Craig Richardson
Senior Data Center Operations At ServiceNow The Enterprise IT Cloud Company
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolCraig Richardson is a seasoned data center operations professional with 11+ years managing large-scale facilities for ServiceNow and prior roles at Sky/BSkyB, combining hands-on project delivery with operational leadership. Based in London, he has overseen fit-outs, service planning and ongoing data center operations since 2007, translating complex infrastructure requirements into repeatable, reliable processes. A Python developer and published book author in his spare time, he contributes to notable open-source educational projects like Adafruit’s Learning System by improving code quality and embedded examples for IoT hardware. That blend of operations rigor and developer curiosity gives him a practical edge in bridging engineering, automation and physical infrastructure. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem-solving and continuous improvement across both cloud-scale environments and embedded systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Westerford High School, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (7)
adafruit-circuit-python10
embedded10
py10
sys10
arduino-library9
neopixel9
micropython7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides
May 2018 - May 2018
Programs and scripts to display "inline" in Adafruit Learning System guides
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:87 commits, 1 PR, 8 comments in 9 days
Contributions summary:Craig primarily contributed to the formatting and code improvements of several existing example programs within the Adafruit Learning System guides repository. The user refactored and formatted code across multiple projects, including programs for the Circuit Playground Express (UFO, Mini Theramin), Trinket/Gemma boards (Ultrasonic Rangefinder, Space Invader Pendant, Servo Control, IR Control, Blinky Eyes), and related hardware. The user's efforts appear focused on code style, readability, and adherence to best practices like PyLint, as evidenced by commit messages such as "Fix pylint issues".
inlineservoprogramsadafruitarduino-library
craigargh/craigs-notes
Dec 2018 - Jan 2023
Contributions:64 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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