Summary
David Edwards is an IT infrastructure administrator with 12 years of experience keeping enterprise systems reliable and user-friendly across Windows, Mac, Linux and cloud environments. Currently at BrightStar Care, he designs and manages virtual server infrastructures and automation using Azure, Terraform, VMware, PowerShell and Bash to streamline operations. His long tenure at the University of Chicago sharpened his customer-centric troubleshooting, documentation and business-process improvement skills for large organizations. He brings full-stack familiarity—from SQL and web/frontend work to print and application layout—rooted in early hands-on roles building web storefronts and managing mail servers. David combines practical system hardening with a pragmatic automation mindset, and his GitHub motto (“All models are wrong, some are useful”) reflects a data-informed, iterative approach to engineering. Based in Chicago, he pairs technical depth with a history of consulting and grassroots IT support that helps translate user needs into durable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Morgan Park High School