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Darwin Salcedo Director of IT // Cloud Architect
STATUS: SYSTEMS OPTIMIZED // AI INTEGRATED

Director of IT | Architect

AI & Automation Engineer

Leading enterprise infrastructure, high-fidelity AI prompt pipelines, CMMC compliance, and distributed IoT telemetry systems.

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Professional Profile

Experienced IT Director & Automation Pioneer. With over 10 years of expertise in system administration, network security, and enterprise software solutions, I bridge the gap between high-level IT strategy and cutting-edge execution.

Having spent 7 years driving successful IT operations as a Director, my focus has evolved into building high-performing infrastructure, ensuring top-tier cybersecurity/CMMC compliance, and leveraging next-gen AI prompt engineering and modern cloud environments to supercharge organizational productivity.

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Metrics of Success

Validated Production Performance

Executive Leadership 7+ Years Director
Critical Infrastructure 99.9% Uptime
Automation Velocity AI Agent Deployment

Core Competencies

ARCHITECTURAL DOMAINS & SPECIALIZATIONS

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Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Microsoft 365 & Azure AD
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Docker & VMware Virtualization
  • Enterprise MDM Systems
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AI & Automation

  • AI Prompt Agent Engineering
  • Vibe Coding & Rapid Prototyping
  • Power Automate & Python Services
  • Zoho Suite Automation
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Security & Compliance

  • CMMC Compliance Framework
  • Penetration Testing & Audit
  • Cisco Meraki Security Mesh
  • Disaster Recovery & Redundancy

Career Highlights

FLAGSHIP ENTERPRISE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Vibe Coding and AI
AI & RAPID SYSTEMS

Vibe Coding & AI

Successfully combined Vibe Coding with AI Prompt Engineering for rapid prototyping and automated Zoho application deployment workflows.

Global Overhaul
GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE

Global Network Overhaul

Led international network overhaul with Cisco Meraki, standardizing security, access control, and low-latency connectivity across multiple international offices.

Cloud Migration
ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION

Modern Cloud Migration

Designed modern SharePoint Online Intranet with SPFx and Azure Automation, improving organizational information flow and retrieval speed by 60%.

Professional Experience

TRACK RECORD OF ENGINEERING & LEADERSHIP

2024 – PRESENT

IT Manager

American Ecotech

Directing enterprise IT operations, Zoho development pipelines, GCP cloud infrastructure management, and spearheading comprehensive CMMC cybersecurity compliance frameworks.

2019 – 2024

Network System Engineer

(Non-Profit) Looking Upwards Org / The Keystone Group, RI

Served as Network Administrator across four member organizations with 1,200+ users. Led Azure Hybrid deployments integrated with On-Prem Active Directory, designed Meraki security infrastructure, and ensured strict HIPAA compliance during multi-site transitions.

2016 – 2024

Director of IT

DiLeonardo

Served 7 years as Director managing worldwide enterprise penetration testing, resilient VMware virtualization clusters, and high-throughput PowerShell automation scripts for cross-office engineering teams.

verified Certifications

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school Education

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Science

Information Technology

Rhode Island College

CLUSTER NODE: SYS-01 // PRODUCTION ACTIVE

Engineering & Code Lab

Autonomous AI prompt pipelines, edge microcontrollers with sensory telemetry, and containerized cloud infrastructure.

Deployments 8 Live Services
Health Check 100% Pass
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01 // AI & Orchestration Pipelines

2 Systems Active
Home Assistant AI
Live / Production
Latency: <180ms

Building Home Assistant AI

Local LLM orchestration and ambient voice automation integrated directly with Home Assistant core, MQTT message broker, and private smart home peripheral nodes.

Python Local LLM Home Assistant MQTT WebSocket
Video Taggings
Active Pipeline
99.2% ASR Accuracy

Video Taggings & Transcript

Automated semantic video indexing pipeline with Whisper audio transcription, frame extraction, and vector embeddings for instant natural language timestamp discovery.

Whisper v3 FFmpeg FastAPI Vector Search PyTorch
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02 // IoT Hardware & Field Telemetry

2 Hardware Units Deployed
SBC Weight Tracker
Active Fleet: 24 Haulers
Cal: ±0.05%
Commercial Fleet Load Capacity Monitor

SBC & Weight Sensor Load Tracker

Real-time payload distribution monitoring on single-board computers (SBC) using industrial strain gauge load cells. Prevents axle overload fines for haul fleets with sub-second edge alerts.

Steer Axle: 9,420 kg Drive Axle: 18,150 kg
Operating Within Legal Tolerance Limit: 28,000 kg
SBC / Linux Strain Gauges Edge Python CAN Bus / RS485
Port Telemetry
location_on Manila Port, PH
4G LTE-M Uplink
Maritime Particulate & Gas Logger

Port Pollution & Ship Telemetry Monitor

Multi-sensor environmental telemetry node deployed at Manila Port. Integrates optical PM2.5 counters, NO2/SO2 sensors, and cellular LTE-M uplink correlated with real-time weather API to trace vessel exhaust cycles.

PM2.5
38.4
μg/m³
SO2 Index
0.018
ppm
Uptime
99.8%
Solar + LiFePO4
SBC Edge Optical PM2.5 LTE-M SIM7080G TimescaleDB
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03 // Docker & Cloud Infrastructure

4 Production Containers
inventory_2 HEALTHY : 0 ALERTS PORT : 8443

IT Asset Management

Automated network device discovery, hardware lifecycle tracking, and SNMP v3 monitoring running in isolated multi-tenant containers with automated reporting.

Docker Compose Nginx Proxy PostgreSQL SNMP v3
dns 412 Endpoints Tracked
folder_special RUNNING DAEMON inotify: active

File Tagging & Semantic Watcher

Kernel inotify/fsnotify daemon tracking file handles, auto-indexing metadata, and tagging documents on real-time file system mutations across shared volumes.

Docker Engine Go / Python Linux Inotify Redis PubSub
bolt <4ms Event Trigger
monitor_heart KERNEL TELEMETRY PROMETHEUS : 9090

File Handle & System Monitor

Real-time Linux kernel file descriptor monitor, catching socket handle saturation and leakages across high-throughput enterprise daemon services.

Docker Prometheus Grafana Linux /proc Scraper
speed FD Load: 12% Max Normal
account_balance SYNC HOURLY OAUTH : ACTIVE

Self-Hosted ERP & Plaid Sync

End-to-end accounting and ledger containerized service syncing automated financial transactions, balances, and payroll via Plaid API with asymmetric encryption.

Docker Plaid API Node.js / Python PostgreSQL
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