Daniel Beckstead is a Release Manager based in California with 11 years of experience orchestrating reliable software deliveries across engineering, operations, and customer-facing teams. He has a strong background in release and security management, having led weekly multi-stack Gentoo releases and established repeatable processes that improve traceability and minimize customer impact. Former QA experience and a software testing certification give him a practical, test-first perspective that informs robust release automation and post-release review practices. Daniel excels at cross-functional coordination and operationalizing best practices so teams can ship frequently with confidence. His early hands-on work with automation tools like Selenium and familiarity with both engineering and customer experience teams make him effective at translating technical risk into actionable release plans.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
San José State University
Certification, Software Testing, Pass, Certification, Software Testing, Pass at Villanova University
Contributions:228 commits, 227 PRs, 340 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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Daniel Beckstead - Release Manager at Aeris Communications