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rhenshaw56/README.md

Hi, I'm Rowland 👋

I'm a passionate and pragmatic Software Engineer with 8+ years of professional experience building scalable, secure, and impactful software solutions across three continents. I bring a full-spectrum engineering mindset to solving problems — from frontend finesse to backend robustness and cloud-native architecture.

Currently based in Kitchener, Ontario. I love football (the global kind), traveling, and always learning.


💡 What I Do Best

  • Architecting scalable cloud solutions using GCP, AWS, and Azure
  • Building robust frontend & backend systems using React, NestJS, GraphQL, and Node.js
  • Creating high-performance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure with Terraform, Docker, and GitHub Actions
  • Designing reliable microservices and event-driven systems using Kafka, Redis, and Hasura
  • Delivering secure and maintainable software following best DevOps & web security practices

🌍 Open Source Contributions

I'm proud to have contributed to a number of high-impact open-source projects across media, e-commerce, and healthcare:

  • 📰 BBC Simorgh – Contributed to the server-rendered React SPA powering BBC News in over 40 languages View my PRs →

  • 🛒 Reaction Commerce – Helped extend core e-commerce features for the open, real-time commerce platform View my PRs →

  • 🧪 OpenMRS Lab Workflow – Led work on OpenMRS’ progressive web app for lab order workflows View my PRs →

  • 💊 OpenMRS Order Entry – Improved user experience and flow for medical order entry in OpenMRS View my PRs →

🛠️ Favorite Technologies & Tools

Languages

TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · Golang · C#· Ruby

Frontend

React · Redux · HTML/CSS · Figma · Next.js· Vue ·Angular

Backend

NestJS · Node.js · GraphQL · Hasura · PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Redis · Rails · ASP.NET (core, MVC)· Entity Framework

Cloud & DevOps

GCP (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, Document AI, etc.) AWS (Lambda, EC2, Step Functions, Cognito, DynamoDB etc.) Terraform · Pulumi · Docker · CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab, CircleCI) · Ansible · Puppet

📜 Certifications

  • ✅ GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect — Sep 2022
  • ✅ Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer Associate — Sep 2022
  • ✅ AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate — Inview

🧠 Fun Facts

  • 🧩 Lifelong learner with love for open source
  • ⚙️ Builder of systems that are clean, tested, and built to last
  • 👨‍👩‍👦 Family-first engineer with a knack for team growth and mentorship
  • Avid soccer fan — don't ask me to code during a big game!

📫 Let’s Connect

Feel free to explore my repos and connect if you’re interested in building impactful products, optimizing dev workflows, or just geeking out on cloud infra and clean code.


“Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it’s bad.” – Cory House

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