# Barron Joshua Volante — Portfolio

Site Reliability Engineer at Samsung Research, building reliable cloud platforms and agentic AI tooling for the operations work nobody wants to do by hand.

Kubernetes in production · DevOps & AWS infrastructure · Agentic AI tooling

Contact: Email mailto:work@volantebjb.com · GitHub https://github.com/volantebjb · LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/volantebjb/ · X https://x.com/volantebjb

## Experience

### Samsung Research
Site Reliability Engineer · 2024—Present

Keeping the platform behind Samsung's mobile apps reliable, secure, and observable.

Hybrid · Manila, PH

- Tenure: 2024—Present
- Location: Hybrid · Manila, PH

## Projects

### Keryx
Agentic AI · 2025

An on-call agent that meets the incident where it already is — Slack — and turns the 2 a.m. page into a conversation, not a scramble.

AWS Bedrock · Lambda · Next.js

- Role: Solo — design, infra & code
- Timeline: 2025 · ~6 weeks

- Live: https://keryx.live
- Code: https://github.com/volantebjb/joshu-sre-agent

### Ergos
Job search OS · 2025

An AI-optional job search operating system — scrape jobs, review listings, choose a resume, apply, and track it all in one place.

Next.js · Drizzle · Postgres

- Role: Solo — design, infra & code
- Scope: 5 apps · pnpm/Turbo monorepo

- Live: https://ergos.volantebjb.com
- Code: https://github.com/volantebjb/ergos

### Portfolio Website
Serverless · 2024

Serverless Web Application

AWS · Lambda · Terraform

- Live: https://volantebjb.me
- Code: https://github.com/volantebjb/volantebjb.me

### SVEAS
IoT · 2023

Small Vessel Emergency Alert System with Web Application

Embedded Systems · Arduino · PCB Design

- Code: https://github.com/volantebjb/sveas

### Jex Chatbot
AI/ML · 2022

Android Chatbot Application with Sentiment Analysis

Google Cloud Platform · Dialogflow · Kotlin

- Code: https://github.com/volantebjb/jex-chatbot

## Certifications

### Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
CNCF · 2026

- Verify: https://verify.cncf.io

### AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS · 2026

- Verify: https://www.credly.com

### AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
AWS · 2025

- Verify: https://www.credly.com

### CastAI APA Hero
Cast AI · 2025

- Verify: https://cast.ai/verify

### Google Professional Cloud Architect
Google · 2025

- Verify: https://www.credential.net

### Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Google · 2025

- Verify: https://www.credential.net

### Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer
Google · 2025

- Verify: https://www.credential.net

### Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Microsoft · 2025

- Verify: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/volantebjb/credentials

### Google Associate Cloud Engineer
Google · 2024

- Verify: https://www.credential.net

### GitHub Foundations
GitHub · 2024

- Verify: https://www.credly.com/badges/b9a23154-3134-4a44-96ac-9f82739d8f50/

### Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Generative AI Certified Professional
Oracle · 2024

- Verify: https://catalog-education.oracle.com/pls/certview/sharebadge?id=BA28DD128175BF45F9C0ACE164711176565851E97C339992DFF0330C6AC69413

### AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS · 2023

- Credential ID: c573e388-225b-4e48-98fa-fe18bee35d20

- Verify: https://www.credly.com/badges/c573e388-225b-4e48-98fa-fe18bee35d20/

### Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft · 2023

- Verify: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/volantebjb/credentials/db8531a456c20a01

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Native
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA05231200105665L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA05231200105665L

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACP02231100105192

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACP02231100105192

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Professional DevOps
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACP05231100105240

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACP05231100105240

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Computing
Alibaba · 2023

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=2&num=5314494659338246

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Business User
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA09231100104388L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA09231100104388L

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate System Operator
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA06231100104436L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA06231100104436L

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Database
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA08231100103896L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA08231100103896L

### Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI Certified Foundations Associate
Oracle · 2023

- Verify: https://catalog-education.oracle.com/pls/certview/sharebadge?id=036610103067C2310824F0F4C38DFA71DB8E7C77E1A1C4F27864C1461B7104E8

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Big Data
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA03231000103470L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA03231000103470L

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Security
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA02231000102265L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA02231000102265L

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Computing
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA01231000102136L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA01231000102136L

### Alibaba Cloud Certified Associate Developer
Alibaba · 2023

- Credential ID: IACA07231000102179L

- Verify: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/clouder/Certificate/search?type=1&num=IACA07231000102179L

### Oracle Cloud Data Management Certified Foundations Associate
Oracle · 2023

- Verify: https://catalog-education.oracle.com/pls/certview/sharebadge?id=6DB4ADEB3DD57549C972FC8073CBFEC220BC4360C1B4F5C9A5EB99E64D15ADD4

### Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified Foundations Associate
Oracle · 2023

- Verify: https://catalog-education.oracle.com/pls/certview/sharebadge?id=66F2BEDC730B79680BD52F785BFAA64512592C41C534A3CEC015E6721419FEF0

### Google Data Analytics Specialization
Google · 2023

- Verify: https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments

### Google IT Automation with Python Specialization
Google · 2023

- Verify: https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments

## Learning

### AWS AI/ML Scholars (Udacity)
Training · 2026—Present

Selected for the AWS AI/ML Scholars program, a Udacity scholarship covering AI/ML fundamentals and AWS machine learning services.

Remote

### AWS re:Invent 2025
Conference · 2025

Attended AWS re:Invent 2025, the premier cloud computing conference featuring keynotes, technical sessions, and hands-on labs covering the latest AWS services and best practices.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

### SICEM 2024
Conference · 2024

Participated in SICEM 2024 (Seoul International Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism), engaging with global healthcare leaders and exploring cutting-edge developments in endocrinology and metabolic research.

Seoul, South Korea

### Amazon Web Services re/Start
Training · 2023

Completed intensive AWS cloud computing training program covering core AWS services, Linux system administration, scripting, cloud architecture best practices, and security fundamentals. Earned AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.

Remote

### Analog Devices
Internship · 2023

Data Analyst Intern analyzing business data, creating interactive dashboards using PowerBI, automating data workflows, and implementing web scraping solutions using Python and Selenium.

Philippines

### Cisco Insider Advocate
Advocacy · 2023

Cisco Insider Advocate program member, promoting Cisco technologies and networking solutions, sharing knowledge with technical communities, and exploring enterprise networking innovations.

Remote

### VMware Advocate
Advocacy · 2023

VMware Advocate program member, promoting virtualization and cloud infrastructure technologies, engaging with developer communities, and exploring VMware solutions and best practices.

Remote

### Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador (MLSA)
Advocacy · 20XX—20XX

PLACEHOLDER: Mentored global cohorts on AI/ML and cloud topics as a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador.

Remote

### Technological Institute of the Philippines
Education · 2019—2023

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Coursework included Cisco Networking, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Embedded Systems, Computer-Aided Design, Web Development, and Mobile Development.

Manila, Philippines

### DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship (MERIT Scholarship)
Scholarship · 2019—2023

Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute Undergraduate Scholarship, awarded on academic merit for a degree in Computer Engineering.

Philippines

## Games

### Lichess
Online chess · 1801 Rapid

Rapid and casual games against the world, whenever there's a free ten minutes.

lichess.org

- View profile: https://lichess.org/@/vloxium