Daniel Cook
Cloud Architect at GroundControl
Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Cook is a Cloud Architect with 11 years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native platforms across fintech and IoT domains. He has progressed from hands-on robotics and AUV software at Memorial University to leading platform and DevOps engineering at Verafin and Nasdaq, and now shapes cloud strategy at GroundControl. Daniel blends deep systems-level coding (C++, Go) with platform architecture and team leadership, having moved projects from embedded devices to enterprise-scale cloud deployments. His academic background includes a Master's in Computer Engineering with a 4.0 GPA, underpinning a strong foundation in algorithms and system design. Notably, he has practical field experience deploying sonar and AUV systems during sea trials, reflecting an ability to ship robust software under constrained, real-world conditions. Based in Canada, he brings a pragmatic, cross-domain perspective that connects low-level engineering with scalable cloud infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Computer Engineering, 4.0 GPA, Master's Degree, Computer Engineering, 4.0 GPA at Memorial University of Newfoundland
English
Github Skills (16)
aws10
aws-cloud9
development-kit9
typescript9
cloud-infrastructure9
infrastructure8
cloud-development-kit8
infrastructure-as-code8
terraform8
esp327
espressif7
aws-cloudformation6
python6
iot5
esp-idf4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dac456/chrono-terrain-leveling
Nov 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:95 pushes, 10 branches, 1 tag in 1 year 7 months
empoweredhomes/esp-idf
Mar 2017 - Jul 2019
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
esp8266espressifarduinodevelopment-frameworkiot
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