Welcome to the repository for my Professional Portfolio. This isn't just a resume — it's an interactive encapsulation of my tech journey. By browsing the source, you'll see not just where I've been, but how I approach problems and solutions.
I decided to build this website, using a single page, smooth scroll approach. Focusing the User on the content, by keeping the navigation / interaction intuitive.
This also provides a natural flow, to keep the design simple, modern,and concise.
As all modern tools, I designed the portfolio with support for mobile devices. This particular page is designed for a larger screen experience, however, mobile devices are fully supported.
The main structure is of course HTML5, with CSS3 for styling. However, I decided to use Tailwind CSS for styling and speed.
DOM manipulation, some effects, mobile menu, button and the smooth scroll are all handled by vanilla JavaScript.
In terms of the website, there is no operating back end. Any data that is displayed dynamically, is defined in JavaScript objects, and rendered to the DOM.
I used email.js to handle the contact form. This is a simple, yet powerful tool, that allows you to send emails from your website, without the need for a back end.
Although this is a static website, and this is probably overkill, I decided to package deployment in the following way:
- S3 Bucket to store the static website
- CloudFront to serve the website
- Route 53 to manage custom domains & DNS
- Certificate Manager to request & manage SSL certificates
- IAM to manage permissions
Terraform to define, create and manage the AWS infrastructure previously described.
Terraform cloud to manage the state of the infrastructure, and to trigger deployments. Both of these tools form a powerful resource, to manage infrastructure as code, in a standardized, repeatable, and versioned way. Across cloud providers.
Of course used Git to manage version control. GitHub to host the repository, and GitHub Actions to manage CI/CD.
Since my terraform state is managed by terraform cloud, each time i push to the master branch, a GitHub action is triggered, which in turn triggers a terraform cloud run, which deploys the infrastructure to AWS.
While this is my personal showcase, I appreciate all feedback. It helps me grow and refine my approach to tech and design. If you've got thoughts or if something caught your eye, let's connect!
Portfolio: https://www.jaimegonzalez.tech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gonzalezjaime
Email: [email protected]