Nick Sundberg
Director, GPS Hardware & Implementation, programmer and DevOps engineer building and operating Windows and Linux systems across local and cloud infrastructure
Summary
Director of GPS Hardware & Implementation with 12+ years. Focusing hands-on software development,
DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and Resource Management. Building and operating Windows and Linux scalable
systems cross local and cloud infrastructure. Responsible for 35,000+ GPS units / 7,500+ mobile devices across
nationwide client deployments. DevOps work on plugins, tooling, and infrastructure. Open-source contributor
on LMP/FVC/Mirage and community-maintained KSP software.
When people bring me in
Hardware selection, development, deployment, and upkeep
- Deploys mobile applications (Android/iOS/web) onto physical hardware nationally with various client-level configurations.
DevOps Support and Management
- Management of teams responsible for cloud-deployed software stacks, both proprietary and open-source; integration cloud scaling strategies, code management tools, and monitoring.
Consultation
- Enhancing consulting projects (acquisition, diligence, restructuring) for technical groups, transportation teams, and industry panels.
Code Review
- Runtime analysis, O optimization, and stability reviews, with a particular love for headless systems.
Selected Experience
Education Logistics LLC. (Edulog)
Director, GPS Hardware & Implementation
August 2022 - Present
- Lead for GPS Hardware and Implementation departments, supporting hundreds of clients and tens of thousands of
devices nationwide
- Lead for hardware R&D across all physical product lines, including trackers, tablets, RFID readers, and input
peripherals; evaluated vehicle compatibilities and experimental features including on-site testing
- Managed internal software deployment, security reports, testing, and deployment for legacy product suite
- Coordinate with vendors, installers, warehouses, and shipping partners to hit project timelines and plan
long-term procurement; reduced entry-level procurement cost by ~30% to improve market viability
Product Manager; DevOps Technician
October 2025 - Present
- Current Product Manager for Edulog's mobile tablet products (published iOS and Android apps) and
cloud-native mobile architecture
- Deliver status reporting to the executive team (CEO, COO, CFO, VPs) on project status and
business planning
- EC2 instance management, SG cloud deployments, AWS-hosted windows domains, auto-deployment and scaling
- Utilize CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Argo CD, and Helm for automated deployment
Executive Project Manager
June 2020 - August 2022
- Designed, roadmapped, and implemented company-wide systems directed by the Executive Committee, including
time-tracking, CRM platform, asset tracking, mobile device management, and health reporting
- Led workflow and business-process consultation across multiple disciplines (Engineering + Admin + Finance + Operations)
- Administrative reporting and organizational analysis for executive consultation
Software Implementation & Database Analyst
February 2014 - June 2020
- Developed batch/powershell/SQL scripts supporting GIS routing models for major US clients (still in use 10+ years later)
- Daily communication with clients on application deployment, remote networking, user management,
and enhancement/engineering requests
- Standardized maintenance scripts, nightly processes, and error reporting across our national client base
Harvard International Relations Council
Director of Technology
April 2017 - January 2020 · Cambridge, MA
- Website redevelopment and server infrastructure redesign for the local student organization at Harvard
and its subsidiary conferences (HMUN and HNMUN)
- Replaced the conference registration and host-management backend with a custom PHP/JavaScript CRM used
across all IRC groups
Additional Experience
Pilot -- PPL
2024 - Present
- Private scenic and recreational flights around the Pacific Northwest
- Aircraft Owner, N8260N
Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR) -- IT Manager
2011 - Present
- On-site engineer for the live Internet + FM Broadcast from the event in the Black Rock Desert; station build crew
- Live radio host for "Extraterrestrial Street" and "Mashup Power Hour(s)"
- Hosted the "Man Burn" broadcast on Event Saturday Night, 2025
The Harvard Crimson -- Writer / Staff Journalist
September 2016 - September 2018 · Cambridge, MA
- Covered Harvard University and Cambridge, MA news, including city elections, council policy,
and current events for the local beat
- Provided hardware asset technical support and maintenance for the newsroom as ad hoc technical support
Skills
- Languages: C, C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Assembly, OCaml, Java
- Data & Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2), Kubernetes, Argo CD, Helm, Docker, Apache/NiFi/Kafka/ElasticSearch
- Web: HTML5, CSS, D3.js, CMS deployment (Drupal, Joomla, WordPress), API consulting
- Leadership & Operations: Executive reporting, agile project management, procurement and vendor management,
cross-functional team leadership, client relations, roadmap planning
Education
B.S., Computer Science (Minor in Music)
Harvard College · August 2016 - May 2020 · Cambridge, MA
Focus on Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Data Structures, Machine and System Programming,
Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra, Networks, Security, Cryptography, and System Architecture
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