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+# Olaf Alexander
+
+<span class="iconify" data-icon="tabler:brand-linkedin"></span> [olaf-alexander](https://linkedin.com/in/olaf-alexander/)
+: <span class="iconify" data-icon="tabler:brand-github"></span> [git/oalexander](https://git.sdf.org/oalexander)
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+<span class="iconify" data-icon="tabler:current-location"></span> Dallas, TX
+: <span class="iconify" data-icon="tabler:phone"></span> (+1) 512-940-9054
+: <span class="iconify" data-icon="tabler:mail"></span> [oalexander.sdf@gmail.com](mailto:oalexander.sdf@gmail.com)
+
+## Summary
+
+Senior software engineer with ten years of experience across technology, finance,
+and education sectors. I combine technical leadership with business operations
+experience, allowing me to understand complex requirements and build scalable
+solutions. I have led teams, mentored engineers, and built systems serving
+millions of users.
+
+## Experience
+
+**Indeed**
+: **Staff Software Engineer**
+: **March 2022 - July 2025**
+
+- Led a team that built tools to monitor system health and prevent outages, reducing
+  downtime by creating early warning systems for production issues.
+- Created developer tools and documentation that allowed external companies to integrate
+  with Indeed's job posting and candidate matching systems.
+- Guided junior engineers through code reviews, project planning, and
+  problem-solving techniques to help them advance their careers.
+- Served on a technical review board that evaluated and approved architecture
+  decisions for company-wide engineering projects.
+
+**Amazon**
+: **Senior Software Engineer**
+: **August 2018 - March 2022**
+
+- Built new logging and event tracking features for CloudWatch that processed
+  millions of log entries daily, helping AWS customers debug their applications.
+- Supervised summer interns through complete project lifecycles, from initial
+  concept to deployed features used by thousands of customers.
+- Improved the performance and cost efficiency of existing services by
+  identifying bottlenecks and implementing optimization strategies.
+- Participated in on-call rotations to diagnose and fix critical issues
+  affecting customer-facing services, often under tight time constraints.
+
+**360Mortgage**
+: **Software Engineer**
+: **April 2016 - August 2018**
+
+- Built web applications that allowed customers to apply for mortgages online
+  and internal systems that processed loan applications from start to approval.
+- Taught junior developers how to write testable code, follow established coding
+  patterns, and break down complex features into manageable tasks.
+- Investigated and fixed security vulnerabilities and performance issues that
+  could have exposed customer data or caused system failures.
+- Collaborated with business stakeholders to understand requirements and
+  translate them into technical solutions.
+
+**Texas State University**
+: **Research Assistant**
+: **August 2015 - April 2016**
+
+- Evaluated and provided feedback on programming assignments for 40
+  undergraduate students in computer science courses.
+- Conducted research on automated testing techniques for Python applications,
+  exploring how to detect bugs when code changes are made.
+
+**Randolph Brooks FCU**
+: **Branch Manager**
+: **October 2007 - August 2015**
+
+- Managed multiple bank branches and their staff during a major technology
+  upgrade that required retraining employees and migrating customer data.
+- Supported the credit union's expansion in Austin from three to eleven locations
+  by establishing operational procedures and hiring strategies.
+- Led a team of managers to identify workflow inefficiencies and technology gaps
+  that were increasing operational costs.
+- Participated in evaluating new banking technologies and software systems to
+  improve member services and internal operations.
+
+## Education
+
+**M.S. in Computer Science**
+: **2015 - 2017**
+
+Texas State University
+: San Marcos, TX
+
+## Skills
+
+### Programming Languages
+
+<span class="iconify" data-icon="logos:java"></span>Java, <span class="iconify" data-icon="logos:kotlin-icon"></span>Kotlin, <span class="iconify" data-icon="logos:typescript-icon"></span>TypeScript, <span class="iconify" data-icon="logos:python"></span>Python, <span class="iconify" data-icon="logos:c-sharp"></span>C#, <span class="iconify" data-icon="logos:ruby"></span>Ruby
+
+### Frameworks
+
+React, Spring, AWS, .NET, Angular
+
+### Databases
+
+SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, GraphDB, Prometheus
+
+### Technologies
+
+Kafka, Redis, AWS, Temporal, Splunk, Datadog