Austin Stephens | Junior Cloud Solutions Engineer

Key Achievements & Impact

Contributions to cloud cost optimization and FinOps initiatives

+100%

+

Cloud Workloads

Hennepin County internship

+67%

$250K

Annual Cloud Savings

Supported through FinOps

ACTIVE

~$1M

Annual Spend Analyzed

Commercial & Gov tenants

+150%

+

Buildings Supported

IT infrastructure & systems

FinOps & Cloud Analytics

FinOps Capability & Workload Profile

FinOps Proficiency Radar

Current competency across key FinOps capabilities (illustrative snapshot).

Optimization Activity Mix

Relative focus invested across current primary practice (illustrative).

Learning & Growth

What I'm Looking to Learn

I'm looking to learn the following environments and tools to further enhance my cloud expertise:

Cloud Platforms

Looking to expand into multi-cloud environments beyond Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Oracle Cloud

Infrastructure as Code

Looking to deepen my infrastructure automation skills

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

💡 Growth mindset: I'm eager to learn these technologies to become a more versatile cloud engineer and expand my capabilities across different platforms.

Skills & Experience

Azure Skills & Experience

85%

Cost Management

Advanced

70%

Serverless

Proficient

75%

Storage & CDN

Proficient

65%

Identity & Security

Proficient

60%

Compute & VMs

Intermediate

50%

Networking

Learning

Cost Management & FinOps

Advanced

Credentials

104

900

FinOps Certified

AZ-104

AZ-900

B.S. Computer Science

Rasmussen UniversityGPA: 3.66 • Dean's List

A.S. Software Development

Rasmussen University

Services & Specializations

Recent Activity & Milestones

B.S. Computer Science

2025

Graduated with 3.66 GPA, Dean's List - Rasmussen University

Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

2025

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate certification - managing cloud resources and infrastructure

Portfolio Projects Launched

2024-2025

Deployed multiple production sites including Ice Castle USA, OnTap MN, and portfolio projects

FinOps Certified Practitioner

2024

Earned FinOps Foundation certification - focused on cloud cost optimization and financial operations

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

2024

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification - foundational cloud concepts and Azure services

Hennepin County Internship

2024

Managed 300+ cloud workloads and gained hands-on Azure infrastructure experience

A.S. Software Application Development

2023

Associate degree in Software Application Development - Rasmussen University

Services & Specializations

Azure Billing & Cost Analysis

Need help with Azure costs? I can help to break down complex billing and identify optimization opportunities.

Cost Analysis

Detailed breakdowns

KPI Tracking

Custom dashboards

DBCU Calculations

Cosmos DB insights

Storage Analysis

Ingestion tracking

Data Factory Reservations

Reservation calculations

💡 Questions about your Azure bill?

I'm happy to help break down costs, explore optimization opportunities, and learn together.

Tech Stack & Tools

All Technologies

Development & Frameworks

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Python

PowerShell

C++

HTML/CSS

Tailwind CSS

Material UI

JetBrains IDE

Cloud & Tools

Azure

GitHub

VS Code

JetBrains IDE

GPT-4

GPT-5

Infrastructure & Networking

Servers

Relational Databases

Cat5/6 Cabling

PoE

Office Products

Printers

Revo DVRs

Security Cameras

Business & E-commerce

POS Systems

Inventory Management

Online Ordering

Payment Processing

Sales

Ticketmaster Referrals

Google Analytics

Google Ads

Google AdSense

Web Platforms & Design

Wix Website Builder

Squarespace Builder

GoDaddy DNS

Namecheap DNS

Photoshop

Canva

Technologies I've Worked With

Learning and growing with each project

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Python

PowerShell

C++

HTML

CSS

Tailwind CSS

Material UI

Cloud & Tools

Azure

Git/GitHub

VS Code

Claude AI

GitHub Copilot

GPT-4

GPT-5

Azure Environments

Experience across different Azure tenant types

Commercial Tenants

Government Tenants

Multi-Tenant

🎯 Wanting to Learn

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud

Oracle Cloud

Terraform

Portfolio & Projects

Featured Projects

Production deployments with real impact

🍺

OnTap MN

In Dev

Bar events • Bingo & Raffles • Minnesota entertainmentVisit Site →

🏰

Ice Castle USA

Medium Traffic

Next.js • Performance optimized • High availabilityVisit Site →

❄️

Forest Lake Ice Classic

Low Traffic

Event platform • Ticket Sales • SeasonalVisit Site →

🌟

Fuhr Family Foundation

70% Cost ↓

Donor management • Online Ticket Sales • Non-profit

💻

GitHub Profile

Active

Code samples • Open source • Portfolio projectsView Profile →

Let's Collaborate on Your Cloud Journey

Whether you need Azure optimization, cost analysis, or cloud support im your guy.

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