Alex Fornuto
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Fornuto is an Information Technology Infrastructure Manager and technical writer with 11 years of hands-on experience managing self-hosted infrastructure and producing clear developer-facing documentation. Based in Greater Minneapolis–St. Paul, he blends systems administration skills—Apache, PHP, Varnish caching, and DevOps configuration—with a strong track record of improving documentation for projects like Pomerium and Pantheon. He’s comfortable shifting between managing secure infrastructure and translating complex systems into user-friendly guides, having led Linode’s docs and contributed to widely used resources such as Linode’s public guides. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, security-minded infrastructure decisions and for making technical processes accessible to diverse audiences. An underrated strength is his ability to spot configuration-level usability problems and fix them both in code and in prose, reducing operational friction for engineers and end users alike.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Science and Information Services, Bachelors Computer Science and Information Services at Stockton UniversityPennAppsHigh School Diploma and IT award Information Technology, High School Diploma and IT award Information Technology at Atlantic County Institute of Technology
English
Github Skills (25)
caching10
configuration-management10
apache10
web-content10
mdx10
php10
vuepress10
varnish10
content-model10
documentation10
linux9
yaml9
performance-optimization9
optimisation9
optimization9
Programming languages (31)
Github contributions (5)
linode/docs
Jul 2014 - Aug 2022
Linode guides and tutorials.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 1034 commits, 245 PRs in 8 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Alex's contributions primarily revolved around configuring and maintaining infrastructure-related files for Apache, PHP, and Varnish caching, as evidenced by changes to configuration files, and virtual host setups. The commits include modifications to Apache configuration, integration of PHP dependencies, and implementation of Varnish caching strategies. The user also made changes to infrastructure related files.
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pantheon-systems/documentation
Jan 2017 - Apr 2021
Pantheon Docs
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:5 releases, 134 reviews, 2221 commits in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the documentation repository, focusing on updating and improving the documentation content. Their work included creating and modifying changelogs, adding information about code of conduct, contributors, contributors pages and other features related to the pantheon documentation. The user also made changes to formatting, content and links to better align with the product and assist the user experience.
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