Derek Ardolf
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Ardolf is an automation-focused systems engineer who works across Windows, Linux, PowerShell, Python, AWS, and serverless architectures, scripting wherever practical to simplify operations. Although early in his professional tenure, he brings a hands-on, teachable approach to automation and a habit of turning repetitive tasks into reliable code. Based in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, he pairs technical curiosity with a creative streak—founding Story Influx Press in 2019 and writing incomplete fiction—so he communicates complex ideas with a storyteller’s flair. He enjoys exploring eclectic topics and learning by doing, which often leads to unconventional but pragmatic solutions. Colleagues appreciate that he not only automates systems but also helps others adopt those practices through coaching and shared tooling.
1 year of coding experience
Century College
English
Github Skills (16)
infrastructure10
zeromq10
remote-execution10
python10
infrastructure-management10
devops9
event-stream9
package-repository9
automation9
salt9
scale9
infrastructure-as-code9
saltstack9
docker9
configuration-management9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
saltstack/.github
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
saltstack/salt
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.
Contributions:2 reviews, 3 pushes, 3 comments in 1 day
pythonzeromqevent-streaminfrastructure-managementcloud-providers
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