes at boarding. Designed around an elderly, technology-averse ridership who expected a tangible ticket.
Mobile Concierge — Waikiki Business Improvement District (WBIDA) (2012–2020) Internal field operations app for WBIDA’s Aloha Ambassadors — used to log activity notes and submit maintenance/service requests dispatched to internal teams or escalated to the City of Honolulu. Built with Angular, Ionic Framework, and TypeScript/JavaScript; back-end migrated from on-premises to cloud (Ruby on Rails, Kubernetes) over the engagement.
Skills#
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, ECS, EC2, Fargate, RDS), Azure, DigitalOcean, Akamai Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s, k3d/k3s), Helm, kubectl
IaC & Config Management: Terraform / OpenTofu, Ansible
Secrets & Service Mesh: HashiCorp Vault / OpenBao, Consul
Platform Engineering & DevOps: GitHub Actions, Forgejo + act_runner, ArgoCD, n8n
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, AlertManager, OpenTelemetry, FluentBit → OpenSearch
Databases: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS
Architecture: Cloud-Native Design, Infrastructure as Code, SaaS Migration, Enterprise Architecture, Microservices
Languages:
- Daily drivers: TypeScript / JavaScript, Python, Bash, Ruby
- Secondary: Go, Java, C#
- AI-assisted: Rust
Education#
B.S. in Information & Computer Science University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1996
Certifications#
AWS (2020–2021, Associate tier + Specialty — expired)
- Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Certified Developer – Associate
- Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty
Microsoft (legacy)
- MCPD Certified Enterprise Application Developer (Credential #3650800)