# César Nogueira: Principal Cloud Architect & FinOps Consultant

> AGENT-READY · HUMANS WELCOME
>
> Personal portfolio of César Augusto Nogueira, a Principal Cloud Architect
> and FinOps Consultant based in Portugal, remote worldwide. 10+ years across
> GCP, AWS and Azure — founder of UP2CLOUD, an independent B2B consultancy
> for cloud architecture, platform engineering, DevOps and FinOps. Available
> for international projects.

## Main sections

- [Home](https://cesarnogueira.tech/): Identity, live capability matrix, experience timeline, engineering galaxy, certifications, testimonials.
- [Case studies](https://cesarnogueira.tech/case-studies): Real client engagements — problem, architecture, tech stack, measurable outcome.
- [Connect (MCP)](https://cesarnogueira.tech/connect): Connect this portfolio to an AI client so an agent can inspect experience, check availability, and book an intro.

## Case studies

- [Enterprise FinOps Automation](https://cesarnogueira.tech/case-studies/finops-automation): Cut ~30% of cloud waste for a global staffing leader — automated tagging, chargeback and executive cost visibility across GCP, AWS and Azure.
- [Big Data Analytics Platform](https://cesarnogueira.tech/case-studies/bigdata-platform): 10× analytics throughput for a US media corporation — self-serve, real-time BigQuery analytics via Apache Beam / Dataflow.
- [Multi-Cloud for Banking & Aviation](https://cesarnogueira.tech/case-studies/banking-cloud): 99.9% availability for AndBank, Santander and LATAM Airlines — secure, observable, regulator-ready cloud across GCP, AWS, Azure and OCI.

## MCP / machine interfaces

- MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0): https://cesarnogueira.tech/api/mcp
- MCP server card: https://cesarnogueira.tech/.well-known/mcp/server.json
- Agent skill: https://cesarnogueira.tech/.well-known/agent-skills/portfolio-mcp/SKILL.md
- Plain-JSON resume + case studies + availability: https://cesarnogueira.tech/api/resume.json
- Plain-text resume: https://cesarnogueira.tech/api/resume.txt
- Structured content index: https://cesarnogueira.tech/ai-index.json
- Agent instructions: https://cesarnogueira.tech/AGENTS.md

Four tools over MCP: `get_resume`, `list_case_studies`, `check_availability`, `book_intro`.

## Proof points

- 10+ years in cloud, across GCP, AWS, Azure and OCI.
- 40+ cloud projects delivered.
- 5 certifications: 2× Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900).
- ~30% average cloud waste removed on FinOps engagements.
- Clients include AndBank, Santander, LATAM Airlines, Randstad, Accenture, NTT Data, CI&T.

## Contact

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cesarnog/
- Email: cesarnogueira1210@gmail.com
- CV: https://cesarnogueira.tech/curriculum/CV_CesarANogueira_Cloud_EN_US.pdf