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by thinky_thoughts 1203 days ago
Location: Denver, CO, USA Remote: Strongly preferred. Willing to travel occasionally (1wk per 2mo max). Experienced remote worker.

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python (most fluent), Numpy, Pandas, Natural Language Processing, Flask, Django, Linux, AWS, GCP, Redshift, Postgres, MySQL, Agile, Javascript, C, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing

Strengths: Leadership, management, broad+deep technical experience, emotional intelligence and maturity, creative nonlinear out-of-box thinking, operations, strategy, community bulding, deep cross-functionality. You can put me anywhere in an organization and I can traverse skillfully, and build relationships and speak the languages of every department in a matter of months if not weeks. Comfortable with both internal and client-facing leadership.

Other accomplishments: 2020 GitHub Resident AI Artist, Arctic Code Vault -https://alexmakijokela.medium.com/open-source-artifact-a-wal... -https://github.blog/2022-09-20-if-you-dont-make-it-beautiful... 2x Founder, Spirit & Glitch (2018 AI art clothing company), GreenCubes (2021 mobile automated agricultural greenhouse company) Independent management consultant for Outside's #2 Best Place to Work (Peak Design) - I understand operations deeply, think in systems and patterns, and deeply value company culture

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmakijokela/

Email: firstname dot lastname (without hyphen) at google's most well-known mail service

Desired positions: Leading product and engineering teams, open to senior engineering roles (preference for backend/data) with opportunity to move towards leadership as we build trust and rapport. Potentially game-changing in a director role if it's an industry/product that leverages my strengths and experience

Priorities re companies: -Emotionally mature leadership, who understands the value of healthy culture with good work-life balance -Solid market position and financials -Doing some form of good in the world. Knowing that my work improves peoples' lives is important to me. -Stability (I love the dynamism of early stage startups but I'm more interested in stability right now - let me bring my dynamism to your slightly more mature organization) -Ability to be cross-functional and traverse - I'm at my most potent when I can weave through an organization and create the kind of value you can only see when you speak all of the business and technical languages -Ability to lead and manage and mentor - I have a lot to share and helping others grow and mature is deeply rewarding to me -Pay - I'm coming out of a couple years of early stage startups and I want to refuel and re-resource financially for a little while.