John Durand is a seasoned technology generalist with over a decade of experience in development, management, and operations, most recently serving as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Apple. He has deep expertise in large-scale software development, infrastructure and IT operations management, and delivering internationalized digital media systems across global teams. His career spans hands-on engineering and leadership roles—from programmer at IBM Research to senior management and director positions—showing an ability to translate complex technical requirements into reliable, customer-facing systems. Based in Seattle with an Executive MBA from UW Foster and a CS degree from Brown, he combines strategic business perspective with operational rigor. An understated strength is his track record of shepherding cross-functional teams through infrastructure transformations that balance developer velocity with production resilience.
11 years of coding experience
34 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA, Executive MBA at UW Foster School of Business
BA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at Brown University
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