Alex Kiarie
CPA candidate. Cloud & network builder. Auditor who ships infrastructure.
Hi, I’m Alex Kiarie
IT and finance professional building at the intersection of accounting, sales, and technology — Advanced CPA candidate, AWS Cloud Practitioner, CCNA.
Accounting
CPA study notes, finance tooling, and projects at the intersection of accounting and code.
Networking
CCNA labs, router troubleshooting, and cloud/network infrastructure projects.
Recent Log Entries
Repurposing a Huawei HG8546M: ISP Locks, Privilege Tiers, and Why the External AP Won
Repurposing a Huawei HG8546M: ISP Locks, Privilege Tiers and Why the External Access Point Won
Building a Two-Tier VPC on AWS: Public/Private Subnets, NAT Gateway, and a Bastion Host
Why I Built This
Building a Depreciation Calculator: A Journey from Finance to Code
How I combined my accounting knowledge with web development skills to build a professional depreciation calculator - my second portfolio project.
Building at the Intersection of Finance & Technology
Building at the Intersection of Finance & Technology
Currently Building
Depreciation Calculator — professional web tool for asset depreciation analysis. Phase 1 complete; adding Chart.js visualizations next.
Stack
Languages: JavaScript, HTML, CSS Cloud & Infra: AWS (S3, CloudFront, Route 53, EC2, VPC), GitHub Actions Networking: CCNA (Switching, Routing & Wireless Essentials) Finance: CPA candidate (KASNEB), economics background