Jacob Lear is an experienced IT manager and hands-on engineering leader with 11+ years delivering infrastructure, DevOps, and full-stack web solutions across startups and enterprise environments. He blends deep system administration expertise in Windows and Linux, VMware, Ansible, Nagios, and Jenkins with software experience in Java, PHP, SQL and Drupal to automate and harden production systems. Jacob has led IT teams at Datavault AI and Summit Wireless while driving CI/CD, monitoring, and configuration automation in large organizations like Intel and U.S. Bank. He’s comfortable moving between strategic planning and day-to-day technical work—writing Ansible playbooks, building CI pipelines, and rewriting legacy apps when needed. A Georgia Tech MS graduate, he pairs formal computer science training with a history of building production websites, custom tooling, and backup/DR solutions. Notably, he combines manager-level coordination with frequent hands-on scripting and system tuning, making him a pragmatic leader who still dives into the code and configs.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science - Computer Software & Programming, Bachelor of Science Computer Science - Computer Software & Programming at Southern Oregon University
GED General Studies, GED General Studies at Seaside High School
Associate General Studies, Associate General Studies at Clatsop Community College
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Portland State University
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
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