Alexis H
Director Of Engineering, Certbot at Electronic Frontier Foundation
Greater Tokyo Area Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexis H is a Director of Engineering with 11 years of experience building web applications, managing infrastructure, and leading security-focused open source projects at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She directs Certbot development and release automation—improving Windows installer builds, code signing, and CI/CD workflows for a widely used Let's Encrypt client—while earlier work on HTTPS Everywhere sharpened her front-end and cross-browser expertise. Comfortable in corporate, agency, nonprofit, and volunteer settings, she pairs hands-on engineering with community and change management to help educators, activists, and policy makers adopt privacy-respecting technology. Based in Tokyo, she blends applied security training with practical ops and scripting skills to move complex projects to repeatable releases. Notably, she combines product-minded UI work with backend and DevOps rigor, making her a rare leader who ships both user-facing polish and production-grade infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) at Rochester Institute of TechnologySANS Cyber Workforce AcademyMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) at The New School
Github Skills (14)
html10
css10
javascript10
release-automation10
python10
cicd10
windows-installer10
ui-design9
bash9
http9
rule8
letsencrypt8
acme8
documentation7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
EFForg/https-everywhere
May 2019 - Jan 2023
A browser extension that encrypts your communications with many websites that offer HTTPS but still allow unencrypted connections.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 313 reviews, 71 commits in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Alexis primarily focused on front-end development tasks within the repository, with a specific emphasis on the user interface of the extension's options page. They introduced modular CSS, added responsiveness using grid layouts, and adjusted CSS for better alignment. Furthermore, the user made updates to the HTML structure and addressed issues such as a double prompt.
firefoxrulesetbrowserjavascriptcommunications
certbot/certbot
Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
Certbot is EFF's tool to obtain certs from Let's Encrypt and (optionally) auto-enable HTTPS on your server. It can also act as a client for any other CA that uses the ACME protocol.
Role in this project:Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:54 reviews, 16 commits, 32 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Alexis contributed to the automation of the Windows installer build and release process. They implemented code signing actions, updated release scripts, and integrated the process with a code signing server. The user also worked on updating the documentation and streamlining the build workflow, as well as refactoring the installation instructions in the documentation. This work involved scripting and infrastructure related to software releases.
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