# Samson Gama
https://samsongama.com/

## Site Description
Personal Portfolio and Technical Blog of Samson Gama.

## How to Use This Site
- Start with the About and Resume pages for a high-level overview.
- Use Portfolio for project highlights and Posts for technical deep dives.
- For quick info, scan the Skills/Tags section below.

## Context & Skills (Internal Knowledge)(No context found)

## Key Pages

## Portfolio Projects
- [Call of Duty: Black Ops 7](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-bo7/)
  Backend engineering and scaling of Black Ops 7.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [Call of Duty: Black Ops 6](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-bo6/)
  Backend engineering and scaling support for the global launch of Black Ops 6.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [EV Charger Installation](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/mp-ev-project/)
  A detailed breakdown of the technical and logistical steps undertaken by the Strata Council to successfully upgrade the building's EV charging infrastructure and secure critical government rebates.
  Stack: EV, Community, Strata, Technical
- [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-mw3/)
  Backend engineering and scaling support for the global launch of Modern Warfare III.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-wz2/)
  Backend engineering for the massive battle royale sequel, managing high-throughput player data and matchmaking services.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-mw2/)
  Backend engineering and scaling support for the record-breaking global launch of Modern Warfare II.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [Call of Duty: Vanguard](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-vanguard/)
  Backend engineering and scaling support for the global launch of Call of Duty: Vanguard, ensuring seamless multiplayer connectivity.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/call-of-duty-bo5/)
  Backend engineering and scaling support for the global launch of Black Ops Cold War, supporting millions of concurrent users on Day 1.
  Stack: backend, gaming, infrastructure, SRE
- [Mastercard CTF Team](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/insiderthreats/)
  Founded and led the ‘Insider Threats’ Capture The Flag team at Mastercard Vancouver, conducting workshops on binary exploitation and forensics.
  Stack: backend, cybersecurity, frontend, networking
- [CTF Writeups](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/ctfsamsongamacom/)
  A curated collection of technical writeups detailing solutions for complex Capture The Flag challenges, focusing on binary exploitation and cryptography.
  Stack: backend, cybersecurity, frontend, networking
- [TrendMicroCTF2019 Finalist](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/trendmicroctf2019/)
  Ranked 12th globally (top 1.5%) at the Trend Micro CTF Finals in Tokyo, representing Canada with team Maple Bacon.
  Stack: backend, cybersecurity, frontend, networking
- [Dynamic Biometrics (Verifeye)](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/mastercard-verifeye/)
  Multi-factor authentication concept using facial recognition and sentiment analysis to verify identity and gauge user friction during transactions.
  Stack: biometrics, cybersecurity, machine-learning
- [FinTech: Algorithmic Trading Bot](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/hft-bot/)
  High-frequency crypto trading system achieving consistent returns via ML-driven pattern matching, built on a Go/InfluxDB microservices architecture.
  Stack: fintech, algorithmic-trading, machine-learning
- [High-Scale Backend: Absolute Data Pipeline](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/absolute/)
  Re-engineered a massive data ingestion pipeline using Golang and Kubernetes, increasing throughput by 2000% while reducing memory footprint by 90%.
  Stack: backend, kubernetes, cybersecurity, biometrics
- [Capstone: Contextual Ad Targeting Engine](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/ubc-capstone/)
  Machine Learning SaaS platform capable of inferring context (time, location, sentiment) from text/images to optimize ad targeting.
  Stack: machine-learning, nlp, tensorflow, backend
- [Mobile Development: Kudolife Health App](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/kudolife/)
  Full-stack development for a cross-platform health tracking app, achieving a 50% reduction in API response times through backend optimization.
  Stack: backend, frontend, mobile, machine-learning
- [Internship: OpenStack Virtual Router Plugin](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/ericsson-openstack/)
  Developed a Neutron SDN plugin for managing virtual Ericsson routers, streamlining network configuration in cloud environments.
  Stack: backend, networking, kubernetes
- [Computer Vision: Kinect SVM Hand Tracking](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/kinect-svm/)
  Real-time hand gesture recognition system using Support Vector Machines and Kinect depth data to control OS tasks at 30FPS.
  Stack: computer-vision, machine-learning
- [Infrastructure: Endless-Sphere Migration](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/endless-sphere/)
  Modernized reliability for the world’s largest electric vehicle hobbyist forum by migrating from legacy VPS to a scalable AWS architecture.
  Stack: EV, backend, infrastructure
- [Mobile App: Boardcast for Android](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/boardcast/)
  Award-winning peer-to-peer collaborative whiteboarding app featuring Wi-Fi Direct mesh networking, hardware-accelerated drawing, and whiteboard digitization.
  Stack: mobile, networking, computer-vision
- [FPGA Embedded System: UberNios](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/ubernios/)
  A custom 2D arcade game built in C on a NIOS II soft-core processor, running on an Altera DE2 FPGA with hardware-accelerated graphics and audio.
  Stack: hardware
- [Hackathon: FleetAware](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/fleetaware/)
  Award-winning Hackathon project utilizing the Mojio API to optimize logistics and routing for large-scale vehicle fleets.
  Stack: hackathon, backend, frontend
- [Custom Electric Bicycle](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/electric-bicycle/)
  Designed and built a custom electric mountain bike featuring regenerative braking, bluetooth telemetry, and matched componentry.
  Stack: EV, hardware, engineering, technical
- [Web Appe: EV Trip Analyzer](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/ev-trip-analyzer/)
  Full-stack web application for analyzing telemetry data from Electric Vehicles, visualizing power consumption, speed, and efficiency.
  Stack: EV, frontend
- [Web App: Bicycle Spoke Calculator](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/spoke-calculator/)
  Visual tool for calculating spoke lengths and visualizing wheel lacing patterns using JSGL.
  Stack: EV, frontend
- [Robotics: Electromagnetic Tetherbot](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/electromagnetic-tetherbot/)
  Built an autonomous robot capable of tracking electromagnetic signals, controlled via a custom Android application.
  Stack: hardware
- [Biomedical Engineering: Photoelectric Heart Rate Monitor](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/heart-rate-monitor/)
  Designed and built a microcontroller-based photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor to calculate heart rate from blood flow variations.
  Stack: biomedical, hardware
- [Embedded Systems: Reflow Oven Controller](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/over-controller/)
  Designed an assembly-based PID controller for a reflow soldering oven, featuring an Android interface and Java-based telemetry logging.
  Stack: hardware
- [Veazey Scholarship Foundation](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/veazey-scholars/)
  Designed and developed the official website for the Veazey Scholarship Foundation, sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
  Stack: community, frontend
- [Elsie Roy iPad Project](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/er-ipad-project/)
  Consulting and technical implementation for a 1:1 iPad deployment program at Elsie Roy Elementary (2010-2013).
  Stack: infrastructure, networking, ios
- [King George Secondary Website](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/kg-website/)
  Development and administration of a high school community portal, including live-streaming infrastructure for varsity sports.
  Stack: community, infrastructure, frontend
- [Green Screen Projects](https://samsongama.com/portfolio/green-screen/)
  Early explorations in video production and visual effects using Chroma Keying technology and Adobe After Effects.
  Stack: video-production

