function Initialize-AWSCredentials {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Use this to initialize the AWS Credentials file on your machine
#>
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [OutputType([void])]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        $Username = "$($env:username)-cli",
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        $CredentialsFilePath = '~/.aws/credentials',
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        $ConfigFilePath = '~/.aws/credentials'
    )

    $logLead = (Get-LogLeadName)

    if (Test-Path $CredentialsFilePath) {
        throw "$logLead : The file at [$CredentialsFilePath] already exists. Not going to reinitialize."
    }

    if (Test-Path $ConfigFilePath) {
        throw "$logLead : The file at [$ConfigFilePath] already exists. Not going to reinitialize."
    }

    Write-Host "$logLead : Proceeding with username [$Username]."

    $qrPngPath = (Expand-Path '~/Desktop/AWS_MFA_QR.png')

    $newIdentityRaw = (aws iam create-virtual-mfa-device --virtual-mfa-device-name $Username --outfile $qrPngPath --bootstrap-method QRCodePNG --no-verify-ssl)
    $newIdentity = (ConvertFrom-Json ($newIdentityRaw | Out-String))
    $virtualMFADeviceSerialNumber = $newIdentity.VirtualMFADevice.SerialNumber

    Start-Process $qrPngPath

    # get input #1
    $code1 = Read-Host "Please enter the first MFA device generated value"
    # get input #2
    $code2 = Read-Host "Please enter the second MFA device generated value"

    (aws iam enable-mfa-device --user-name $Username --serial $virtualMFADeviceSerialNumber --authentication-code1 $code1 --authentication-code2 $code2 --no-verify-ssl)

    $RoleName = (Get-AWSConfigRoleNameForUser)

    New-AWSCredentialsFile -FilePath $CredentialsFilePath
    New-AWSConfigFile -FilePath $ConfigFilePath -virtualMFADeviceSerialNumber $virtualMFADeviceSerialNumber -RoleName $RoleName
}