Philip Stears
Chief Technology Officer at DriveWorks
Widnes, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorPhilip Stears is a seasoned software leader and Chief Technology Officer with 14 years of professional experience and roots at DriveWorks stretching back to the early 2000s. He blends hands-on development pedigree—having progressed from developer to lead developer and now CTO—with strategic oversight to keep products aligned with customer needs and emerging technology trends. Philip is passionate about building software that delights users and about reducing complexity so teams can deliver impactful solutions. Based in Widnes, UK, he pairs technical stewardship with a practical interest in automation (including brewing automation he’s prototyping), reflecting a maker’s curiosity that informs his approach to product and platform evolution.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (56)
linux10
overlay10
otp10
bluetooth-low-energy10
erlang9
elixir9
bluetooth9
http2-client9
gleam9
parser8
cowboy8
websocket-client8
android8
rest8
websocket8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
id3as/nixpkgs-nixerl
Nov 2019 - Nov 2021
A nix overlay for Erlang Releases
Contributions:1 review, 67 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 11 months
nixoserlangnix-overlayoverlay
philipstears/dotfiles
Feb 2015 - Jan 2019
Contributions:50 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 11 months
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