Elf Eldridge
Shearing Gang at BaaCon
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolElf Eldridge is a seasoned cyber security professional with 14 years of experience who has transitioned from penetration testing into cloud security with a strong focus on Azure, incident response training, and tabletop exercises. They blend hands-on technical auditing and compliance work with sales, scoping, and running NZISM- and IR-aligned courses, reflecting a long history of teaching engineering and security since 2010. Elf has applied academic rigor from a PhD in Physics to practical security problems, and has contributed to open-source documentation for the FAUCET OpenFlow controller, improving usability for network operators. Comfortable operating across consultative and delivery roles, they also volunteer in community tech initiatives like Nodebots and the NZ Space and Science Festival, highlighting a persistent commitment to STEM outreach.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Victoria University of Wellington
Github Skills (7)
markdown10
rs10
markdown-it10
restructuredtext10
documentation10
faucet9
sdn8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
faucetsdn/faucet
May 2017 - May 2017
FAUCET is an OpenFlow controller for multi table OpenFlow 1.3 switches, that implements layer 2 switching, VLANs, ACLs, and layer 3 IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:9 commits, 6 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Elf primarily contributed to the project by generating and updating documentation. Their work involved creating and modifying documentation files, specifically focusing on documenting configuration classes and their attributes. The code differences indicate a shift from a raw format to a more structured format, like tables, and detailed descriptions for various components, likely aiming to enhance user understanding and improve the maintainability of the documentation. The changes highlight a dedication to improving the project's documentation, making it easier for others to understand and use the FAUCET controller.
faucet-sdncontrolleripv4sdn-controllersdn
kaiwhata/nodebots_howto
Oct 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:39 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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