AWS Cloud · us-east-1 GitHub Source Repo GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipeline AWS SAM IaC / Deploy Amazon S3 Static Resume Files ACM TLS Certificate CloudFront CDN + HTTPS Origin Access Control IAM Roles & Policies Route 53 DNS resume.bachelder.me User Browser fetch() counter API Gateway REST Endpoint Lambda Python Function DynamoDB Visitor Count

Matthew Bachelder

// Aspiring DevOps & Cloud Engineer
matthew@bachelder.me · LinkedIn · GitHub · bachelder.me · Charlotte, NC
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Experience
Lab Instructor
Aug 2025 – May 2026
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC
  • Instructed 180+ students in Python fundamentals, translating lecture concepts into hands-on exercises each week.
  • Collaborated in weekly TA syncs to coordinate grading responsibilities and refine lab instruction approaches.
  • Guided students through debugging Python errors in real time across lab sessions and office hours.
Eagle Scout & Lead Advisor
Apr 2023 – Present
Scouting America — Troop and Crew 167 · Charlotte, NC
  • Advised youth leaders through pre-trip planning sessions on contingency analysis and risk identification.
  • Delivered a $2,000 Eagle Scout infrastructure project by coordinating procurement and 15 volunteers.
  • Mentored 20–25 youth weekly across two units on leadership, goal-setting, and project execution.
Projects
bachelder.me
Sep 2025 – Present
Next.jsTypeScript CloudflareGitHub Actions
  • Architected a modular component system using TypeScript and React to enforce code reusability and type safety.
  • Configured SEO metadata and applied Lighthouse optimizations to improve performance and discoverability.
  • Managed Cloudflare DNS records and custom email routing for professional domain administration.
  • Deployed a static site-generated web application via automated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
divitup.org
Jan 2026 – May 2026
DockerDigitalOcean CloudflareNext.jsFastAPI
  • Served as sole DevOps engineer for a 4-person team building a group expense and chore tracking application.
  • Spearheaded Git workflows, handling branch merges, rebases, and conflict resolution across all contributors.
  • Containerized the full application stack with Docker Compose to ensure development-to-production parity.
  • Configured Cloudflare DNS and Nginx reverse proxy to enforce secure HTTPS access across all services.
  • Provisioned and maintained a production Ubuntu Linux environment on a DigitalOcean droplet.
m62.bachelder.me
Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
DockerGitHub Actions NginxDigitalOceanMongoDB
  • Engineered a microservices architecture for an AI benchmarking dashboard using multi-stage Docker builds.
  • Developed shell scripts to automate MongoDB initialization and seeding across container environments.
  • Automated deployments and code quality testing on DigitalOcean via custom GitHub Actions pipelines.
  • Secured internal API endpoints by enforcing OAuth2 and JWT authentication protocols.
Restaurant Database API
Jan 2025 – May 2025
PythonMySQL FastAPISQLAlchemyGit
  • Modeled relational database tables with SQLAlchemy and enforced validation using Pydantic schemas.
  • Translated 10 customer-requested requirements into 17 features and 8 structured REST API endpoints.
  • Structured the API using a layered MVC architecture across models, schemas, controllers, and routers.
  • Coordinated with a 4-person team via Git branching workflows and Scrum-based development.
Education
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jan 2024 – May 2026
Bachelor of Arts — Computer Science — 3.94 GPA · Charlotte, NC
HonorsSumma Cum Laude · Chancellor's List 2024–26 · Tau Sigma Honor Society
ScoutingEagle Scout · Vigil Honor · Wood Badge Owl · Venturing Leadership Award
ProgramEarly Entry Graduate Student (M.S. Information Technology)
Skills
Languages Python · Java · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL · HTML/CSS · Bash
Frameworks Next.js · React · FastAPI · Angular · SQLAlchemy · JUnit · PyTest
Tools & Platforms Docker · GitHub Actions · Nginx · DigitalOcean · Cloudflare · Linux · Git · MongoDB · MySQL
Certifications TestOut Security Pro (CompTIA) · Python · SQL · Java Intermediate (SoloLearn)