Summary
Dee Newcum is an IAM Developer with 14 years of hands-on experience building and supporting mission-critical systems, currently maintaining UIC’s identity and access management infrastructure. A Purdue CS graduate, Dee combines deep Unix/Linux and Python scripting skills with database development, git, and network troubleshooting to keep authentication and integrations reliable. Their background spans embedded C development, high-availability sysadmin work, and Tier 2 production support for major enterprises, giving them a rare blend of development, operations, and testing expertise. Known for resolving time-sensitive failures quickly, Dee also enjoys building game AIs and automation glue code—skills that inform pragmatic, testable solutions. Based in Oak Park, IL, they bring steady incident leadership and a track record of improving uptime and integration robustness across diverse platforms.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Purdue University
German, Japanese