Austin Merrill

I am a

About Me

Hey there! I'm Austin, and I've been passionate about all things tech for as long as I can remember. My love for IT started when I was a kid, taking things apart just to see how they worked (and sometimes even putting them back together). These days, that passion has grown into a full-blown love for Cloud Engineering. There's nothing better than building something from the ground up and knowing it's helping solve real problems.

Outside of tech, I'm all about music—it's my happy place. Whether I'm DJing a set, finding new tracks, or just vibing to my favorite playlist, music always keeps me inspired. I'm also big into gaming, where I get to flex my strategic side and unwind at the same time.

Oh, and the coolest thing about me? I recently became a dad! It's been a wild, amazing ride, and it's given me a whole new perspective on life (and time management!).

At the core, I'm just someone who loves to create—whether it's building in the cloud, crafting the perfect DJ set, or leveling up in life and games. I'm excited to see where this journey takes me next!

Contact Information

Email: austinm9506@gmail.com

Phone Number: 678-287-9473

Projects

This website!

This website itself was a project. The foundation is simple HTML and CSS, however the relevant skills neeeded were in the deployment of the website. I deployed this website using Terraform, AWS S3, AWS CloudFront, AWS Route53, and I have a CI/CD pipeline running through GitHub Actions.

BlogIO

A web-based application that generates blog posts using Amazon Bedrock based on user input. Built with Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, Amplify, Cognito, CloudWatch, HTML, and CSS.

Little Moments

Little Moments started as a passion project, but became my current capstone project. It is a photo sharing application that utilizes AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, and Cognito. It is written in Javascript utilizing NodeJS and React.