Ishan Shah

Founder & DevOps Engineer

Auckland, NZ.

About

Founder and DevOps professional with a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, and data engineering. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, with progression from roles in data analysis and compliance to DevOps across energy and IT sectors, now leading operations at Vscard with a focus on scalable, tech-driven solutions.

Work

Vscard

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Founder

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Summary

Founded a digital services venture offering branded digital business cards with QR and NFC capabilities, establishing a premium, shareable digital presence for clients.

Highlights

Built and launched VsCard PRO digital business card product with QR and NFC support, enabling instant sharing and contact saving

Developed streamlined UX with direct action buttons (call, message, email, WhatsApp, website) and low-cost hosting

Positioned product for rapid market deployment (24–48 hours turn-around)

OSS Group Ltd

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DevOps Engineer

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Summary

Implemented DevOps practices in IT services firm, enhancing infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Highlights

Automated infrastructure and deployment processes using AWS CloudFormation, Lambda, Docker, Bash, CI/CD pipelines

Contact Energy Ltd

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DevOps Engineer (Electrical)

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Summary

Maintained and optimized operational infrastructure in the utilities sector.

Highlights

Implemented infrastructure automation and deployment using AWS services, CI/CD, scripting languages

Enabled monitoring, containerization and orchestration workflows

Flick Electric Co.

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Data Compliance Analyst

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Summary

Ensured data compliance and regulatory alignment in the retail electricity company.

Highlights

Analyzed compliance requirements and supported implementation of data governance measures

Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

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Data Analyst

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Summary

Performed data analysis and reporting to support higher education delivery.

Highlights

Analyzed data to inform educational program improvements

Kumon

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Tutor

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Summary

Tutored students in mathematics.

Google

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Google Student Ambassador

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Summary

Advocated Google programs and resources to university peers.

Highlights

Promoted Google initiatives and engaged student community

Ministry of Social Development (NZ)

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Ruby on Rails Junior Developer

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Summary

Developed web applications using Ruby on Rails.

Highlights

Built and maintained Rails-based web tools

Roger Hayman Lawyers

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Computer Systems Technician

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Summary

Provided technical support and system maintenance.

Education

Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science & Mathematics

Rongotai College

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High School

Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, AWS CLI.

DevOps & Automation

CI/CD, Docker, Containerization, Bash, PowerShell.

Programming & Scripting

Python, SQL, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML.

Data & Analytics

Data Analysis, Power BI, Git, GitHub.