Summary
William Gunnells is a Senior Python Developer and DevOps engineer based in California with over a decade of hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade services and cloud infrastructure. He blends deep Python scripting, SQL, and AWS expertise (API Gateway, Lambda, CloudFormation/Troposphere) with a strong background in networking and security from roles at Cisco, HP, and as a firewall escalation engineer. William has modernized legacy Python systems, automated complex deployments, and delivered cross-team solutions at companies including Fanatics, Box, Apple, and Best Western, often bridging QA, security, and operations. Author of Rapid Python Programming, he pairs practical teaching with real-world system design and occasionally contributes contract work through his consultancy, Raspberry Think Tank. Known for reducing costs and simplifying processes, he brings a strategic mindset to prioritizing roadmaps and presenting technical recommendations to leadership.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Bryant College
French, Spanish