Summary
Ricardo Da Costa is a versatile educator and technologist with eight years of experience blending classroom instruction and practical DevOps/security work. Currently a math teacher in Orlando, he has taught K–12 math, chemistry, and English while adapting lesson plans to varied student needs and unconventional class formats. Previously he built AWS automation and security tooling as an entry-level DevOps engineer, with hands-on experience in CloudTrail, Route53, EC2, Lambda, Terraform and EFS. Comfortable operating anywhere from retail security leadership to cloud operations, he brings a pragmatic, risk-aware mindset to both education and engineering problems. A self-described lifelong learner and sharer, Ricardo thrives on exchanging knowledge with fellow nerds and drawing connections between seemingly unrelated fields. His curiosity—from tire retreading to 18th-century counterpoint—drives a creative, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming and Applications Computer Software Engineering, Computer Programming and Applications Computer Software Engineering at Florida State University