Daniel Gawne

Daniel Gawne

Applications Programmer II: 2023 - 2026
Daniel has also worked at:
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Raterlabs, Inc.
  • View more on LinkedIn.

Hi! I have a Bachelors in Philosophy from UCF and continued my education as a self-taught full stack developer after graduation. While at LS&T I also learned a lot about DevOps, cloud computing, the LTI 1.3 spec and infrastructure as code. I've worked on a wide range of projects while working at UCF. Some that I am most proud of include:

  • The Python LTI 1.3 Cookiecutter, used in Materia's Django rewrite
  • Leading a shift to IaC for our cloud-hosted apps
  • Standing up and maintaining multiple Canvas-LMS instances for both internal and proof-of-concept prod-like environments
  • Standardizing and documenting best practices for deployment to AWS

In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, cycling, running, and immersing myself in the world of music.

Expertise:

  • Python (Django & Flask)
  • AWS/Cloud Computing
  • Infrastructure as Code (OpenTofu)
  • DevOps
  • Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 Specification
  • Canvas LMS
  • Linux

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