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Hi! I’m Alex Whiteside

Software Engineer // Entrepreneur // Travel Addict
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About Me

I am a truly full stack developer and entrepreneur with a disruptive and innovative nature. I have a background both educationally and experientially in physics, electrical engineering, robotics and computer vision, computer engineering, enterprise software development, UI and UX development, marketing and graphic design, business development and management, global supply chain/production design and implementation, and investment funding. Everything to build a complex technology from the idea stage to production.

I've had experience in academia, the government, corporate and start-ups, and gained both credentials and experience from each one. With a desire to innovate and the skills, tools and connections to do so on a global scale, I'm ready for wherever the next idea takes me.

Core Competencies

Application Architecture

AWS Offerings, GCP, Scalablility, Dev Ops

Web and API Services

Java (Spring MVC), JS (React), Scala, PHP, Python (Django), C# (.NET), Go

Mobile Applications

Swift, Java (Android), Flutter, Responsive Web, Progressive Apps

Robotics

C/C++ (ROS, OpenCV), PCB Design (Altium), 3D Modeling (AutoDesk)

Team Management

Tech Lead, Offshore Management, Documentation and Project Management

Entrepreneurship

Multiple funded startups, pitching, global network

Work History

2018 to Present Tech Lead Even Financial
2014 to Present Founder Discovery Spot
2016 to 2018 Chief Technology Officer / Founder Birch Finance, LLC
April 2015 to 2016 Software Engineer - Tactical Integration Strike Team Ultimate Software
April 2012 to 2016 Chief Technology Officer / Founder Robotic Interactive Learning Environment
2013 - 2016 Researcher and Project Manager University of West Florida
Summer 2013 Technical Analyst/Developer - Global Infrastructure American Express Technologies
Summer 2012 Developer - Computational Fluid Dynamics Air Force Research Lab

Tough to find,
Easy to reach!

I'm always looking for the next adventure - whether for a conference, contract or work-cation. This map will serve as my log for past jaunts.

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