## Recent Posts- [AI-Accelerated Full-Stack Development in a Rust Project](https://samsongama.com/posts/ai-full-stack/)
  How a Rust-based full-stack project structures backend, frontend, and deployment workflows to enable AI-accelerated development without compromising reliability.- [My Over-Engineered Serverless & Self-Hosted Stack](https://samsongama.com/posts/website-stack/)
  Why have a simple website when you can have a complex one? A deep dive into the CI/CD pipeline, serverless AI integration, and zero-trust self-hosted analytics stack that powers samsongama.com.- [Building a Serverless AI Chatbot for My Static Portfolio](https://samsongama.com/posts/ai-chat/)
  How I added a ‘Speak with AI’ feature to this static website using Cloudflare’s serverless ecosystem without spending a dime on hosting.- [Privacy-First Analytics: Self-Hosting Umami with Cloudflare Tunnels](https://samsongama.com/posts/self-hosted-analytics/)
  A technical guide to deploying Umami Analytics using Docker Compose and Cloudflare Tunnels to protect your server’s IP while keeping your website fast and GDPR compliant.- [Building a Reproducible Infra Lab with Packer, Terraform, Ansible, and Docker Compose](https://samsongama.com/posts/homelab/)
  A deep-dive on structuring a reproducible infrastructure lab using image baking, provisioning, configuration management, and service orchestration.- [Zeit - Functions as a Service](https://samsongama.com/posts/zeit/)
   Update 2020: Zeit has rebranded to Vercel. The now command and zeit.co URLs referenced below correspond to the platform’s state in 2019.
- [Continuous Integration & Deployment: A Practical Introduction](https://samsongama.com/posts/cicd/)
  Why you should automate everything early - from manual deployment hell to fully automated CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Kubernetes.- [Notifications: Smart Alerting Strategy](https://samsongama.com/posts/notifications/)
  Smart alerting systems with Slack integration - from trading bot alerts to SaaS user events, stay informed without being overwhelmed.- [Passive Infrastructure Monitoring with Prometheus](https://samsongama.com/posts/monitoring/)
  Essential infrastructure monitoring - track system health, prevent downtime, and get alerts before issues become critical.- [Millions of Inserts: The Ideal Database?](https://samsongama.com/posts/insertingdata/)
  A performance comparison of MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB for high-frequency trading data, handling millions of inserts per day.

