Principal Consultant & Platform Engineer. Kristiansand, Norway. Specialised in Azure, Kubernetes and delivery systems that are safe to grow on.
I've worked across the full web and cloud stack for over a decade — from deep Drupal development to modern AKS clusters on Azure. Along the way I've learned which choices pay off and which ones cost — both in money and in lost sleep.
Cordell Consulting is a sole-trader practice I set up to deliver what I'm best at: platform work that actually supports the business. Not just architectural theory, not pure operations either — but the whole journey from strategy to a signed artifact in production.
I'm a CNCF Kubestronaut (CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA, KCSA), Azure Administrator (AZ-104) and Acquia Triple Certified. Certifications aren't the answer to everything, but they're a commitment to staying current — and a reasonable way to show you take the craft seriously.
I live in Kristiansand with my family. When I'm not at a terminal I'm usually in the mountains or in the kitchen.
Independent practice delivering cloud-native platform engineering and full-stack development. Key clients include Hygiena (global life sciences) and SAG-AFTRA (US entertainment).
Enterprise Drupal and React platforms for media, telecoms and public sector clients including Shaw/Freedom Mobile and Regional District of Nanaimo.
Led e-commerce migration from legacy C++ to Drupal Commerce generating $5M+ in client revenue. Acquia Site Factory deployments for educational institutions.
E-commerce and fraud detection workflows for Telus and Koodo on Drupal. Marketplace integrations and early IoT/edge work.
Progressed from support to team lead. Web integrations with POS systems, Unix/Linux environments, Asterisk telephony and Mikrotik routing.
Decisions outlive people. ADRs, short reports and readable IaC let the next team understand the why — not just the what.
Choose the simplest solution that meets the need. Complexity is a cost — it has to be earned, not assumed.
No lock-in, no black boxes, no "only I can run this". The goal is to leave the platform in better shape than I found it — and make myself unnecessary.
Send a message or reach me on LinkedIn — I usually reply within 24 hours on weekdays.