Michael Aguiar

Michael Aguiar

Software Engineer

Mesa, AZ

Hi, I'm Michael. I've been building software for over two decades, shipping more than 100 projects along the way. I care about clear architecture, systems that hold up in production, and code that other people can read.

I'm the Founder & CTO of Alias Project, a custom software development company. We design, build and run software for clients across the United States, from architecture through deployment.

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Experience

Oct 2011 – Now

Founder & CTO

Alias Project, Inc.

PHP · Laravel · Go · MySQL · Redis · AWS · Google Cloud

  • Architect and deploy scalable custom software for clients across a range of industries.
  • Own the full lifecycle from planning to production, with containerized Docker deployment pipelines.
  • Optimize database schemas and query logic for high-traffic SaaS platforms.

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020

Chief Technology Officer

ZD3

PHP · Go · AWS · Google Cloud · Terraform · Networking

  • Set the technical vision and product roadmap for a digital startup.
  • Managed multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Google Cloud and DigitalOcean.
  • Standardized deployments with infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform.
  • Tuned application performance at the server level, drawing on deep Linux experience.

Sep 2009 – Mar 2019

Director of Technology

ZOG Digital

PHP · Laravel · MySQL · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS · Google Cloud

  • Technical liaison for high-value client acquisitions at a fast-growing digital marketing agency.
  • Built and mentored the development team; introduced DevOps practices and agile delivery.
  • Developed internal tools in PHP and Go to automate routine maintenance.
  • Hardened cloud networks with Zero Trust principles; standardized data access via the Repository pattern.

Featured project

Alias Project

Alios

PHP · Laravel · Go · Tailwind CSS · Alpine.js · MySQL · Redis

An all-in-one cloud infrastructure deployment, monitoring and management platform for developers, teams and enterprises. One dashboard to deploy and manage servers and applications across AWS, Google Cloud and DigitalOcean.

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Education

May 2005 – Feb 2008

ITT Technical Institute

Computer Science

Skills

Languages

PHP Go Bash HTML CSS JavaScript SQL

Frameworks

Laravel Livewire Tailwind CSS Alpine.js WordPress React / React Native

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Google Cloud DigitalOcean Docker LXC GitHub Actions

Data & Tools

MySQL PostgreSQL Redis Terraform Git Stripe

Contact

The fastest way to reach me is email. I'm open to architecture, technical leadership and custom software work.

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