Google Cloud Ambassador, 5× GCP Certified

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Highlights

Everything here is publicly verifiable: Google Cloud Ambassador for Infrastructure (one of 41 worldwide), Google Cloud Security Champion, 5× Google Cloud Professional, CSA CCSK and CCZT, two published books and a bilingual EN/DE engineering blog.

The credentials behind the platform work: cloud security and networking certifications chosen for production depth, Google Developer Groups talks, and technical writing that other engineers use — not badge collecting.

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Credentials

Certifications

Together they span the full stack — from network fabric and secure, compliant cloud platforms to data engineering and DevOps at scale — the same problems I solve in production every day.

Google Cloud Professional
5×
Professional certifications
13
Verified badges
200+
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Google Cloud · Professional
Beyond Google CloudFull credential record200+ verified badges on Credly
Google Cloud Partner

Google Partner Certifications

Official Google Cloud Partner recognition — my newest Gemini Enterprise specialist certifications at the frontier of enterprise AI, paired with hands-on Vertex AI technical expertise. Every badge links to Credly.

Partner Specialist
2
Technical Expert
3
Google AI credentials
5
Partner Specialist · Gemini EnterpriseFrontier AI partner accreditations — agents & enterprise deployment.
Technical Expert · Google AIHands-on expertise across Vertex AI, Intelligent Search & customer engagement.
Google Cloud · Recognition

Google Cloud Achievements

Google Cloud Ambassador · Infrastructure · 2026One of 41 practitioners worldwideSelected by Google Cloud for real-world infrastructure expertise and community impact, and listed in the official Google Cloud Ambassadors directory.Verify in the directory Badge on Credly
  • Cloud AmbassadorInfrastructure · 2026
  • Security ChampionGoogle Cloud
  • App Modernization PEPPartner Engineering · EMEA
  • Product ExpertGoogle
Google Cloud Skills Boost

The recognition sits on top of daily practice: active on Google Cloud Skills Boost since 2022, learning by shipping real infrastructure in the console rather than memorising slides.

Every badge, rank and contribution here is publicly verifiable — the full record of labs, quests and league standing lives on my Skills Boost profile:

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Skills Boost points
180K+
Hands-on labs
1,000+
League · since 2022
Diamond
Open source · upstreamGoogleCloudPlatform / cloud-foundation-fabricGoogle's official Terraform module library and FAST landing-zone toolkit for enterprise GCP. Pull requests reviewed and merged by Google engineers through the project's full quality process.Merged upstream
AWS Partner Network

AWS Partner Accreditations

A curated set of AWS Partner accreditations spanning the axes that matter in production: architecture, security, regulated and sovereign environments, and cloud enablement. Depth over badge count — every credential is verifiable on Credly.

Partner accreditations
7
Security & sovereignty
3
AWS Knowledge badges
25+
Security · Compliance · Sovereignty
Architecture · Migration · Enablement

Backed by 25+ AWS Knowledge training badges across Security, Networking, Serverless, EKS, Storage, and Disaster Recovery.

See all credentials on Credly
Writing & publishing

Technical Publications

My independent engineering blog is where I write first — deep dives on cloud, Kubernetes, DevSecOps and AI infrastructure. Selected pieces are also published on Medium and top developer platforms, and I share every new article across social media.

Topics span AI, DevOps, data engineering and cloud, plus JavaScript, Python, Go and TypeScript — complex production systems explained engineer to engineer.

Medium publications
15
Social channels
5
Languages · EN / DE
2
Primary source alekseialeinikov.com/blogThe canonical home of every article — original, ad-free, and always up to date.CloudKubernetesDevSecOpsAI InfrastructureRead the blogSyndicated to
Quoted inBlockTelegraphBuilding a Cybersecurity Culture: Tips from the ExpertsAleksei Aleinikovon building security into platform defaultsRead the feature Standards workIETF DatatrackerInternet Protocol Version 8 (IPv8) · Internet-Draft draft-thain-ipv8-03Aleksei Aleinikovco-author · independent Linux kernel testing (KASAN, KCSAN, lockdep)Individual draft, work in progress · read it W3C · GitHubWebMCP · W3C Web Machine Learning Community GroupAleksei Aleinikovcontributor to the specification · individual participantCommunity Group work, not a W3C Standard · view
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Published Author

Published Books

Two published books, sold worldwide — not summaries of what I read, but distilled from what I actually shipped. One helps engineers build a career on purpose; the other rewires how they create data visuals in the AI era.

