Alex Ford
Software Engineer at Determinate Systems, Inc.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Ford is a software engineer with 14 years of experience focused on cloud-native infrastructure, Terraform, CI/CD, and AWS, most recently joining Determinate Systems after a long tenure as Principal Engineer at Forum One. He specializes in containerization and deployment automation, translating complex operational needs into repeatable, scalable pipelines that improve delivery velocity. Based in Washington, D.C., he blends hands-on implementation with strategic DevOps leadership, aligning technical decisions to client-facing digital experience goals. Alex’s background in mathematics underpins a methodical approach to systems design and tooling optimization. Known for embedding infrastructure as code into organizational practices, he drives efficiencies that help teams ship more reliably while reducing operational risk.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics at University of North Carolina Asheville
Github Skills (102)
typescript-definitions10
terraform10
podman10
javascript10
linux10
ostree10
typescript10
selinux10
dts10
installer10
oms10
macos10
fedora10
docker10
flake10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
forumone/docker-f1ux
Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
Images for building older Forum One themes
Contributions:1 review, 47 commits, 23 PRs in 3 years
docker-imageforumdockerflarumforums
forumone/docker-drupal8-cli
Nov 2019 - Mar 2023
CLI-based images for interacting with Drupal 8 sites
Contributions:2 reviews, 18 PRs, 6 pushes in 3 years 4 months
clidrupaldockerdocker-imagedrush
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