Oh! Hello there. 👋

I'm a software and database developer and infrastructure engineer. I spent the first seventeen years of my career working almost exclusively for non-profits. The past few years has had me working in the for-profit world but my heart is in technology to make a positive impact on the world and the people around me. I dabble in a little bit of everything as I am able to.

A few areas where I specialize:

• Database design and optimization, specifically on PostgreSQL, but also other databases like Cassandra, Redis, and SQLite.
• Data processing and pipeline building, specifically in Python. (Though I started with Perl for many, many years.) I have been writing Golang recently, too. I've also worked in Java, JavaScript, and PHP in the past.
• Building out cloud environments with Terraform including networking, specifically on AWS and Google Cloud.
• Kubernetes administration and application development and deployment.
• Infrastructure coordination and automation, particularly with Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Mentoring other developers of all levels of experience in new-to-them technologies with an aim to level up my team so that we can all succeed together.

📫 How to reach me:

• My personal, not frequently updated website: https://paullockaby.com/
• On the Fediverse (aka Mastodon) where sometimes my opinions reveal themselves: https://uncontrollablegas.com/@paul
• On LinkedIn where I adamantly do not talk about politics: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lockaby-b0084218b/
• Via email: paul@paullockaby.com
• Pronouns: he/him

You will actually find most of my work in my GitHub organization called paullockaby.

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🔭  The technologies that I currently use or have recently used include:

🧑🏻‍💻  Currently I am currently working on:

• Probably nothing because I spend my free time with my family. Sorry.