Stefan Kurek Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

* Co-designed and implemented Bindplane Agent inline updating feature written in Go (Bindplane tech lead said this feature was one of the most stable a year later)* Led a small team of engineers, delivering over 20 telemetry integrations for an external customer by ensuring high-quality development, mentoring junior team members, and aligning deliverables with client needs * * Acted as the primary technical liaison with stakeholders, managing specs, addressing concerns, and adapting deliverables based on evolving requirements* Led a project to replace Google’s GCVE standalone monitoring agent with an OTEL based solution. Directed junior engineer in planning and execution utilizing custom configurations setup through both flexible shell scripts & a complex Ansible role* Many other telemetry focused projects resulting in being one of the top OpenTelemetry contributors in 2024 (GitHub @StefanKurek)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

* Worked on various improvements to the eChecks platform (a monolith Ruby on Rails application)

Ada, Michigan, Us

* Added and improved features to a new micro front end refresh of Amway’s checkout experience using Angular 9* Pushed to implement required CI checks for PR merging using AWS CodeBuild* Took over main responsibilities for Inventory List Backend (multiple Kafka consumers/producers, a Spring Boot REST API, interactions with ElasticSearch, and built/deployed through Bamboo)

Chicago, Il, Us

* Modified and created REST endpoints/data models utilizing existing Express.js backend and MongoDB for persistence.* Added and updated features to an Angular 8 internal front end application

Toronto, On, Ca

* Designed, created, tested, and improved microservices for an internal platform using Spring Boot and Lombok. This typically involved creating a REST API, asynchronous messaging with Kafka, and using MongoDB for persistence.

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

* Worked with various APIs to create over 8 telemetry libraries using Kotlin, Java, and JRuby.* Co-designed and created core libraries and generators in Kotlin to aid in the creation of telemetry libraries for over 35 SaaS services (across AWS, Azure, & GCP).* Created and enhanced enterprise level monitoring integrations for VMware's vROps and Oracle Enterprise Manager using Java, Perl, and ActionScript* Designed and created public facing REST API for BindPlane using Express.js & Typescript.Implemented major license key changes to both generator and core library (Java) in order to allow for more versatile licensing across over 50 vROps management packs.* Supported the company in a number of additional roles: became primary customer support contact for L3 Oracle Enterprise Manager plug-in issues, directed and provided development support to overseas contractors, and mentored interns.

* Lead firmware development for HSS capacitive touch sensing technology (buttons & touchscreens) using primarily Microchip microcontrollers and Embedded C.* Wrote various .NET applications to interact with capacitive touch sensing microcontrollers.* Directed junior software developers on various embedded & .NET projects.* Provided technical training sessions for engineers on how to use HSS techniques.

Zeeland, Michigan, Us

* Performed a barrage of tests to ensure that LIN based rear view mirrors met hardware and software requirements.

Zeeland, Michigan, Us

* Processed SmartBeam data to be used in a database for simulation.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

* Created and improved both in house and customer applications using VBA, VB.Net and C#* Designed algorithms, created, debugged, and improved firmware for various microcontrollers using Embedded C