Savanni D'Gerinel

512-947-0226
savanni@luminescent-dreams.com

Objective

I am passionate about bringing useful user-facing applications to the Linux desktop.

I seek out engineering leadership positions that involve developing sustainable processes, mentoring junior engineers, fostering collaboration between team members, and building a close relationship with both designers and users. My ideal position allows me to spend at least 30% of my time doing software development.

Further Relevant Experience

Implementing Drag and Drop as components for Yew

A Follow-Along Introduction to Rust

Visions Virtual Tabletop A client/server web application which provides a shared tabletop for a Storyteller and for Players to be able to play role playing games online and in person. Currently under active development to reach MVP state.

Bike Lights An embedded Rust application for controlling a custom bicycle lighting system.

Fitnesstrax A GTK-based application for tracking basic health information around weight and physical activity.

Skills

Project management, especially in 2 week sprint cycles, including iteration planning meetings, daily standups, and iteration retrospectives.
Test and Behavior driven development, including architecting for testability
Programming Languages: Rust, Typescript, Haskell, C, Javascript, Go, Python
Web application development with React and Yew
Devops with Docker, Terraform, Ansible, and Nix on AWS and Digital Ocean

Experience

1Password: June 2020 - September 2025, Staff Developer

I lead projects for the multiplatform 1Password 8 application, with my focus being primarily on the desktop. My achievements include:

Lead 1Password 8 for Linux, Windows, and MacOS from initial development release to general access
Lead development of Quick Access, which gives users an easy path to retrieve their credentials for desktop applications
Joined an engineering team in crisis to help them resolve blockers so that it could start flowing smoothly again
Added feature flags to the desktop and mobile applications, allowing engineers and product teams to launch new features at optimal times independently of our application release cycle.

My daily work involved project planning, code review, mentorship, and programming.

Cloud City Development: August 2017 - June 2020, Senior Developer

This was a consulting agency in which I was regularly moved from one client to another. Responsibilities included

Rapidly learning the client’s business model and relevant software infrastructure.
Daily consultations with the client to gather and refine requirements and develop software that meets those requirements.

Accomplishments

Set up the operations infrastructure for receiving, saving, and presenting data from devices deployed on consumer-grade internet. This included cluster monitoring an server configuration management.
Developed a mechanism for reliably updating devices in the field, resilient against unexpected service interruptions on consumer grade internet.
Built UI applications in Javascript, React, and GraphQL to cover applications in public health and in cybersecurity.

CollegeVine: December 2016 - June 2017, Software Engineer

My responsibilities involved server and client-side development in the platform our consultants and clients used to coordinate their activities.

Curb: October 2015 - October 2016, Software Engineer

I was responsible for the entire energy monitoring platform infrastructure, including provisioning of servers, load balancing, disaster recovery and performance.

Created policies and automation for replaceable infrastructure using Terraform, reducing operational error and improving service reliability.
Automated a zero-downtime software deployment using Ansible on a data ingestion cluster.
Built ingestion services capable of handling more than 100 megabits/s of metrics in near-realtime using off-the-shelf components and purpose-specific code developed primarily in Haskell.

Powerhouse Management: June 2014 - August 2015, Software Engineer

I was the lead developer for add-on service offerings for VyprVPN. I lead the design, project management, and development of the VyprVPN for Business product, which provides a turnkey VPN solution for employees to securely connect to corporate intranets.

Coached developers on Python programming with Flask, object oriented design, and automated testing.
Developed the early interface for the software using Javascript.
Helped lead a collaborative design process yielding the system architecture and development plan for VyprVPN for Business.
Conducted agile project management to provide a clear view on how far the project had progressed and how much further it had to go.

Giganews/Goldenfrog/Powerhouse Management: 2005 - 2013

My role shifted over the years between being the sole developer on several projects and a team contributor in others. I introduced test-driven development, began the practice of frequent code reviews, and set up the practice of morning checkin metings.

My work formed the backbone of the VyprVPN product, providing all aspects of authentication, connection tracking, and VPN management.
Built the DMCA response infrastructure for VyprVPN to help the business comply with the common carrier protections provided by the DMCA.
Debugged and maintained the Giganews NNTP news server cluster.
Built a connection and download accounting server, which has been in continuous operation, processing thousands of commands per second, with no failures since its creation, including handling unavailability of its database servers while still responding to requests.
Core synchronization engine for the a Dropbox-like cloud storage product.

National Instruments: 2001 - 2005

I was the individual contributor to the driver layer that connected our software to our measurement hardware through USB and IEEE1394.

Maintenance of the legacy USB and IEEE1394 platform abstraction driver.
Development of a new API and communication model for future USB and IEEE1394 devices.
Primary tools involved were C++, Windows 2000 DDK

Education