Chad Patterson
About Chad Patterson
Chad Patterson is a Sr. Linux Engineer at Expedia, Inc. with extensive experience in Unix and system engineering roles at various companies.
Title
Chad Patterson holds the position of Sr. Linux Engineer. His current role is with Expedia, Inc. in Bellevue, WA.
Professional Experience
Chad Patterson has extensive experience as a Systems Engineer. He has worked at several major companies including Expedia, Nintendo, Premera Blue Cross, LexisNexis, Reed Elsevier, and Deloitte. His roles ranged from Unix Systems Engineer to Sr. System Engineer, accumulating over 20 years of experience in various engineering positions.
Education and Expertise
Chad studied at the University of Washington for one year in 1994-1995 and briefly attended Seattle Central College in 1970. He has strong proficiency in Linux systems and various scripting languages like Python and Bash. He also possesses expertise in automation frameworks like Stackstorm.
Projects at Expedia
At Expedia, Chad developed a WebUI for interacting with RESTful APIs to assist the build team. He also set up and maintained 25 cobbler/katello/yum servers for enterprise-wide Linux patching. Additionally, he leads a DevOps team through Agile methodologies and daily ceremonies.
Technical Contributions
Chad has created several internal tools for troubleshooting and data analysis using Python and Bash scripts. He is responsible for all virtual and physical server creations on-premises via a self-service application he developed using Flask, Python, and jQuery. Chad also specializes in the Stackstorm automation framework and has created various Stackstorm packs.