
Software Developer
Westcliffe, CO
yuriy@spacelite.com
Interests
Fun Stuff
- Van Life - Instagram
- Being Outdoors
- Watching YouTube
- Clean Energy
Boring Stuff
- Reading the News
- Supreme Court of the United States
- International & American Politics
- Cryptocurrency
Specializations
Cloud Platforms
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
Software Development
- Python
- HTML5 / CSS / JS
- Go
- Dart + Flutter
- Bash
Embedded Systems
- Raspberry Pi
- NVIDIA Jetson Nano
Languages
English,
Ukrainian
Work Experience
Spacelite Inc | President
Jan 2017 - Present
- Pioneering innovative control solutions in the audio-visual and automation industry through products like the TapTech Controller and The Hub Monitoring Website
- Spearheaded the design and development of the TapTech Controller, an industry-first automation platform offering scalability through USB technology and supporting programming in Python and JavaScript for seamless integration
- Introduced The Hub, a real-time, cloud-based monitoring system enabling proactive maintenance for organizations, reducing downtime and improving efficiency
- Collaborated extensively with a market leader (~$50b in annual revenue) to develop innovative hardware products, technical processes, and software
- Collaborated extensively with RoomReady to develop innovate hardware products, technical processes, and software to enable intelligent meeting rooms, primarily in corporate spaces. Responsibilities include:
- designing cloud architecture and deployment
- developing and maintaining back end source code
- creating and maintaining unit tests and documentation; general security tasks, including formal post mortems; and Alexa development and integration
- designing cloud architecture to achieve highly available, consistent, fault-resistant, scalable, and disaster-recoverable systems
ZDI Inc | Independent Contractor
May 2015 - Jan 2017
- Created automated collaboration software for remote classrooms using Skype for Business APIs
- Developed conference room availability displays integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server
University of Illinois | IT Technical Associate
Nov 2013 - Jul 2016
- Co-led the creation of a $200 open-source classroom AV control system, adopted by multiple universities as a cost-effective alternative to $11K proprietary systems
- Developed Universal System Manager (USM), an open-source server system managing 250 AV rooms, saving $25K annually
- Enhanced network security by isolating AV controllers and transitioning from a third-party security firm, saving $21K annually
Education
M.C.S. Computer Science | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aug 2016 - May 2018
- Concentration in Data Science
- Specialization in Cloud Computing
- Completed the Strategic Technology Management Program
B.S. Systems Engineering & Design | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aug 2009 - Dec 2012
- Minor in Computer Science
- James Scholar
- Dean's List