Summary
Russell Steelman is a Principal Software Engineer with over a decade of experience delivering software across finance, networking, and telecommunications, blending hands-on coding with technical leadership. He has deep expertise in VoIP/IP networking, virtualization and cloud computing, web content delivery, and real-time application monitoring using tools like Dynatrace. Comfortable in multi-site and international environments, he has led R&D and support teams at companies such as AudioCodes and Nortel and currently drives engineering efforts in the financial services sector. Russell is a longtime shell programmer (ksh since 1990) and brings strong Unix/Solaris system administration, SQL and embedded database skills to complex integrations. He pairs practical protocol-level knowledge (SIP, H.248, SNMP) with modern agile delivery practices (Kanban/JIRA) to consistently ship reliable systems. Colleagues rely on him for balancing customer-facing support, technical project management, and hands-on software delivery across large-scale heterogeneous stacks.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BSET (Computer / Electrical Engineering), Electrical/Computer Design & Engineering, BSET (Computer / Electrical Engineering), Electrical/Computer Design & Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
MSM, Master of Science in Management (Business) (honors), MSM, Master of Science in Management (Business) (honors) at Liberty University