feat(readme): reframe profile around QA→DevSecOps arc with resume-verified stack

AGENTS.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This is a GitHub profile README repository. The `README.md` is displayed publicl
 
 ## Owner
 
-**RB** — Cloud Architect, CEO of RB Consulting.
+RB, Cloud Architect, CEO of RB Consulting.
 
 Focus areas:
 - AWS multi-account architectures, FinOps
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ Focus areas:
 
 Write in a direct, technical, first-person voice. Match the tone already established in `README.md`.
 
-**Avoid these AI writing artifacts:**
+Avoid these AI writing artifacts:
 - Filler openers: "Certainly!", "Of course!", "Great question!", "Happy to help!"
 - Redundant summaries that restate what was just said
 - Hedge phrases: "I'll help you with that", "Let me assist you"
-- Excessive em-dashes and parenthetical asides
+- Em-dashes
+- Bold text for emphasis
 - Vague superlatives: "cutting-edge", "robust", "seamless", "game-changer"
 - Passive constructions where active voice reads better
 - Bullet lists that pad short ideas into three-word fragments
 
-**Preferred patterns:**
+Preferred patterns:
 - Short sentences. Active voice.
 - Technical precision over marketing language
 - Concrete examples over abstract claims
@@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ Write in a direct, technical, first-person voice. Match the tone already establi
 ## Content Guidelines
 
 - Keep the profile focused on Cloud, IaC, Platform Engineering, and AI-native engineering
-- Highlight Claude Code and Claude Skills — these are current, in-use tools, not just listed buzzwords
+- Highlight Claude Code and Claude Skills: these are current, in-use tools, not just listed buzzwords
 - Do not add LangChain, CrewAI, or similar orchestration frameworks unless RB explicitly requests them
 - Do not add technologies or skills that are not already present in the README unless explicitly asked
 - Badges use `style=for-the-badge` and pull colors from each tool's official brand palette
-- The "If you touched it twice, it should be code." quote is intentional — do not modify or remove it
+- The "If you touched it twice, it should be code." quote is intentional. Do not modify or remove it.
 - The profile links (Resume, Blog, Contact) point to: `https://0xfeed.gitlab.io/resume.html`, `https://0xfeed.gitlab.io`, and `https://bit.ly/2K7e76D` respectively
 
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@@ -74,14 +75,14 @@ If adding a new link or image, make sure it resolves to a stable URL. Avoid shor
 ## File Structure
 
 ```
-README.md                  — public GitHub profile page
-AGENTS.md                  — this file; AI agent context and conventions
-CLAUDE.md                  -> AGENTS.md (symlink)
-renovate.json5             — Renovate config; inherits best-practices, pins actions to SHAs
+README.md                  # public GitHub profile page
+AGENTS.md                  # this file; AI agent context and conventions
+CLAUDE.md                  # symlink to AGENTS.md
+renovate.json5             # Renovate config; inherits best-practices, pins actions to SHAs
 LICENSE
 .github/
   workflows/
-    link-check.yml         — weekly dead-link/image checker
+    link-check.yml         # weekly dead-link/image checker
 ```
 
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@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/git/ref/tags/<tag> --jq '.object.sha'
 
 
 
-- Do not rewrite large portions of `README.md` speculatively — make targeted, minimal changes
+- Do not rewrite large portions of `README.md` speculatively. Make targeted, minimal changes.
 - Do not add sections, stats widgets, or third-party integrations without being asked
 - Do not remove the GitHub Stats or Streak sections
 - Do not commit secrets, tokens, or personal contact details not already in the file

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div align="center">
 
-<a href="https://git.io/typing-svg"><img src="https://readme-typing-svg.demolab.com?font=Fira+Code&size=28&pause=1000&color=00D9FF&center=true&vCenter=true&width=700&lines=Hey%2C+I'm+RB+%F0%9F%91%8B;Cloud+Architect+%26+CEO;I+turn+infra+into+code;AWS+%7C+Terraform+%7C+Kubernetes+%F0%9F%9A%80;Building+AI-Native+Engineering+Teams+%F0%9F%A4%96;Autonomous+Agents+%7C+Claude+Code+%7C+LLM+Workflows" alt="Typing SVG" /></a>
+<a href="https://git.io/typing-svg"><img src="https://readme-typing-svg.demolab.com?font=Fira+Code&size=28&pause=1000&color=00D9FF&center=true&vCenter=true&width=700&lines=Hey%2C+I'm+RB+%F0%9F%91%8B;QA+%E2%86%92+Dev+%E2%86%92+SRE+%E2%86%92+Security+%E2%86%92+DevSecOps;I+define+problems.+Then+I+solve+them.;AWS+%7C+Terraform+%7C+Kubernetes+%F0%9F%9A%80;Building+AI-Native+Engineering+Teams+%F0%9F%A4%96;Autonomous+Agents+%7C+Claude+Code+%7C+LLM+Workflows" alt="Typing SVG" /></a>
 
 [![Profile views](https://komarev.com/ghpvc/?username=nitrocode&style=flat-square&color=00D9FF)](https://github.com/nitrocode)
 [![Resume](https://img.shields.io/badge/Resume-View-blue?style=flat-square&logo=read-the-docs)](https://0xfeed.gitlab.io/resume.html)
@@ -13,19 +13,31 @@
 
 ## 🚀 About Me
 
-I'm RB, Cloud Architect and CEO of RB Consulting. I help companies bring their infrastructure under control by treating it as code — and increasingly, with AI as a force multiplier at every layer of the stack.
+I started in QA — which means I've always thought about what breaks. I moved through automation, full-stack dev, SRE, and security because each layer exposed a new class of problems. Now as a DevSecOps practitioner and Cloud Architect, I work at the intersection of all of them — and I use AI to accelerate every step.
 
