DevOps • Platform Engineering • Cloud Infrastructure • Kubernetes • Observability
Chase Dumphord DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer running an 18 node production environment out of Oxford, MS. 6 node Proxmox VE cluster, 12 node K3s Kubernetes cluster, full observability stack, and VLAN-segmented networking. I build things that actually run, then document how they work.
ced's@homelab:~$ whoami
devops_engineer
ced's@homelab:~$ uptime
18 nodes • 28 services • always_on
ced's@homelab:~$ cat focus.txt
kubernetes
devops
observability
cloud_infrastructure
ced's@homelab:~$ systemctl status life
● building_real_systems.service
Active: active (running)▌// environment
Live infrastructure I'm actively running, building, and documenting.
Nodes
6-node Proxmox VE • 12 node K3sServices
Self-hosted production stackVLANs
Segmented UniFi networkiGate Nodes
Home + mobile APRS// ced's noc
Real infrastructure inventory from Ced's HomeLab, K3s cluster, and APRS edge systems. Data refreshes every 30s.
Proxmox • K3s • TrueNAS • VLAN segmentation • APRS RF Edge Systems
Infrastructure Nodes
Services Online
Network Segments
Edge Systems
Awaiting data feed...
// about
I'm a DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer focused on reliable delivery, container orchestration, and cloud native infrastructure built for production conditions. I run an 18 node environment every day consisting of a 6 node Proxmox VE hypervisor cluster and a 12 node K3s Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus monitoring, Grafana dashboards, and VLAN segmented networking. Not a lab. A production system.
I come from 10+ years in industrial digital systems at GE Aerospace and in the field as a Level III engineer on aerospace inspection equipment. I understand what production failure actually costs. That same operational discipline is what I bring to cloud native infrastructure. I don't simulate environments. I run them.
// projects
Built on real systems. Not demos, not tutorials running infrastructure.
Full homelab environment built for real network segmentation, service hosting, and architecture documentation.
12 node K3s cluster on Raspberry Pi running distributed infrastructure and container orchestration in production with dedicated control plane, ingress, data, and monitoring node pools.
Operational dual-node RF to internet gateway. Decodes real beacon packets and uplinks live to aprs.fi.
// noc roadmap
Staged monitoring and systems visibility platform built on real infrastructure.
JSON driven dashboard showing real inventory, online/offline checks, service labels, latency, and last check timestamps across 18 nodes and 28 services.
Full observability stack running across Proxmox, TrueNAS, K3s nodes, Uptime Kuma, and APRS edge systems with real time metrics ingestion and live alerting pipelines.
AI assisted ops automation using n8n, Telegram bots, and OpenRouter integrated with Prometheus alerting for automated triage and remediation workflows.
// tech stack
// resume snapshot
Open to remote and hybrid roles where real infrastructure ownership and operational depth matter. I come from industrial systems and I bring that same zero downtime discipline to cloud native environments.
// github
Active projects on GitHub source code, configs, and documentation for everything I'm building.
// personal
Outside of work I'm into electronics, self hosting, coding, drones, and ham radio. I'm a licensed amateur radio operator running a dual node APRS RF iGate with a verified uplink on aprs.fi. Kobe the Boston Terrier keeps the home lab grounded. That curiosity carries directly into how I build and document systems.
// contact
Email: [email protected]
Location: Oxford, MS
GitHub: github.com/ced4568
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chase-dumphord