John Blakey
Data Management Specialist
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Blakey is a Data Management Specialist with 11 years of hands-on experience building and owning backend systems for diverse users across government, academia, and the public sector. Currently supporting EPA systems, he blends cloud-native engineering (GCP, AWS), Java/Spring backends, and data-focused tooling to deliver reliable, production-ready services. His career spans roles from solo consultancy and pre-sales cloud engineering to software development at Ticketmaster, demonstrating an ability to translate business goals into technical solutions and proofs of concept. A former analyst in DoD finance and a U.S. Army Reserve veteran, he brings disciplined process improvement and data-cleaning experience to complex migrations and integrations. Always learning—whether coding side projects, listening to podcasts on mountain sports, or building prototypes—he pairs practical engineering with a knack for simplifying messy data problems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Oregon State UniversityBachelor Economics, Bachelor Economics at Purdue University
Github Skills (28)
microphone10
js-plugin9
audio-recording9
webcam8
audio8
benchmarking8
image8
performance-testing7
stress-testing7
load-testing7
python7
http6
locust6
testing6
scalable5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
johnblakey/LaTeX-Two-Column-One-Page-Resume
Feb 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:4 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
johnblakey/River-Level-Website
Dec 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:6 PRs, 17 pushes, 18 branches in 3 years
river-levelapiriver
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