Alex Oberhauser
CTO & Co-Founder at Tether
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolAlex Oberhauser is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and CTO with 14 years of experience building privacy-first identity, blockchain, and scalable web infrastructure from research prototypes to production. He co-founded Cambridge Blockchain and Sigimera, led multiple Horizon 2020 research initiatives, and holds several US and international patents tied to distributed identity and data privacy. Alex blends deep academic roots in semantic web research with hands-on product and platform leadership—designing bunker-style data centers, DevSecOps practices, and AI-driven pet-health wearables most recently at Perfect Paw. A practical open-source contributor, he has improved documentation for widely used projects like VyOS, reflecting attention to operational detail as well as strategy. Known for turning research into commercial products, he thrives at the intersection of privacy, compliance, and scalable systems engineering.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)A-Level, Business Administration & Economy, A-Level, Business Administration & Economy at Commercial High SchoolMaster of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University of AmsterdamBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Universität Innsbruck
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Github Skills (6)
rs10
restructuredtext10
documentation10
wireguard9
build-process8
api6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
vyos/vyos-documentation
Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
VyOS readthedocs
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 1 comment in 8 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on improving and updating the VyOS documentation. Their contributions include fixing errors in the WireGuard interface documentation, ensuring consistency in interface naming, and updating documentation to reflect changes in the build process. Additionally, the user corrected linting errors within the documentation, improving overall readability and adherence to style guidelines.
vyosreadthedocs
networld-to/blackgate
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:14 commits, 71 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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