From 4e474f676db078f005f00edc6f231c2da8a5939e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olaf Alexander Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:05:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] feat(resume): Add resume markdown file --- resume.md | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 108 insertions(+) create mode 100644 resume.md diff --git a/resume.md b/resume.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc04e7b --- /dev/null +++ b/resume.md @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +--- +--- + +# Olaf Alexander + + [olaf-alexander](https://linkedin.com/in/olaf-alexander/) +: [git/oalexander](https://git.sdf.org/oalexander) + + Dallas, TX +: (+1) 512-940-9054 +: [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 + +Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, C#, Ruby + +### Frameworks + +React, Spring, AWS, .NET, Angular + +### Databases + +SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, GraphDB, Prometheus + +### Technologies + +Kafka, Redis, AWS, Temporal, Splunk, Datadog