Sam Best
Principal at GCM Grosvenor
Greater Chicago Area United States
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Top SchoolSam Best is a Principal software engineer with 12 years of experience modernizing enterprise systems and delivering full-stack web applications. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, he leads a team at GCM Grosvenor focused on automating legacy business processes and driving DevOps-driven efficiency. He previously supported private markets fund and accounting teams as a technical lead, blending agile delivery with pragmatic backend engineering. Sam’s background spans ASP.NET MVC web development to enterprise DevOps, enabling him to translate complex business rules into maintainable, auditable systems. He pairs a computer science degree from Oregon State with earlier studies in microbiology and biochemistry, an uncommon cross-disciplinary foundation that informs his analytical approach. Colleagues rely on him to bridge business needs and modern technology while steadily improving developer workflows.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Major in Biology with focus in Microbiology Minor in Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS) Major in Biology with focus in Microbiology Minor in Biochemistry at University of OregonBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Oregon State University
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Github Skills (82)
client-library10
directive10
twitter-client10
keyboard9
spinner9
elasticsearch-net9
animate9
sliding9
nest9
cropperjs9
strongly-typed9
activity-indicator9
browser-support9
twitter-api9
graph9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
samlbest/traveling-salesman
Sep 2013 - Jan 2018
Contributions:13 commits, 1 push in 4 years 5 months
samlbest/kitten-js
Apr 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:4 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
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