Nick Lang

Work Experience

Elastic Inc

Consultant Architect, 5-2017 - Present
- Consulting service for customers to help with
  - Scaling Various Elasticsearch clusters
  - Upgrades
  - Architecture reviews
  - etc..
- Python Elasticsearch Client
  - https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-py/
- Solit - Logstash integration test client
  - https://github.com/elastic/solit
Docker Inc

Senior Software Engineer, 7-2014 - 5-2017
- Backend web development (Python/Django/Postgres/Elastic/Redis/RMQ)
- DevOps (Salt)
- QA Infrastrucutre Development
- Sites:
  - hub.docker.com
SimpleEnergy

Senior Software Engineer, 9-2013 - 7-2014
- Backend web development (Python/Django/Postgres/MySql)
- Frontend development (Javascript/Jquery/Ember/CSS)
- DevOps (Fabric/Puppet)
- Sites:
  - www.simpleenergy.com
Lab305, LLC

Senior Software Engineer, 4-2011 - 9-2013
- Backend web development (Python/Django/Postgres/MySql)
- Frontend development (Javascript/Jquery/Backbone/CSS/Underscore/Plate)
- DevOps (Saltstack)
- Sites:
  - www.ruelala.com
  - www.trendabl.com
  - www.aynrand.org
  - www.slateup.com
Treadhub, LLC

Creator/Cofounder/Developer, 10-2012 - Present
- Product design and development
- Backend web development (Python/Django/Postgres)
- Frontend development (Javascript/Jquery/Backbone/Underscore)
- DevOps (Saltstack)
Lawrence Journal World (Lawrence, KS)

Web Developer, 3-2010 - 4-2011
- Backend web development (Python/Django/Postgres)
- Frontend development (Javascript/Jquery/CSS)
- DevOps (Fabric/Shell Scripts)
- iOS application development (PhoneGap/Javascript/CSS)
- Sites:
  - www.lawrence.com
  - www.ljworld.com
  - www.kusports.com
  - www.steamboatpilot.com
  - www.desotoexplorer.com
- Applications:
  - KU Sports Gameday App
Propylon (Lawrence, KS)

Developer and Business Analyst, 3-2008 - 3-2010
- Application development (Python)
- Data migrations (XML/SGML)

Education

Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)

B.S. General Mathematics, May 2005
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)

Studied Computer Science, transfered to CSU

Open Source Software

Docker
- Have spoke at local Docker Meetups
- Represented Docker at Docker Birthday Parties and Global Hackdays in Boulder/Denver
Python
- Race Director for the PyCon US Charity 5k
- Teach Python for GDI (Girl Develop It) Boulder
- Taught Python club at Wheat Ridge Middle School, Spring semester of 2013
- Pycon Speaker
  - Taught 4 hour tutorial on Web Development with Docker
Django
- Contributed documentation patches
- Contribute to growth of new developers by answering questions in IRC and on the mailing list
Saltstack
- Wrote initial Postgres implementation (states and modules)
- Wrote initial Django implementation (states and modules)
- Rewrote Pip/Virtualenv implemenations
- Contribute to growth of new developers by answering questions in IRC
Backbone.js
- Have used backbone.js in variety of different projects (personally and professionally)

Interests

Ultramarathons
Developing fun and engaging web applications
Experimenting with new technologies
Outdoor back country adventures