Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, Terraform, CloudFormation
DevOps Engineer | Doctoral Researcher
Cornelius Bright Vordey
Data-driven DevOps and Cloud Engineer with a foundation in applied mathematical sciences. I design resilient infrastructure and delivery systems, then back them with research rigor, automation, and measurable outcomes.
Core Strengths
Technical Skills
DevOps Tooling
Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
Languages & Scripting
Python, Bash, Groovy, Java, R, Kotlin, SAS, JavaScript
Data & ML
PyTorch, TensorFlow, BigQuery, DataFlow, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Dask
Monitoring & Reliability
CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Node Exporter
Systems & Databases
Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Amazon Linux), Windows, macOS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis
Mathematics & Statistics
Regression, classification, clustering, numerical analysis, time series forecasting
Version Control
Git, GitHub, GitLab
Career Journey
Professional Experience
DevOps Engineer - Full-time
Ford Motor Company (Ford Pro Intelligence) | Jun 2024 - Present
- Led zero-downtime migration from on-prem and Azure VM-hosted Nexus repositories to JFrog Artifactory across 200+ services.
- Contributed to migration of microservices from Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Google Cloud Run with standardized release patterns.
- Reduced deployment duration from roughly 15 minutes to under 5 minutes by redesigning Jenkins pipelines and release paths.
- Improved supply-chain governance using automated dependency and license checks with policy gates.
- Maintained and hardened Jenkins-on-Kubernetes infrastructure, including health checks for failed workload remediation.
DevOps & Cloud Engineer (Contract)
Technology Excellence Services | Aug 2021 - Jun 2024
- Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, increasing productivity by more than 60%.
- Designed CI/CD pipelines for testing, integration, and delivery across cloud workloads.
- Built monitoring and optimization workflows that contributed to a 30% reduction in operational costs.
Graduate Teaching Associate
Oakland University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Aug 2021 - Jun 2024
- Co-designed and delivered undergraduate mathematics course materials with strong student outcomes.
- Taught Algebra and Calculus to approximately 60 students each semester.
- Contributed to research collaborations and conference presentations through co-authored work.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Northern Arizona University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Aug 2019 - May 2021
- Taught Quantitative Reasoning and Precalculus Algebra to around 100 students per semester.
- Delivered small-group tutoring in the Mathematics Laboratory for calculus and quantitative skills development.
- Improved outcomes using structured online teaching workflows and timely feedback.
Linux System Administrator
Vodafone Ghana | Aug 2017 - Jul 2019
- Managed Linux access control, backup/recovery procedures, and business continuity operations.
- Monitored CPU, memory, and storage utilization for performance and uptime.
- Performed patching, security audits, and system maintenance initiatives.
Management Information Systems Engineer (Internship)
National Health Insurance Scheme, Akatsi South District | May 2017 - Sep 2017
- Installed, configured, and maintained Linux server infrastructure.
- Supported user and permission administration across operational environments.
- Assisted performance tuning and biometric card production improvements.
Factory Worker
Zenith Plastics Company Limited Ghana | May 2013 - Aug 2014
- Increased production efficiency by 15% and reduced material waste by 10% using Lean/Six Sigma methods.
- Reduced defect rates by 20% through stricter inspection workflows and quality compliance.
- Supported launch readiness of new product lines through cross-functional troubleshooting.
Builds & Delivery
Selected Projects
Multi-Cloud MLOps Platform
AWS | GCP | Terraform | Kubernetes | CI/CD
- Provisioned secure multi-cloud data and model artifact layers with least-privilege IAM.
- Built scalable networking and app foundations for training, serving, and batch inference workflows.
- Containerized services and deployed reproducible release pipelines for versioned rollouts.
IoT Sensor Device + Mobile Control System
C++ | MQTT | AWS IoT | Android (Java/Kotlin) | UART
- Built embedded prototype with periodic sensing, debouncing, and UART data transfer patterns.
- Integrated AWS IoT communication for telemetry publishing and command handling.
- Developed Android companion client and implemented low-level debugging/fault handling workflows.
Hotel Booking Web Application
Java | Spring Boot | PostgreSQL | Redis | Kafka | Docker | K8s
- Implemented full-stack booking flows with JWT authentication, reservation history, and search capability.
- Built transactional APIs for availability and booking logic with PostgreSQL persistence.
- Added Redis caching and Kafka-driven event streams for asynchronous analytics and observability.
Research Portfolio
Publications & Thesis Work
Feb 2026
On Contact of a Beam and a DNC Obstacle
Published Article, Oakland University
Nov 2025
Model and Simulations of Contact Between a Vibrating Beam and an Obstacle Using the Damped Normal Compliance Condition
Published in Axioms (MDPI), Oakland University. Read publication
Feb 2026
Dynamics and Vibrations of an Euler-Bernoulli Beam in Contact with Obstacles Using the Damped Normal Compliance Condition
PhD Dissertation, Oakland University
May 2018
Macroscopic Traffic Flow Optimization at a Roundabout
Undergraduate Thesis, KNUST
Nov 2017
Recipe of Continuous Functions
Journal of Mathematical Acumen and Research, KNUST
Academic Foundation
Education
PhD in Applied Mathematical Sciences
Oakland University | Aug 2021 - May 2026
Relevant Coursework: Numerical Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Industrial Modeling, Operations Research, Real Analysis, Time Series Forecasting, Linear Models, Applied Statistical Methods.
MS in Mathematics
Northern Arizona University | Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
Relevant Coursework: Combinatorics, Dynamical Systems, Software and Data Modeling, Topology, Network Science, Differential Equations, Multivariate Analysis.
BS in Mathematics
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) | Sep 2012 - May 2016
Relevant Coursework: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Computational Mathematics, Differential Equations, Statistics, Computing and Programming.
Credentials
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Google Cloud Coursework
- Introduction to AI and Machine Learning on Google Cloud
- Launching into Machine Learning
- TensorFlow on Google Cloud
- Feature Engineering
Community Impact
Volunteer Experience
Mentor
PyCon Africa and Django Girls | May 2015 - Aug 2019
- Led mentorship programs for high school students focused on academic and personal growth.
- Taught foundational Python programming to expand access to computing education.
Mentor
Yale Young African Scholars Program Educators Conference | Aug 2018
- Guided students and educators through U.S. study opportunity and application strategies.
Volunteer
+1 Life First Aid Group | May 2014 - Aug 2018
- Delivered first aid support at sporting events and led blood donation and health awareness initiatives.
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