Rylan Polster Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Homebrew is a tool used by millions of software developers to manage software packages on macOS and Linux. As a member of the organization's technical steering committee, I help to strategize big-picture technical goals for the project and advise on technical disputes between Homebrew maintainers. As a maintainer, I work on implementing features to improve user experience and efficiency. I also regularly triage, review, and merge pull requests and issues. I use many technologies including Ruby, Bash, Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

I am a student mentor available to any performing arts project going up at Yale University. I advise teams on all aspects of the performance cycle, with a focus on technical elements of productions (e.g. lighting, sound, scenery, projections, etc). I provide assistance and training on how to use theater equipment while promoting safety.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

I execute the load-in, strike, and focus of lighting plots for department performances.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

I assist in running professional events and performances. My roles include helping with load-in/strike and provide audio/visual support during events.

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

I served as the Production Manager for the Yale Dramatic Association's six-show season. As Production Manager, I work with the Yale Undergraduate Production and David Geffen School of Dramat at Yale faculty to oversee all productions. My responsibilities include ensuring show teams remain on schedule, ensuring they have necessary resources, and advising them on how to properly scale their designs to match labor, time, and financial budgets. I also consult with teams about venue-specific technical questions. I am also the student safety advisor for the association, ensuring the health and safety of team members. Additionally, as an officer of the organization, I help choose the upcoming season and handle administrative tasks.

I designed and developed a web-based customer intake form. I used several technologies including AngularJS, HTML, CSS, MaterialUI, and Azure DevOps.

As an engineering intern, I helped develop an IoT device to monitor and report wheel wear on local transit cars. I also prototyped a LoRaWAN system for monitoring industrial power consumption. I used many technologies including Python, Bash, Git, Ansible, AWS, MQTT, LoRaWAN, and Arduino.