Sager Alaskar

Kuwait Oil Tankers Company — Marine Engineer (2012–2025)

• Led maintenance and operations on a fleet of 30 marine vessels, ensuring 100% compliance with SOLAS, MARPOL, and Class regulations while achieving 0 safety incidents over 3 years.
• Optimized mechanical systems (propulsion, hydraulics, fuel systems) through structured inspections and preventive maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime by 80% and extending engine lifespan.

DevOps

• Architected a production-grade Kubernetes cluster (k3s) hosting 15, achieving 95.0% uptime over 2 years for 50+ users.
• Automated CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions) for deployments, eliminating manual intervention.
• Monitoring key service health metrics like p99, uptime, and errors using CLI and ElasticSearch.

Development

• Delivered performant web apps in TypeScript and Go (Svelte, Astro, Pocketbase) with Lighthouse scores ≥95/100 for SEO and accessibility.
• Advised Oont on a successful e-commerce migration to WooCommerce, cutting costs by 40% versus proprietary solutions.
• Modernized legacy workflows for clients by introducing Git/GitHub Actions, reducing deployment errors.

Cybersecurity

• Conducted offensive security assessments on lab environments (HTB, TryHackMe), exploiting Active Directory misconfigurations (Kerberoasting, Certificate forgery).
• Developed custom scripts (Bash, Python) to automate network scanning, vulnerability enumeration, and privilege escalation.
• Hardened personal infrastructure by implementing fail2ban, public/private key enforcement, and automated CVE scanning and patching.

2nd Engineer Certificate