Alexander Bird

• Extracted a reusable design system library from an AI-generated application
• Designed and build the build tooling used by 6+ teams multiple times per hour
  • Teams report the tool is simple to use, whereas the old process was confusing and error prone
• Collaborate with other distinguished engineers to identify missing skills across the department; design and provide monthly training to address the gaps
• Design, build, and deploy serverless web app features to allow customers to control irrigation IOT devices

• Introduced a feedback mechanism for the board to specify what data is needed in the recurring operational report. I established a report template and the regular practice of revising the template
• Distil operational reports and board goals into policy changes and research questions, driving action without infringing on the director's autonomy
• Revise policy to direct the director and their staff on topics like fundraising, sabbatical and burnout prevention, and camper safety

• Wrote technical strategy and design documents to align executives and the engineering team
• Mentored tech leads through technical and communication challenges
• Resolved high severity operational incidents (oncall)
• Created prototypes and code patterns to bypass technical obstacles

• Led the team's ramp-up on a neighbouring system as our area of ownership doubled
• Mentored and supported 10+ engineers with weekly 1:1s, including onboarding 4 engineers
• Coached several engineers who were mentoring interns for the first time (3/4 interns returned to our team the following year)

Trivia

• Favorite AWS service: DynamoDB
• Favorite style of TDD: London
• Favorite oncall incident: racing to resolve an unexpected linear performance degradation before so many people signed up for the app that it started timing out. Each signup added to everyone's response time.