Andrew Edwards
Systems Administrator
Westminster, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Edwards is a Systems Administrator with 12 years supporting IT and enterprise storage at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, bringing deep experience in big data management and protection for the biotech sector. He pairs a Mathematics degree from McDaniel College with practical skills in Python scripting and storage administration to automate workflows and harden data pipelines. Andrew contributes to open-source Python projects—most notably backend enhancements and plugin refactors for the CloudBot IRC bot—showing an eye for efficient, edge-case-resistant code. Based in Westminster, Maryland, he blends analytical rigor with a hands-on approach to keep critical research infrastructure resilient and scalable.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics at McDaniel College
Github Skills (9)
apim10
api10
irc10
python10
database-management9
command-line-interface8
cli8
command-line8
sql6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CloudBotIRC/CloudBot
Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
CloudBot - The simple, fast, expandable, open-source Python IRC Bot!
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 31 PRs, 6 pushes in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the backend logic and functionality of the CloudBot IRC bot. Their work included bug fixes related to existing plugins such as Rotten Tomatoes and history, as well as the addition and modification of commands related to the Wordnik and Last.fm APIs. They also refactored the tell and ignore plugins to improve efficiency and correct minor issues related to edge cases. Overall the contributions expanded bot's capabilities and addressed identified problems.
irc-botpythonbotpython3expandable
edwardslabs/cleverwrap.py
Feb 2017 - Aug 2019
A wrapper for the official http://www.cleverbot.com API.
Contributions:1 release, 17 commits, 3 PRs in 2 years 6 months
apiapi-wrapperbotpython36cleverbot
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