Ridwan Fardani

Cloud operations, automation, CI/CD, and security hardening.

• Orchestrated deployment, management, and optimization of cloud environments following industry best practices.
• Automated routine infrastructure tasks to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Refined CI/CD pipelines to accelerate and secure software delivery.
• Strengthened security configurations to safeguard cloud services and maintain compliance.

Owned DevOps practices across tooling, CI/CD, automation, incident management, and security posture.

• Implemented development, testing, automation tooling and supporting infrastructure to improve operational efficiency.
• Defined and established development/test/release/update/support processes and promoted automation to reduce manual errors.
• Performed continuous vulnerability assessment and risk management to improve cybersecurity controls.
• Led incident management and root cause analysis to reduce recurrence of disruptions.
• Selected and deployed CI/CD tools; built and maintained pipelines to increase deployment frequency and reliability.
• Mentored team members and coordinated communication with customers; tracked KPIs and delivered periodic reporting.

Delivered data-centric systems across monitoring, infrastructure, and security-focused initiatives.

• Built a Tax Monitoring proof-of-concept using Python and JavaScript on AWS.
• Developed Network Monitoring Systems for multiple clients using Python/JavaScript and technologies including ZOPE, ExtJS, jQuery, Twisted, WebSocket, and ELK.
• Designed and implemented a Visual Structural Health Monitoring System using Python/JavaScript, shell scripting, MATLAB, Express Node.js, and Fluentd.
• Deployed and maintained OpenStack for government/enterprise environments.
• Led Digital Rights Management delivery using GlusterFS, oVirt, and iSCSI; performed network redesign including penetration testing.

Developed flight navigation support modules in C/C++ and Bash.

• Engineered CBIT, ORB, updater, monitoring, and file distribution modules to improve reliability and delivery of critical updates.
• Built software/data packaging tooling to streamline release deployment.
• Developed robust solutions with C/C++ and Bash scripting following best practices.

Built 3D simulation applications for aviation and oil & gas.

• Developed 3D simulation tools to improve training, planning, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Used 3D Studio Max and Maya for modeling/animation/rendering and integrated CryEngine/Unity for immersive experiences.
• Collaborated cross-functionally to integrate 3D applications with existing workflows.

Led ERP delivery and team execution.

• Led a team of three developers to design and deliver ERP systems for clients.
• Spearheaded the INTEGRA project, aligning requirements and delivery timelines.
• Built scalable ERP solutions with MSSQL Server and .NET; used UML/Rational Rose for modeling and documentation.

Airborne module development and platform porting.

• Developed airborne software modules in C++ on Linux and ported modules to Windows XP Embedded using Cygwin/MinGW.
• Authored bash scripts for board configuration; implemented MBIT procedures and performed offline/online testing.
• Worked with Iridium communications, SBC platforms, PowerPC, and I2C protocol integration.

Smartcard testing automation for SIM/RUIM (2G/3G).

• Developed automation software and toolsets to test smartcard functionality, improving validation efficiency.
• Collaborated across teams to integrate automation into the development lifecycle and improve reliability.