Dean Lofts

DevOps Engineer, Proompter and a big fan of Open Source.

AWS DevOps GitHub Open Source Ruby Ruby on Rails

Links

• Songs I've produced
• Loads of beats I've made (no lyrics)
• Tech videos I am part of
• Follow me on Spotify!
• Schedule with Calendly
• Buy me a coffee on GitHub Sponsors
• My Medium Blog

Milestones

• Received the Iraq Medal

  2007

  Was awarded the Iraq Medal for my service in Iraq as part of Operation Catalyst

• Received the Australian Active Service Medal

  2007

  Was awarded the Australian Active Service Medal for my service in an active warzone as part of Operation Catalyst

• Received the Australian Defence Medal

  2008

  Was awarded the Australian Defence Medal for my service in the Royal Australian Navy

• Produced and released my first album JR. - Such Iz Life

  2008

  I wrote, recorded, produced, mixed and helped master this album with JR.

• Produced and released OptiMystic - Day of the Guiding Light

  2015

  I wrote the music and produced this double album with OptiMystic

• Produced and released OptiMystic - Salty Waterz

  2018

  I wrote the music and produced this album with OptiMystic

• Released my first solo album called The Beat Down

  2020

  I released my first solo album which is a collection of beats of mine from a beat battle

• Released an album as a member of the Hip Hop group Protektahz

  2020

  I wrote the music and produced this album with Protektahz

• Produced and released OptiMystic - Salty Waterz 2

  2020

  I wrote the music and produced this album with OptiMystic

• Discovered EddieHub and joined LinkFree

  2022

  I taught myself to code, discovered EddieHub and joined LinkFree

• Became an EddieHub 0.2 Ambassador

  2023

  I accepted the role as EddieHub Ambassador 0.2

• Received my first GitHub Sponsor

  2023

  I received my first sponsorship on GitHub Sponsors

• Crossed 1K followers on GitHub

  2023

  I have reached 1000 followers on GitHub.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

  2023

  Earners of this certification have an extensive understanding of designing technical strategies to accomplish specific business goals. They demonstrated the ability to balance best practices and trade-offs based on business context. Badge owners are able to design solutions across multiple platforms and providers.