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Joe Sparkman Cloud App Developer

I design and build scalable applications in the cloud, focusing on distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and infrastructure automation. Experienced with full-stack cloud development, from backend services to infrastructure-as-code.

See It In Action

App Demos

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QuickBite App
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Biometric Scan App
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Pet Recipe App
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FIFA Neon App
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Food Scanner App

Recent Work

Featured Projects

A selection of cloud applications and automation systems I've built from the ground up.

Live
Biometric Verify API
POST /verify
→ Rekognition
✓ 200 VERIFIED
Biometric Scan App
AWS Rekognition face verification.
HTML CSS Python AWS SAM Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB S3 Secrets Manager Rekognition
Live
FIFA Neon UI
Neon Modes
Interactive Experience
⚡ Launch Ready
FIFA Neon App
Real-time sports data dashboard.
HTML CSS JavaScript Node.js AWS SAM Terraform GitHub Actions Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB S3
Live
QuickBite UI
Delivery Flow
Full-Stack Experience
✓ Deployed
QuickBite App
Full-stack restaurant ordering system.
HTML CSS Python React Vite Cognito DynamoDB Lambda API Gateway S3 CloudFront
Live
Pet Recipe Assistant
POST /recipes
Gemini + AWS API
✓ Auth Enabled
Pet Recipe App
Gemini AI-powered recipe generation.
HTML CSS JavaScript Python Gemini API Cognito Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB S3 CloudFront
Live
Food Scanner
POST /analyze
OpenAI + AWS API
✓ Cognito + DynamoDB
Food Scanner App
OpenAI photo analysis and history.
Next.js React TypeScript Python OpenAI Cognito Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB S3 CloudFront
Live
Static Site CI/CD
git push → main
OIDC + S3 + CloudFront
✓ Deployed via GitHub Actions
Portfolio Website
Infrastructure-as-code CI/CD deployment.
HTML CSS JavaScript S3 CloudFront ACM GitHub Actions IAM OIDC

Credentials

Certifications & Achievements

In Progress
AWS Certified Developer - Associate (In Progress)
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
In Progress
AWS Certified AI Practitioner (In Progress)
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Education

Academic Background

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Marketing
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Web Design
Associate of Arts (AA)
Visual Communications

About Me

From Enterprise Operations to Cloud Architecture

I spent years managing complex web platforms for large enterprise CMS systems handling millions of requests, where downtime costs real money. That taught me how to think about reliability, scalability, and operations. Now I apply those lessons to cloud infrastructure: building systems that stay up, handle load, and don't surprise you at 3am. The tools changed (Lambda instead of servers), but the thinking is the same.

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Let's Build Something in the Cloud

Open to freelance projects, collaborations, and full-time cloud developer roles. Let's talk about what you're building.