Published books
2
Pages in print
571
Stores worldwide
8+
  • Latest
    Prompting Python Data Visualization
    OrangeAVA · 2026 · 401 pages

    Prompting Python Data Visualization

    For engineers who are done fighting Matplotlib. Published with OrangeAVA, it shows how to prompt your way to production-grade charts — Matplotlib & Seaborn, automation and reusable templates — cutting hours of tweaking down to minutes.

    Buy on Amazon
    Also at
  • Code Your Own Path
    Independent · 2024 · 170 pages

    Code Your Own Path

    The book I wish I’d had starting out — how to grow as a developer on purpose, not by accident. No fluff: concrete roadmaps, weekly routines, and honest lessons on skills, time and networking. Sold worldwide on Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo and beyond.

    Buy on Amazon
    Also at
Invited Speaker · Google Developer Groups

Speaking

Invited speaker at Google Developer Groups across Europe — hands-on AI, Cloud & Security sessions on shipping reliable agents, RAG and secure cloud workflows.

Talks in 2026
3
Registered attendees
142
GDG chapters
2
  1. 16RSVPs
    GDG Münster · Build with AI 2026 · Online

    Build a Simple AI Text Summarizer with Gemini and Cloud Run

    From zero to a deployed AI app in one hands-on session.

    • Gemini
    • Cloud Run
    • Streamlit
  2. 21RSVPs
    GDG Essex · Build with AI 2026 · Online

    Managing Secrets in Agentic Python Applications with Google Secret Manager

    Stop leaking credentials from your AI agents on Google Cloud.

    • Secret Manager
    • Agentic Python
    Event page
  3. 105RSVPs
    GDG Münster · Build with AI 2026 · OnlineMost attended

    Evaluating Production-Ready RAG Systems with Vertex AI

    How to prove a RAG system is actually reliable before it ships.

    • RAG Evaluation
    • Vertex AI
    Event page
Academic credit

Specialisations

University-recognized, credit-bearing programs — chosen for real-world depth, not badge-collecting.

Credits count toward degrees across the European Higher Education Area (ECTS) and at 440+ U.S. institutions (ACE®).

Professional certificates
4
ECTS credits · 49 countries
24
ACE® credits · U.S.
45
  • IBM · 2026

    IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

    End-to-end DevOps expertise — Agile, CI/CD and cloud-native delivery with Docker, Kubernetes & OpenShift. IBM’s 15-course, production-focused program.

    6 ECTS18 ACE
  • Google · 2025

    Google Cybersecurity

    Hands-on SOC-analyst training — threat detection, SIEM & IDS, network defense and Python automation. Includes CompTIA Security+ preparation.

    7 ECTS9 ACE
  • IBM · 2024

    IBM Full Stack Software Developer

    Full-stack delivery from React front-ends to cloud-native back-ends — Node.js, Python, Django, containers and microservices. IBM’s job-ready developer track.

    6 ECTS18 ACE
  • Google · 2023

    Google IT Automation with Python

    Automate operations at scale — Python scripting, Git, configuration management with Puppet and large-scale troubleshooting. Google’s DevOps-foundations program.

    5 ECTS
Data foundations

Continuing Education

A deliberate choice, not a career pivot: as an infrastructure engineer I went back to structured study to close the data-engineering gap most platform people carry — the same foundations that now power my BigQuery lakehouse and Vertex AI RAG work in production.

Three consecutive, intensive, capstone-driven programs — BI → Analytics → Data Engineering. Each one shipped a real project, not just coursework. All certificates issued by Wild Code School.

Intensive programs
3
Months back-to-back
8
Shipped capstones
3
  1. Step 1: Aug 2023 – Oct 2023

    Business Intelligence & Data Visualization

    Specialized in Power BI, Python for Data Analysis, and SQL. Developed expertise in data visualization, statistical analysis, and data wrangling.

    Capstone“The Downhill Sisters”

  2. Step 2: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023

    Data Analysis

    Advanced knowledge in Inferential Statistics, Machine Learning, and NLP. Proficient in creating predictive models and applying deep learning techniques.

    Capstone“Productivity in the Garment Industry”

  3. Step 3: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024

    Data Engineering

    Expertise in Data Engineering, Google Cloud, and DevOps. Specialized in big data infrastructure design, AI-driven analytics, and machine learning integration.

    Capstone“StockPredict: Navigating the Market with Precision”

Outside the day job

Community Leadership

Leadership and consistency beyond engineering: I founded and led a professional book club for more than two years — curating the reading list, facilitating every session and keeping a recurring group of about 20 people engaged with structured formats and one clear takeaway each time.

Founder & facilitator
Years running
2+
Sessions led
24+
Regulars per session
≈20