+- 🧪 QA & Testing: automation, shift-left testing, quality gates
 - 🏗️ IaC: Terraform, OpenTofu
 - ☁️ AWS: multi-account architectures, FinOps
 - ⚙️ Platform Engineering: Kubernetes, GitOps, internal developer platforms
-- 🤖 AI-Native Engineering: autonomous AI agents, Claude Code, internal prompt libraries, LLM-powered workflows
+- 🔭 SRE: observability, reliability engineering, incident management
 - 🔐 Security: policy enforcement, compliance automation, zero-trust
+- 🤖 AI-Native Engineering: autonomous AI agents, Claude Code, internal prompt libraries, LLM-powered workflows
 - 🧑‍💼 Leadership: project management, team building, client advisory
 
 > "If you touched it twice, it should be code."
 
 ---
 
+## ⚙️ How I Work
+
+- **Define the problem first** — most failures come from solving the wrong thing
+- **LLM as collaborator, not autocomplete** — I steer it, validate the output, then make the minimal right change
+- **Don't reinvent the wheel** — find the right tool, library, or pattern and make it fit
+- **Security at every layer** — design, code, infra, ops; not bolted on at the end
+- **Ship the minimal right change** — less surface area, less risk, easier to reason about
+
+---
+
 ## 🛠️ Tech Stack
 
 <div align="center">
@@ -43,18 +55,39 @@ CI/CD & GitOps
 ![GitHub Actions](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub_Actions-2088FF?style=for-the-badge&logo=github-actions&logoColor=white)
 ![ArgoCD](https://img.shields.io/badge/Argo_CD-EF7B4D?style=for-the-badge&logo=argo&logoColor=white)
 ![GitLab CI](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitLab_CI-FC6D26?style=for-the-badge&logo=gitlab&logoColor=white)
+![Atlantis](https://img.shields.io/badge/Atlantis-5C4EE5?style=for-the-badge&logo=terraform&logoColor=white)
 
 Languages & Scripting
 
 ![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3776AB?style=for-the-badge&logo=python&logoColor=white)
+![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-3178C6?style=for-the-badge&logo=typescript&logoColor=white)
+![CakePHP](https://img.shields.io/badge/CakePHP-D33C43?style=for-the-badge&logo=cakephp&logoColor=white)
+![Spring Boot](https://img.shields.io/badge/Spring_Boot-6DB33F?style=for-the-badge&logo=springboot&logoColor=white)
 ![Bash](https://img.shields.io/badge/Bash-4EAA25?style=for-the-badge&logo=gnu-bash&logoColor=white)
 ![Go](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-00ADD8?style=for-the-badge&logo=go&logoColor=white)
 
 Security & Compliance
 
 ![OPA](https://img.shields.io/badge/OPA-7D3C98?style=for-the-badge&logo=openpolicyagent&logoColor=white)
-![Vault](https://img.shields.io/badge/Vault-FFEC6E?style=for-the-badge&logo=vault&logoColor=black)
+![Burp Suite](https://img.shields.io/badge/Burp_Suite-FF6633?style=for-the-badge&logo=portswigger&logoColor=white)
+![Wiz](https://img.shields.io/badge/Wiz-00B4E3?style=for-the-badge&logo=wiz&logoColor=white)
 ![Trivy](https://img.shields.io/badge/Trivy-1904DA?style=for-the-badge&logo=aqua&logoColor=white)
+![checkov](https://img.shields.io/badge/checkov-5D4F85?style=for-the-badge&logo=bridgecrew&logoColor=white)
+![Gitleaks](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitleaks-FF0000?style=for-the-badge&logo=git&logoColor=white)
+
+Observability & SRE
+
+![Prometheus](https://img.shields.io/badge/Prometheus-E6522C?style=for-the-badge&logo=prometheus&logoColor=white)
+![Grafana](https://img.shields.io/badge/Grafana-F46800?style=for-the-badge&logo=grafana&logoColor=white)
+![Datadog](https://img.shields.io/badge/Datadog-632CA6?style=for-the-badge&logo=datadog&logoColor=white)
+![OpsGenie](https://img.shields.io/badge/OpsGenie-172B4D?style=for-the-badge&logo=atlassian&logoColor=white)
+![PagerDuty](https://img.shields.io/badge/PagerDuty-06AC38?style=for-the-badge&logo=pagerduty&logoColor=white)
+
+Testing & QA
+
+![pytest](https://img.shields.io/badge/pytest-0A9EDC?style=for-the-badge&logo=pytest&logoColor=white)
+![Selenium](https://img.shields.io/badge/Selenium-43B02A?style=for-the-badge&logo=selenium&logoColor=white)
+![Playwright](https://img.shields.io/badge/Playwright-2EAD33?style=for-the-badge&logo=playwright&logoColor=white)
 
 AI & Agents