Brad Derstine
DevOps Engineer at Educational Measures
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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SeniorBrad Derstine is a Denver-based DevOps engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience and a 19+ year IT background that spans Linux/Unix administration, release engineering, and cloud-native operations. He has progressed from systems and network administration to leading DevOps and enterprise IT efforts, including director-level responsibilities and founding his own consultancy. Brad blends operational rigor with a curiosity for new technologies, frequently translating legacy systems into automated, cloud-ready workflows. He’s comfortable in both individual contributor and leadership roles, having bounced between startups, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors. Outside of work he’s a self-described nerd who enjoys sharing knowledge—often accompanied by his dogs. This combination of long-term operational depth and ongoing cloud-first learning makes him a steady hand for teams modernizing infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (23)
drupal9
wordpress9
flask9
docker8
python8
wordpress-plugin7
timber6
twig5
php5
oop5
ajax5
wordpress-themes4
template-engine4
docker-compose4
dam3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bderstine/WebsiteMixer-App-Base
Jan 2015 - Apr 2019
Python/Flask alternative to Wordpress and Drupal
Contributions:12 releases, 318 commits, 10 PRs in 4 years 3 months
flask-alternativepythonwordpressflaskdocker
bderstine/WebsiteMixer-App-Base-2.0
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:83 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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