About Me

Hello, I'm Olaf Krasicki-Freund, a seasoned DevOps Leader and Cloud Architect with over 28 years of experience in transforming, scaling, and optimizing technology operations. Having witnessed the evolution from bare metal to cloud-native architectures, I bring a unique perspective to modern DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure management.

They say cloud technology makes you feel younger - I've been 25 for the past 25 years in cloud years! 😄

Leadership and Technical Expertise

As a DevOps Leader and Senior Engineer, I excel in:

1. Strategic Infrastructure Planning: Architecting enterprise-scale cloud solutions using Terraform, Crossplane, and custom operators across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms.

2. Team Leadership & DevOps Culture: Building and mentoring high-performing DevOps teams while fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

3. Cloud Architecture: Designing resilient, cost-effective multi-cloud solutions with expertise in serverless, containerization, and platform engineering.

4. Platform Engineering: Creating developer platforms and self-service capabilities using Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and modern GitOps practices.

5. Observability & SRE: Implementing cutting-edge monitoring solutions using Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and advanced observability patterns.

Modern DevOps Philosophy

My leadership approach centers on:

1. Innovation with Stability: Balancing rapid innovation with operational excellence and security compliance.

2. Platform Engineering: Creating scalable internal developer platforms that enhance productivity while maintaining governance.

3. Cloud Economics: Optimizing cloud spending through FinOps practices and efficient architecture design.

4. Security First: Embedding security and compliance throughout the DevOps lifecycle using modern DevSecOps practices.

Impact and Achievements

• Led successful cloud transformation initiatives for enterprise organizations

• Implemented GitOps practices reducing deployment times by 70%

• Architected multi-cloud platforms serving millions of users

• Pioneered adoption of container-native security practices

• Regular speaker at DevOps and Cloud architecture conferences

I'm passionate about solving complex infrastructure challenges and helping organizations embrace modern cloud-native practices. Whether it's optimizing cloud costs, implementing zero-trust security, or building reliable platforms - I bring decades of hands-on experience combined with current best practices to every project.

Feel free to connect with me to discuss cloud architecture, DevOps transformation, or share infrastructure war stories!

Recent Projects

Here are some of my most recent open-source proof of concept projects demonstrating modern DevOps and cloud-native practices:

AI & LLM Integration

• Ollama Skill CV RAG - AI-powered CV and skill analysis using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Ollama
• SOW Generator - Automated Statement of Work generation using LLMs for DevOps consulting projects
• Nix AI Help - NixOS-based environment for running and experimenting with open-source LLMs and AI tools

NixOS & Cloud Infrastructure

• Nix Local Cloud - Local cloud infrastructure setup using NixOS for development and testing
• K8s Local Clouds - Kubernetes local development environments across multiple cloud providers
• K3s NixOS VMs - Lightweight Kubernetes clusters on NixOS virtual machines
• Nix LLM VMs - NixOS-based virtual machines optimized for running Large Language Models