Technical Architecture

Technical Architect.

Practical architecture for complete systems spanning applications, data, infrastructure, deployment and operations, with decisions made for supportability rather than style points.

Focus
Boundaries and data flow
Delivery
Application to operations
Mode
Pragmatic architecture
Location
Trinidad, W.I.

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Software + Technical Architect

01 / Professional profile

Architecture that survives operations.

Designs systems by treating application, database, infrastructure and release process as one set of decisions, not separate conversations.

Works best where the result needs to be supportable after launch: clear boundaries, explicit data flow, predictable integrations and low-friction operations.

03 / Selected work

Systems that expose architectural trade-offs.

Selected systems where boundaries, resilience and integration discipline are visible.

01

Cryptocurrency payments

F18 Pay

A compact example of reducing provider lock-in with a central node and managed fallbacks.

A lightweight Node.js payment-processing platform using a central Bitcoin node and managed node providers for resilient address, balance and block-history checks. Expanded from Bitcoin to Ethereum and selected ERC-20 tokens, and informed bespoke systems delivered for at least three clients.

  • Node.js
  • Bitcoin
  • Ethereum
  • ERC-20
  • Payments
02

Workforce management

Staff Management Portal

Clear example of application, server and mobile boundaries working as one system.

An end-to-end HR and workforce platform integrating Drupal, PHP, a custom Linux server and Vue CLI mobile applications for attendance, leave, certification and staff administration.

  • Drupal
  • PHP
  • Vue
  • Linux
  • Mobile
03

Financial platform

Archimedes Finance

Data flow and trust boundaries for financial interactions.

A financial management product with account workflows, reporting, secure authentication, identity checks and role-based client and manager experiences.

  • Vue
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Fintech
04

Privacy-focused analytics

Signal Map

Privacy and observability constrained by deliberate data collection choices.

A cookie-free analytics platform built through agentic development workflows, pairing performance results with interpreted insights instead of invasive visitor tracking.

  • Vue
  • Privacy
  • Analytics
  • Agentic development
05

Outbound operations

Campaign Desk

Workflow orchestration for messages, follow-ups and reporting.

A campaign and prospect-management workspace for structured outreach, messaging, follow-ups, analytics and reusable workflows.

  • Vue
  • Cloudflare
  • D1
  • Workflow design
06

Social publishing

Social Publisher

One workflow spanning planning, previews and publish targets.

A Codex-built multi-platform publishing product for creating, previewing, scheduling and distributing platform-aware content from one interface.

  • Next.js
  • Codex
  • Automation
  • APIs

02 / Professional experience

Professional history.

Roles that emphasise architecture, delivery constraints and supportability.

Software Engineer

2018-Present

Flat 18 Microsystems Development · Trinidad and Tobago

Designs and delivers bespoke applications, databases, infrastructure and deployment environments for clients across HR, finance, marketing and blockchain.

  • Owns the path from system boundaries and data models to hosting, release processes and production support.
  • Balances product goals with operational constraints, especially where integrations or infrastructure are involved.

IT Specialist

2016-2018

Advanced Weighing Systems · Trinidad and Tobago

Built inventory, certification, HR and salary systems while improving office infrastructure and local administration.

  • Joined software delivery with pragmatic infrastructure and support requirements.
  • Balanced local hosting, remote access and workflow reliability while systems were still in daily use.

Database Engineer

2014-2016

Micronet · United Kingdom

Worked within engineering teams developing SQL databases and applications for finance and healthcare clients.

  • Learned how application boundaries depend on durable data architecture.
  • Saw how schema decisions influence downstream products and support work.

04 / Technical expertise

Architecture first, frameworks second.

The architecture choices that keep systems supportable in production.

Infrastructure

Deployment topology, environment boundaries and release flow are first-class concerns.

Ubuntu Server · Linux · Docker · Apache · Nginx · Cloudflare · Vercel · Windows Server

Data

Database choice and schema shape influence every higher-level design decision.

MySQL · PostgreSQL · SQLite · Database design · Data modelling

Applications

Frameworks are chosen to map cleanly onto interface, API and service layers.

Vue · React · Next.js · Node.js · Drupal · WordPress · NativeScript

Networks & systems

Network and system boundaries must be explicit if the architecture is to remain supportable.

Ubiquiti · EdgeOS · OpenWrt · Samba · Raspberry Pi · Self-hosting

Languages

Language choices are driven by integration points rather than fashion.

JavaScript · TypeScript · PHP · Python · SQL · HTML · CSS · Sass

AI-assisted engineering

Agentic development is useful only when architecture, verification and rollout discipline stay intact.

Claude Code · Codex · Ollama · Agentic workflows · Architecture supervision

05 / Education

Education and training.

Formal study that supports the technical and operational work.

South Trinidad
Secondary education · 2004-2011

POS Trinidad
Undergraduate studies in Radiography · 2013-2014

IoT Ireland
Studies in graphic design, web design and database architecture · 2013

06 / Availability and contact

Need someone to think through system boundaries before the build starts?

Available for architecture work where the right answer needs to survive implementation and operations.

Email Edward

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