Kelly Sonderegger
Independent Researcher at Independant Research
Santaquin, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolKelly Sonderegger is an independent researcher and seasoned software engineer with 12+ years of experience building resilient, production-grade systems and a deeper career in research and applied physics. Previously a DevOps Architect at Global Payments Integrated, Kelly led a migration to GitOps CI/CD and advanced Kubernetes operations with Istio and Longhorn, pairing research-driven proofs of concept with hands-on team enablement. Earlier roles at Visa and CyberSource focused on high-throughput financial systems, message-driven architectures, and tiered billing logic at scale. His background spans hardware and materials research—developing novel optical coatings and thin-film batteries—bringing a rare blend of experimental science and pragmatic engineering. Based in Santaquin, Utah, he combines systems architecture, cloud-native infrastructure, and a curiosity for quantum foundations in his current independent research. Colleagues know him for translating complex requirements into teachable migrations and durable operational patterns.
12 years of coding experience
42 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Electrical Engineering, Bachelors Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University
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Github Skills (45)
visa10
payment-service10
authorize10
payment10
payment-gateway9
linux9
payment-integration9
sdk9
payment-processing9
adyen9
docker8
macos8
api8
windows8
payment-methods8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ksondere/42-cent-cart
Mar 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:30 commits, 17 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 3 months
cartecommercemeteorjsshopping-cartshopping
ksondere/xlr-bamboo-plugin
Sep 2019 - Aug 2020
This plugin allows XL Release to run a Bamboo plan or trigger a Bamboo deployment.
Contributions:7 pushes in 10 months
plandeploymentbambootriggerxl-release
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