Destry R. Saul, Ph.D
I am a solution-oriented agile leader and problem solver.
I am available for consulting and contracting.
Email me at destry@hamdensaul.solutions.
Services I Provide
- Agile Software Development
- Code/Project/Team Audits
- Team & Individual Coaching
Software Development
Embed me in your existing team or ask for a standalone deliverable.
- Languages: Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Scala, IDL, C# (for game dev), Elixir (coming soon), Rust (coming soon)
- GitOps: AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Ansible, Chef, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
- Software Architecture, Big Data, Distributed Systems, Solution Engineering
Code/Project/Team Audits
Don't know what you don't know? I can dig into your code or your processes and provide you with actionable recommendations.
Team & Individual Coaching
Need to level up? Want your team to deliver more, better, faster? I'm a helpful lead and mentor.
Portfolio
- Code - An IVOA Publishing Registry for NOIRLab
- Org Audit - NOIRLab's Community Science and Data Center
- Team Coaching - Madden Media Voyage
- Code - Bitcoin Address Manipulation Warning
Employment History
- Chief Software Engineer @ NOIRLab
- Image Processing Engineer @ BlackSky, Inc.
- Senior Engineer (First Employee) @ Unchained Capital, Inc.
- Online Instructor @ O'Reilly
- Big Data / Data Science Consultant w/ Perfect Timing, LLC
- Senior Data Scientist @ Cisco Systems
- Big Data Solution Architect / Sales Engineer / Big Data Consultant @ Infochimps / CSC
- PhD Candidate / Astronomy TA @ Columbia University
Education
- PhD Astrophysics - Columbia University - 2013
- BA Astrophysics, Physics, Theater Arts and Perforance Studies - UC Berkeley - 2007
Random Notables
- 2020 - Unchained Capital Webinar
- 2019 - SXSW Speaker - "The Arsenal Of A Blockchain Developer"
- 2018 - Organized Tucson Blockchain Devs Meetup - Slides
- 2018 - Wrote a secure Ethereum multisig smart contract - Audit Blog Post
- 2016 - 2nd place in Cisco internal data science competition
- 2013 - successful Google interview (declined due to lack of remote option)
Refereed First-Author Papers
Contact Me
Questions, Comments, and Employment: destry@hamdensaul.solutions