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Hello,
my name is Sven Pedersen and this is my resume/CV.

About Me

I love information; I enjoy writing code to gather details from text, elegant displays of ideas and numbers, and interfaces for people to create, edit and enjoy it.

Education

  • 2024

    (in progress) Applied Data Science Program: Leveraging AI for Effective Decision-Making

    Studying machine learning, AI, and data science techniques. (MIT PE - ADSP)

  • 2010

    Certificate in Applied Linguistics

    Studied Grammar, Phonetics, Phonology and basic language documentation while doing a research assistantship in machine learning & natural language processing. (GIAL)

  • 2010

    BSc. Information Science & Design

    Combined study of computer science, visual design and visual communication into a custom degree program. (SUNY ESC)

  • 2003

    Africa Trip

    Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa: Used system administration & computer repair skills in developing world context. Taught computer sysadmin skills to technology trainers.

  • 2001

    ASc. Computer Science

    Studied datastructures, advanced database design, physics, differential equations, etc. Co-led honor society, on Dean’s List, graduated with honors. (SUNY TC3)

Experience

Airbus UTM
Aug 2017 - Mar 2024
software / data engineering + ops
Senior Software Engineer
Built Python data pipeline + Kubernetes secure cloud based platform
Technologies
python
google cloud
azure
docker
javascript
graphql
golang
postgresql
kubernetes
Magic Instruments
Sep 2016 - Jul 2017
full-stack + ops
Software Engineer
Built Python AWS serverless pipeline + some iOS app / STM32 firmware
Technologies
python
serverless
aws
javascript
react-native
ansible
stm32
Ra Power Management
Feb - Aug 2016
full-stack + ops
Senior Software Developer
Wrote Rails + PostgreSQL API, maintained web frontend
Technologies
ruby
rails
postgresql
javascript
ansible
docker
aws
GroupHub
Oct - Dec 2015
full-stack + ops
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
Writing Rails + PostgreSQL API, maintaining Node.js + MongoDB, web frontend
Technologies
ruby
rails
postgresql
javascript
node.js
aws
Crossroads Music
2013 - 2015
full-stack + ops
Clojure / PHP programmer | Director of IT
Maintained music royalties calculation software and developed ecommerce system in Clojure.
Technologies
clojure
javascript
php
nginx
mysql
aws
codeigniter
DealerTrack / eCarList
2011 - 2013
full-stack dev.
Senior Software Developer
Wrote frontend + backend code for inventory management, business intelligence / reporting systems. Used Scrum agile process, test-driven development, full QA process.
Technologies
perl
ruby
apache
mysql
db2
mongodb
jenkins
Language Computer Corporation
2011
language patterns
Linguist / Knowledge Engineer — project job
Developed Java & domain-specific information extraction programs. Analyzed human language patterns and discourse markers.
Technologies
java
mysql
DSL
linux
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics
2010-2011
machine learning
Research Assistant — student job
Made private databases searchable externally by enriching metadata of language articles for OLAC using MALLET Machine learning classifiers.
Technologies
java
mysql
linux
machine-learning

Contact

(510) 239-7587
[email protected]
Twitter
twitter.com/sventechie
Facebook
facebook.com/sventech
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/sventechie

Skills

Python
Java / J2EE
Clojure / ClojureScript
Ruby on Rails
MySQL / PostgreSQL Databases
Oracle / DB2 / Mongo Databases
JavaScript
HTML5 / CSS3
Beginner
Proficient
Expert
Master

Languages

English
Spanish
French
Kinyarwanda

Hobbies

music / djembe
foreign languages
cycling
hiking