Drew Stinnett
Evangelist For AI And Automation
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolDrew Stinnett is a seasoned systems engineer and AI/automation evangelist with 17 years of experience designing secure, scalable Linux-first infrastructure and mentoring the next generation of IT professionals. At Duke University he has led cross-functional architecture and model-integration efforts to deliver a unified gateway for both open-source and proprietary AI models, while previously building campus-wide Vault, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk deployments as Infrastructure as Code. A pragmatic developer, Drew has published numerous Go tools to automate campus workflows and contributed to notable open-source projects like goreleaser and speedtest-go, improving CI, Git provider integrations, and flexible server handling. He pairs deep operational expertise—managing thousands of servers and complex migrations—with a strong focus on accessibility, compliance, and DEIB-driven mentorship programs. An unexpected thread through his career is a BFA in theater, which informs his clear communication and effective public demos when translating technical work for diverse audiences.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Heritage High SchoolBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General at Virginia Commonwealth University
Github Skills (15)
gitlab10
go10
release-automation10
cicd10
cli10
testing9
apidoc9
api9
error-handling9
network9
api-design8
golang7
dockers7
docker7
refactoring7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
goreleaser/goreleaser
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
Release engineering, simplified
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 5 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Drew primarily contributed to improving the codebase's handling of different Git provider URLs and automating release processes. They implemented features for GitLab integration, including default branch handling and API changelog inclusion. Furthermore, the user demonstrated proficiency in testing the system by adding new tests for Gitlab and other providers, ensuring robustness and maintainability. The user also updated and tested the implementation of CI job and token usage.
golangrpmsnapcraftapkdocker
showwin/speedtest-go
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
CLI and Go API to Test Internet Speed using speedtest.net
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 6 commits, 1 PR in 1 day
Contributions summary:Drew primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the `speedtest-go` project, focusing on features related to custom server URLs. They implemented the ability to specify a custom URL for speed tests and added associated error handling and validation. Additionally, the user refactored code for improved readability and fixed casing and error wording. Their contributions demonstrate a focus on expanding the tool's flexibility and improving code quality.
golangapispeedtest-netspeedinternet-speed-test
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