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Else Powell

Software Engineer https://embolalia.com [email protected]

Relevant Experience

  • 2U, Inc.

    Software Engineer, October 2014 - present

    • Transitioned applications from traditional infrastructure to systems based on Docker and Kubernetes
    • Developed RESTful applications in Python with Tornado
    • Worked on data streaming systems with Elixir and Kafka
    • Implemented metrics, alerting, and logging improvements
    • Integrated applications with Salesforce
  • Sopel (volunteer)

    Lead Developer, July 2012 - December 2017

    • Headed an open-source software project
    • Extended, maintained, and distributed a Python application
    • Packaged application and maintained its presense in Fedora Linux and Python repositories
    • Coordinated developers and ensured code quality from outside developers
  • Thermopylae Sciences & Technology (Arlington, VA)

    Software Engineer, August 2013 - September 2014

    • Engineered systems for simplified secure access of geospatial data from various backends
    • Implemented systems in Python to safely expose Postgres database to users
    • Designed remote procedure call interfaces with Apache Thrift, and integrated Thrift interfaces with Python and Java applications
  • The Ohio State University Open Source Club (Columbus, OH)

    Vice President, January 2013 - May 2013

    • Helped create lecture schedule and find topics for presentations
    • Presented on topics including Python, Willie, and Linux Mint
    • Learned about a wide variety of open source software in related topics including Android, Shibboleth, and wireless security

Education

  • The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

    B.S. in Computer and Information Science, May 2013

    3.0 GPA

Skills

  • Highly proficient in Python and git
  • Skilled with Elixir, JavaScript, and shell scripting.
  • Experience with Postgres and MySQL, as well as Django and SQLAlchemy
  • Experience with Linux administration including systemd and RPM/yum