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Case Studies

A curated collection of anonymized, professional artifacts that demonstrate my approach to real-world software engineering problem-solving.

This repository focuses on the process of engineering—reasoning, debugging, and risk evaluation—rather than production code.

Purpose

To document and share my engineering methodology through real or simulated cases involving:

  • Debugging complex systems under uncertainty
  • Evaluating tradeoffs and risks before deploying changes
  • Structuring investigations and documenting findings
  • Writing postmortems and mitigation plans that drive learning
  • Designing safe rollouts, guardrails, and fallback mechanisms

Each entry highlights not just what was done, but why. Emphasizing decision-making, system thinking, and reproducibility.

Writing Standard

Each case follows a consistent narrative format:

  1. Summary: One-paragraph overview of the issue and its significance.
  2. Context: What system, service, or feature was involved.
  3. Problem Statement: What symptoms appeared, how impact was measured.
  4. Investigation: Key steps, hypotheses, evidence, and tests.
  5. Decision: What options were considered and why one was chosen or deferred.
  6. Risk & Tradeoff Analysis: Technical, operational, or user-level implications.
  7. Mitigation & Handoff: Immediate fixes or follow-up actions.
  8. Outcome & Learnings: Observed impact and how it improved process or reliability.

Commit Conventions

add – for new case studies, artifacts, or diagrams

update – for edits or additions within an existing case

refactor – for reorganizing folder structure or naming

fix – for small corrections (typos, broken links, formatting)

meta – for README, repo setup, templates, or conventions

remove – for deleting old or redundant files

Disclaimers

  • All examples are anonymized and generalized to protect any company or client data.
  • No proprietary source code, credentials, or internal documentation is included.
  • Some artifacts are reconstructed or simulated to demonstrate reasoning, not actual production code.

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