STEPHANIE LAINGEN
Education
2015-2019
B.S. Computer Science & Spanish
Yale University
Relevant Coursework:
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Management of Software Development (Yale SOM)
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Technology, Power and Security
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Object-Oriented Programming
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Sensitive Information in a Connected World
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Software Engineering
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Systems Programming and Computer Organization
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Intelligent Robotics (and Lab)
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Data Structures and Programming Techniques
Technical Skills
Certifications
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Certified HashiCorp Terraform and Vault Associate
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Progress Chef Principle’s Award Holder.
Coding Languages
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Python
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PHP
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HTML
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CSS
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React
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C++
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JavaScript
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Chef Inspec
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Chef Infra
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Git
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Terraform
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Ruby on Rails
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Vue
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C
Software
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Linux/UNIX
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Office
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Chef Software Stack
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HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise
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HashiCorp Vault
Other Skills
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Scrum and Agile Project Management methods
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DevSecOps Automation practices (CI/CD)
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AWS Infrastructure
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Thought Leadership
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Web Design
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System Administration
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Troubleshooting
Experience
Nov 2022 - Present
Director of Innovation
TapHere! Technology
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Fostered community and increased engagement through thought leadership in DevSecOps and Management
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Created partner relationships and introduced up-and-coming technologies to expand company-wide knowledge and skillset
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Strengthened existing technology partnerships through participation on a Community Advisor Council
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Capitalized on technical and industry knowledge to pursue new contract opportunities
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Upheld “extra mile” standards in technical work, through Terraform and Chef code, and helping those on other teams
July 2019 - Nov 2022
Computer Scientist
TapHere! Technology
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Developed, and maintained an application with a Vue user portal connected to a Ruby on Rails backend/administrative portal
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Redesigned and modernized an active scholarship connection application with a focus on intuitive user experience
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Directly interfaced with and provided expedient technical support for clients across multiple projects
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Implemented testing suite for Vue application and integrated continuous testing to pipeline using Codeship
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Set up CI/CD pipeline to deliver projects from Dev to Production using Chef Habitat to package, configure, and deploy apps
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Automated infrastructure creation for multiple environments (test, stage, dev, and prod) in AWS using HashiCorp Terraform
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Collaborated with customers to identify their needs and prioritize delivering features based on business value
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Automated hardening of Linux servers to be compliant with CIS Benchmark using Chef Infra and Chef InSpec
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Consulted US Government agencies on automating and testing infrastructure configuration using Chef Infra and Chef InSpec
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Architected and implemented a Chef-based infrastructure and DevSecOps solution in an air-gapped environment
Summer 2017 & 2018
Software Engineering Intern
Axios (CACI)
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Assessed and adapted to customer specifications iteratively for multi-million-dollar contract bid
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Developed React App front- and back-end within a team environment
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Debugged and contributed to legacy code; wrote and published new supporting documentation for legacy tool in an interactive tutorial-based website
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Learned and understood importance and responsibilities of the intelligence community
Speaking Engagements
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Chef Conf 2023 (Seattle and Munich)- Don't Deploy That!
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Kansas City Developers Conference - Automatically Deliver Chef: An Agile Workflow
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Chef Conf 2022 - Too Many Chefs in the Kitchen: Managing Teams in 2022
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Chef Conf 2021 - Automatically Deliver Chef: An Agile Workflow
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Chef Panel Discussion Livestream - Continuous Deployment of Chef Cookbooks
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Chef Webinar - Practical DevSecOps for Applications and Security Compliance
Other Skills
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Strong skills in leadership, communication, logic, organization, public speaking and writing.
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Works well in a high pressure/fast-paced environment
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Independent self-starter
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Follows directions well
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Extremely coachable
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Strong interpersonal skills
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Energetic team player.
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Fluent in Spanish.