I take on short-term infrastructure contracts and project work in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and remote. I work hands-on with racks, firmware, consoles, and configs, not slide decks.
What I do
Server & site migrations
Bare metal to Proxmox/VMware, host-to-host moves, and web/app migrations with DNS cutover planning. Recent work: migrated a production WordPress business site between hosts with zero downtime, including DNS, SSL, email (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and weekly backup rotation.
Datacenter operations & remote hands
Rack-and-stack, hardware triage, RAM/CPU/drive swaps, IPMI/BMC recovery (including SPI chip-level reflash), firmware updates, and asset documentation in NetBox. I currently do this daily across production DAL facilities.
Network engineering & support
Arista EOS and VyOS builds: VLAN segmentation, LACP, DHCP relay, firewall rulesets, WireGuard/Tailscale overlays, and BGP lab work. I design, configure, verify with real tests, and document. I also provide ongoing network support: troubleshooting outages, misconfigurations, slow links, and DNS/routing issues on existing networks. One-off fixes or recurring support.
Out-of-band & recovery
Headless provisioning over IP-KVM and serial console, OS installs with no local access, GRUB/password recovery, and bringing dead BMCs back to life.
Web Design & Small-Business Sites
I build straightforward small-business sites that look right, load fast, and are ready to work. That includes full WordPress and WooCommerce builds, plus the setup around the site so launch day does not turn into a list of loose ends.
- Full builds: design, content structure, WordPress or WooCommerce setup, mobile checks, and launch.
- Security hardening: headers, checkout gates, plugin and configuration audits, backups, and practical fixes before the site goes live.
- Search setup: technical SEO, page titles and descriptions, local-search profiles, analytics, and indexing checks.
- Email and DNS: domain records, business email, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, SSL, and cutover support.
- Ongoing care: updates, backups, fixes, content changes, and routine checks after launch.
- Shipped work: doans-nursery.com: garden center redesign, SEO, gift-card checkout, and backups. effingsoap.com: brand design and a handmade soap storefront built on WooCommerce, with hardened checkout and email setup.
How I work
- Scoped to the job. Tell me what you need moved, fixed, or built and I’ll come back with a plan.
- Every change is verified and documented with before/after evidence and rollback plans.
- Comfortable in production: client-impact-first change discipline.
Get in touch
Email kelly.truong@decodedempire.com or message me on LinkedIn. Tell me what you're moving, fixing, or building. I'll reply with a realistic scope and timeline.