Grant Mcconnaughey
CEO at Postpone
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolGrant Mcconnaughey is a seasoned software leader and founder, currently CEO of Postpone, with 11 years delivering product-focused full-stack systems using Python, Django, Vue.js, and AWS. He blends hands-on engineering with people leadership, co-managing engineering at Zapier and leading teams at BriteCore and SideCars, while mentoring engineers toward leadership roles. As founder of Postpone (postpone.app), he spearheads a social media manager, analytics, and engagement platform for creators, brands, and agencies. An active open-source contributor, his work on Django-avatar and SQL-Explorer shows a knack for shipping robust back-end features, migrations, data exporters, and cross-version compatibility. Based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Grant combines pragmatic product focus with architectural depth, including JWTs, cryptographic key rotation, and data-intensive systems at scale.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's Degree, General Studies, 3.69 GPA, Associate's Degree, General Studies, 3.69 GPA at Crowder CollegeBachelor's Degree, Computer Information Science, 3.90 Major GPA, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Information Science, 3.90 Major GPA at Missouri Southern State University
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Github Skills (20)
python10
django10
avatar10
reporting-services10
testing9
unix9
migration9
grails9
groovy9
xml-parsing9
sql9
csv9
excel8
json8
xml6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
jazzband/django-avatar
Apr 2015 - May 2022
A Django app for handling user avatars.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 3 reviews, 120 commits in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Grant primarily contributed to the Django-based avatar application, focusing on core functionality and maintenance. They removed and added middleware, refactored tests, and updated the CHANGELOG, setup, and versioning information. Significant work involved adding Django migrations and ensuring the project's compatibility with Django versions through various updates and adjustments.
pythonavatarsdjangohandlingavatar
explorerhq/sql-explorer
Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
SQL reporting that Just Works. Fast, simple, and confusion-free. Write and share queries in a delightful SQL editor, with AI assistance.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 6 PRs, 24 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Grant made several contributions to the Django-based SQL Explorer project. They fixed a Django 1.9 compatibility issue, added PyPI classifiers, and implemented initial data exporters for CSV, JSON, and Excel formats. They also refactored the exporter functionality and implemented a stream download feature. Furthermore, the user addressed UI-related aspects by adding an "unsaved changes" message to the editor.
sql-queriesdjangosql-databasesqlcollab
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