Senior DevOps engineer | Full Stack Exp Stockholm, Sweden

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(Updated 2020-01-22)

Senior DevOps engineer | Full Stack Exp

Stockholm, Sweden

Native English, Beginner Svenska

  • 10+ Years Linux and Cloud (AWS, Azure)
  • Docker, Kubernetes, and Serverless
  • 7+ Years Python, Django

Skills (28)

Django

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

MENTORING

ARCHITECTURE

API

Docker

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Recruitment

Flask

DIGITAL STRATEGY

CADENCE

HEALTHCARE

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

SCRIPTING

CLINICAL TRIALS

AUDIT

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

STRUCTURED SOFTWARE

BEST PRACTICES

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY

INTEGRATION

AUDITING

Python

NATURAL

JavaScript

PHP

INVENTORY

Summary

With 20+ years' experience, Sam Texas solves hard problems with a uniquely American "can-do" attitude, a hands-on practical approach, and a modern skillset. He began building inventory management systems for online auctions, and today delivers the technology that drives across e-commerce, healthcare, enterprise software, SaaS, and advertising.

Technologies I enjoy working with:
- Python, Django
- Django Rest Framework
- Ansible and Makefiles for automation
- Server Infrastructures / Cloud Platforms (e.g. Azure)
- Linux
- Scripting in Bash, Python
- CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket Pipelines, Drone
- Docker, Kubernetes
- Serverless (Azure, OpenFaas)

Professional Experience

Management consulting
Sam Texas Consulting

2009-03 - Present

with a specific focus on software development and engineering leadership.

Mentoring juniors, aiding recruitment efforts, and laying the groundwork for teams to be successful.

Impact:
- Save $100,000+ in infrastructure costs
- > 100% developer productivity improvements

Application and infrastructure architecture (Django, Azure, Python)
Automate workflows to improve developer productivity
Enable multiple daily deployments to production environments
Enable sales teams to self-provision demo environments for Enterprise customers
Develop and implement processes and policies for compliance, cyber security, and vendor auditing

Full-stack, DevOps, Cloud
- Python, Django, Docker, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, REST APIs, JavaScript, AWS/Azure

Outside the context of management:
- Podcasts, Live streams, Interviews
- Content and social media strategy
- Evergreen content
- Technical and creative services

The tech stack:
iOS, Android, Python, Django, Azure, Docker, PostgreSQL, Flask, Scrapy
CTO
NuvoAir

2017-05 - 2019-09

I joined as CTO to create, lead, and deliver the technical strategy for the company.

Tasks:
- Hands-on full-stack development with Python
- Full microservice architecture with Docker, Linux, and Azure VMs
- REST APIs (Django Rest Framework and Flask)
- Build video streaming platform with Django, web-rtc on Twilio APIs
- Enterprise SaaS for clinical trials (pharma, research) Django, Twilio APIs
- Artificial Intelligence diagnosis and early exacerbation prediction in niche disease areas
- Build multiple APIs, 3rd party integrations, Data Pipelines, ETL
- "Serverless" functions deployed on Azure and Self-hosted
- Fully automated deployment pipelines with unit and integration testing

Impact:
- Improved release cadence from once a week to multiple times per day for backend
- Zero security-related events
- CapEX for infrastructure to zero dollars for 2 years by acquiring sponsorship from Microsoft BizSpark for 3MSEK (~$315,000 USD)
- Grew headcount from 5 to over 20 employees in less than two years.
- Reduced internal support tickets by 80% by identifying and creating tools for self-service
- Reduced audit findings by 90% through improved policy and process enforcement

Lead compliance for:
- ISO 27001, ISO 13485, GDPR, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11

The tech stack:
iOS, Android, Python, Django, Flask, Scrapy, Azure, Docker, PostgreSQL, Serverless, Twilio
CTO
Phoodster

2014-04 - 2015-12

We built a search engine that would match recipes to ingredients that were on sale in your local stores. Mobile application.

Impact:
50,000 recipes crawled and processed in multiple languages
100,000 sale items crawled every week

Technologies:
NLP(Natural Language processing), Web crawling, Django, iOS, Android, Postgresql, ElasticSearch, AWS, REST
Lead Software Engineer
Drop.io

2010-04 - 2010-10

Acquired by Facebook in 2010
Build applications demonstrating the Rich Media Backbone API
- php, mvc frameworks, html5 frontend, S3, AWS, EC2

My project (Media library was sold to PepsiCo for 6 figures)

Digital Producer (Freelance) / NYC June 2008 - April 2010

Worked with traditional creative advertising agencies to embrace digital and new media.
Digital Strategy, API, Mobile, and Web

Various agencies:
- Code and Theory, Mr. Youth, Digitas, DDB

Brands:
American Express (Centurion), Columbia Business School, Dr. Pepper, Club Monaco, McDonalds, State Farm, Best Buy
VP Development
Medwing

2005-02 - 2007-05

E-commerce medical and personal care products. I built the platform to manage logistics, order processing, pay-per-click campaigns, and shopping carts for 20+ brands and domains.
Scoped, planned, and built teams supporting the infrastructure for logistics, webshop, and customer support, and finance departments.

Impact:
- 200% growth YoY
- Revenues more than $15mm/year revenue.
- 1000+ packages shipped per day
Freelance (Web Developer)

2001-07 - 2005-03

Academic Background

Ad
Miami Ad School - Copywriting

2007-01 - 2008-01

The University of Texas
The University of Texas

1996-01 - 2000-01

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