Alexander Thomas
Scrum Master (Volunteer) at Chingu
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Thomas is a seasoned technology leader and Agile practitioner with 17 years of experience driving software delivery, data integrity, and operational cost savings across higher education, healthcare, and financial services. He combines hands-on engineering (Python/Django, Java, PySpark) with Scrum and Agile coaching to lead cross-functional teams, improve developer workflows, and modernize tooling such as GitHub Enterprise and JIRA. Notable accomplishments include migrating 37TB of video assets into a university environment, decommissioning seven obsolete servers for tangible cost reductions, and restoring access to previously unavailable data feeds. He pairs a technical background and product mindset with a Master’s in Learning Design and Technology, which he leverages to design effective training and mentorship programs that measurably boost team throughput. Comfortable serving as interim Product Owner, he excels at translating stakeholder needs into prioritized, deliverable work while fostering collaboration across time zones.
17 years of coding experience
University of GeorgiaBachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Emory University
English
Github Skills (24)
slave10
transport10
million10
django9
database9
xml-editor7
xml7
open-access7
django-extensions5
administration5
python5
fedora5
commons4
tagging4
post-processing4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ecds-archives/voyages-legacy
Apr 2009 - Mar 2015
Contributions:221 commits, 2 pushes in 6 years
emory-libraries/webns
May 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 6 days
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