Ted Stresen-Reuter

CL Hernán Pérez de Grado, 27

35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
tedmasterweb@gmail.com
+34696072517

Summary
Over 30 years of experience as a developer. Primary technologies include Laravel (PHP), React (TypeScript),
FastAPI (Python), TailwindCSS, and Bash; Linux and Windows administration; Apache, Nginx, and IIS
configuration; MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres administration; Google Mini and Solr configuration; Docker image
creation and docker-compose solutions. Recently focusing on AI: computer vision (Fastai) and RAG (FastAPI).

Objective
I am looking for a software engineering role that will allow me to share my knowledge with other developers, contribute
code to large projects, and apply my AI/ML knowledge on a daily basis.

Experience
CTO 2014 - Present
Secret Source Technology
● Ensure top-tier code quality standards company-wide ​resulting in a 70% reduction in post-release defects
● Lead hundreds of mentoring, dojos, pair programming sessions, review hundreds of PRs
● Wrote our professional ladder, giving developers a career path, reducing annual staff turnover by 50%
● Foster a collaborative culture of knowledge sharing among team of 30 developers
● Champion company values adherence, reducing annual staff turnover by 30%
● Develop and implement overarching technical strategy
● Document and enforce comprehensive security measures (ISO 27001)
● Pioneer multiple research initiatives to drive innovation, particularly AI/ML

Teacher / IT Support 2009 - 2014

American School of Las Palmas
● Installed and managed Ubuntu lab with 25 computers
● Wrote Computer Proficiency curriculum for students ages 10 to 16
● Taught English, Math, and Computers to more than 300 students

Frontend/Backend Developer / Consultant 2001 - 2009

Chicago IT Systems, Clevernet, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
● Led sales and projects; generated more than 80k in remote sales in the first year
● Led development of social network in PHP Fusebox for schools (Saywire)
● Created custom CMS for local clients that used XML for configuration
● Created RSS aggregation system for the CGIAR in ASP.NET
● Led development of firm intranet for more than 1000 users using PHP and AD for authentication
● Developed multiple database-drive extranets and practice area web sites using Cold Fusion

Frontend/Backend Developer / Multimedia Developer / MS Access Programmer 1998 - 2001

Instituto Cervantes, Ambrosi, Dantis, Freelance
● Developed intranet (FileMaker Pro), training materials (Director), web site (ASP), Online zine (PHP)

Other - (programming, finance, education, construction, hospitality, advertising / marketing) 1980 - 1998

Education
Master of Arts with specialization in TESOL

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

Community
Created the GofiGeeks developer community: over 700 developers on the island. Monthly meetings with
attendance of 50 people on average and 2 annual events with over 140 people in attendance, multiple
corporate sponsors and the full support of the local government.