Dave Stephens
Director And Senior Implementation And Training Consultant
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDave Stephens is a seasoned civil engineer-turned-implementation consultant with over four decades of project and construction management experience and 13 years focused on Oracle Primavera product implementations, training, and risk analysis. As Director of Spring Projects he has led complex P6, Primavera Contract Management and Risk Analysis deployments across EMEA and the Caribbean, often acting as sole or lead consultant and trainer on international proofs of concept and upgrades. He combines deep academic grounding in soil mechanics and construction management with hands-on software and DevOps experience—contributing to open-source projects like ENiGMA½ and automating NAS deployments via Ansible and CI testing. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he frequently bridges the gap between contracting realities and quantitative Monte Carlo risk modelling to deliver usable, auditable schedules and simulations. Based in Stony Stratford, he brings rare domain expertise that blends longtime field practice with modern scheduling and automation tooling.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MEng, Soil Mechanics, MEng, Soil Mechanics at University of Durban WestvilleBSc Eng Hons, Civil Engineering, BSc Eng Hons, Civil Engineering at University of LeedsA levels in Pure and Applied Maths, and Physics, A levels in Pure and Applied Maths, and Physics at Erith Grammar School, Kent, England
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Github Skills (28)
docker10
scripting10
bash10
dockers10
cicd10
ubuntu10
script10
install-script10
bbpress10
ansible10
ansible-galaxy10
testing9
npm9
yaml9
nodejs9
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
NuSkooler/enigma-bbs
Aug 2016 - Feb 2021
ENiGMA½ BBS Software
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 73 commits, 22 PRs in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Dave primarily contributed to the ENiGMA½ BBS software by creating and modifying the installation script (install.sh) for setting up the environment, Node.js version, and dependencies. They made improvements to the installer, ensuring the entire script downloads before execution and allowing for customization of the installation directory, Node.js version, and source. Further modifications included adding Python installation checks, fixing typos, implementing documentation updates, and addressing deprecation warnings related to Node.js 10, demonstrating expertise in system configuration and software setup.
bulletin-boardenigmaasciiretro8bit
davestephens/ansible-ubuntu-wordpress
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
Quickly build a super-fast Ubuntu-based Wordpress web server with object and page caching.
Contributions:18 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
cachingubuntuwebserverwordpressansible
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