Paul Pagel
Founder, Chairman Of The Board at 8th Light
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolPaul Pagel is a seasoned software entrepreneur and leader with 17 years of experience building developer-focused engineering organizations and products from Chicago. As founder and former CEO of 8th Light, he has scaled a consulting and training firm that focuses on raising software quality by coaching developers and designers and creating great workplaces. He combines hands-on technical roots (starting as a software apprentice) with strategic business training from Kellogg’s MBA to bridge delivery, talent development, and company strategy. An active member of peer networks like YPO and Entrepreneurs’ Organization, he brings a founder’s perspective to boards and leadership teams. Notably, his career emphasizes improving the craft and culture of software engineering as a lever for broader impact rather than just feature delivery.
17 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at DePaul UniversityKellogg School of Management
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Github Skills (9)
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javascript4
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ruby2
clojure2
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
paulwpagel/fresnel
Dec 2008 - Apr 2009
Contributions:119 commits in 4 months
davelyon/owc2011
Aug 2011 - Aug 2011
Contributions:41 commits in 1 day
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