## Technical Blog Posts
- [AI-Accelerated Full-Stack Development in a Rust Project](https://samsongama.com/posts/ai-full-stack/)
  How a Rust-based full-stack project structures backend, frontend, and deployment workflows to enable AI-accelerated development without compromising reliability.
- [My Over-Engineered Serverless & Self-Hosted Stack](https://samsongama.com/posts/website-stack/)
  Why have a simple website when you can have a complex one? A deep dive into the CI/CD pipeline, serverless AI integration, and zero-trust self-hosted analytics stack that powers samsongama.com.
- [Building a Serverless AI Chatbot for My Static Portfolio](https://samsongama.com/posts/ai-chat/)
  How I added a ‘Speak with AI’ feature to this static website using Cloudflare’s serverless ecosystem without spending a dime on hosting.
- [Privacy-First Analytics: Self-Hosting Umami with Cloudflare Tunnels](https://samsongama.com/posts/self-hosted-analytics/)
  A technical guide to deploying Umami Analytics using Docker Compose and Cloudflare Tunnels to protect your server’s IP while keeping your website fast and GDPR compliant.
- [Building a Reproducible Infra Lab with Packer, Terraform, Ansible, and Docker Compose](https://samsongama.com/posts/homelab/)
  A deep-dive on structuring a reproducible infrastructure lab using image baking, provisioning, configuration management, and service orchestration.
- [Zeit - Functions as a Service](https://samsongama.com/posts/zeit/)
   Update 2020: Zeit has rebranded to Vercel. The now command and zeit.co URLs referenced below correspond to the platform’s state in 2019.

- [Continuous Integration & Deployment: A Practical Introduction](https://samsongama.com/posts/cicd/)
  Why you should automate everything early - from manual deployment hell to fully automated CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Kubernetes.
- [Notifications: Smart Alerting Strategy](https://samsongama.com/posts/notifications/)
  Smart alerting systems with Slack integration - from trading bot alerts to SaaS user events, stay informed without being overwhelmed.
- [Passive Infrastructure Monitoring with Prometheus](https://samsongama.com/posts/monitoring/)
  Essential infrastructure monitoring - track system health, prevent downtime, and get alerts before issues become critical.
- [Millions of Inserts: The Ideal Database?](https://samsongama.com/posts/insertingdata/)
  A performance comparison of MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and InfluxDB for high-frequency trading data, handling millions of inserts per day.
- [Ansible, why didn't I use this sooner](https://samsongama.com/posts/ansible/)
  Automation that saved days of manual server setup time - from 1 hour manual configuration to 2 minutes automated deployment

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