Steven La
Project Manager at Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven La is a project manager based in New York with 11 years of experience bridging technical delivery and stakeholder coordination across public sector and nonprofit settings. At the MTA he moved from an internship into a full project management role, applying disciplined execution to complex, operational programs. With a background in biomedical engineering and hands-on contributions to open-source Spinnaker—improving deployments, GCP integrations, and front-end UI polish—he blends technical fluency with program leadership. He has supported events and community initiatives as a competition coordinator and tutor, demonstrating an ability to organize teams and communicate complex ideas clearly. Known for pragmatic automation work and attention to user experience, he’s comfortable operating at the intersection of infrastructure, UI, and project delivery. Steven brings a curious, interdisciplinary approach informed by engineering training and real-world deployment experience.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University
Github Skills (17)
continuous-deployment10
javascript10
continuous-delivery10
gcp10
devops10
kubernetes9
cicd9
bash9
kubernetes-pods9
react9
docker8
python8
dockers8
ui-design8
fest6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
spinnaker/spinnaker
Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
Spinnaker is an open source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform for releasing software changes with high velocity and confidence.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:39 commits, 39 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Steven focused on improving the deployment and operational aspects of the Spinnaker platform. They implemented and refined automation related to OS updates, ensuring they are applied at the appropriate times. Additionally, the user made changes to manage service account credentials and API enablement for the Google Cloud Platform, enhancing the platform's integration with Google Cloud services. Furthermore, the user updated the build process and dependency management.
continuous-deploymentconfidencemulti-sourcedevopscfml
spinnaker/deck
Aug 2015 - Nov 2017
Management UI for Spinnaker
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 13 PRs, 5 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Steven primarily contributed to the UI of the Spinnaker Deck application. They focused on adding Kubernetes provider logos and icons for server groups, enhancing the visual representation within the UI. Additionally, the user addressed a typo and adjusted the server group actions order to align with the GCE implementation. These changes directly improve the user experience and visual consistency within the application.
reactmanagement-uispinnakerreactjsapollo-client
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