Suzanne Kiihne
Engineering Manager at Cisco Meraki
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSuzanne Kiihne is an engineering manager in Berkeley with 12 years of software experience and a PhD in physical chemistry, blending deep scientific rigor with pragmatic product delivery. She has led mobile, IoT, and full-stack initiatives at Cisco Meraki and startups—shipping iOS apps, firmware-integrated cloud APIs, and production test tooling while coaching cross-functional teams. A polyglot developer (Swift/Objective-C, Python, Ruby, Scala, JS) who also contributes to open-source GIS tooling, she gravitates toward precision engineering: QA systems, robust filters, and well-tested backend integrations. Her background in NMR/MRI and biophysics informs a data-driven, experimental approach to debugging and systems design that surfaces non-obvious failure modes. Colleagues rely on her persistence and attention to detail to move complex projects from prototype to reliable production.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Physical Chemistry, PhD, Physical Chemistry at University of WashingtonBA (honors), Chemistry, BA (honors), Chemistry at Oberlin College
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Github Skills (22)
postgresql10
python10
django10
testing10
django-rest10
django-testing10
gis10
django-rest-framework10
geodjango10
uiviewcontroller9
apidoc9
geojson9
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cocoapods9
property-list6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openwisp/django-rest-framework-gis
Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
Geographic add-ons for Django REST Framework. Maintained by the OpenWISP Project.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 5 days
Contributions summary:Suzanne focused on enhancing the Django REST Framework GIS project with new features and tests. Their contributions centered around implementing a distance filter, modifying existing filters, and writing corresponding tests to ensure functionality. They also made changes to the project's URL configurations to support the new filter implementations, demonstrating a solid understanding of the project's architecture.
openwisppythonadd-onsdjango-rest-frameworkdjango
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