Alex Folland
Build Guardian at Hinterland
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Folland is a meticulous build and release engineer with 14 years in software and over a decade of open-source/community contributions, currently serving as Build Guardian at Hinterland where he maintains build infrastructure and improves release processes. He brings hands-on release management experience from mobile and desktop games—coordinating with platform publishers, staging complex integrations, and deploying live fixes—combined with deep familiarity with CI/CD, version control systems, and test tooling. Known for an uncompromising eye for quality, Alex pairs patient, repeatable workflows with initiative to unblock teams and advocate for excellent end-user experience. Comfortable across languages from C# and C++ to Lua and D, he daily-drives Linux, scripts build automation, and diagnoses networking and performance with tools like Postman and JMeter. An avid gamer who has authored more than ten WoW addons and exceeds 2500 in arena rating, he brings user empathy informed by long-term community involvement. Based in New Westminster, BC, Alex combines disciplined process ownership with a pragmatic, maker’s curiosity.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Bluevale Collegiate InstituteComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Private MentorshipComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Self-directed Education
English
Github Skills (200)
clipboard10
client-library10
matrix10
camera10
api10
keybase10
cinnamon10
aur-helper10
equalizer10
tray10
archlinux10
pulseaudio10
camera-flash10
pkgbuild10
issue-tracking10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
AlexFolland/AutoGear
Apr 2012 - Jan 2023
WoW convenience addon that automatically handles gear looting and equipping
Contributions:2 releases, 33 reviews, 254 commits in 10 years 10 months
world-of-warcraftworldofwarcraftconveniencegearaddon
AlexFolland/turbo
May 2012 - Jun 2020
Contributions:5 releases, 43 commits, 32 pushes in 8 years 2 months
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