D Bean
Principal Security Architect - Amazon EC2 at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolD Bean is a Principal Security Architect for Amazon EC2 with a decade of experience bridging legal expertise and hands-on software engineering. Formerly an open-source attorney who advised projects and even authored amicus briefs, he uniquely combines deep knowledge of IP and licensing with cloud security, compliance, and identity architecture. At AWS he progressed rapidly through solutions and specialist architect roles, translating regulatory and contractual risk into practical, auditable cloud controls. A full‑stack developer and active contributor to large projects like the GitLab CE mirror, he has shipped both UI improvements and backend license-handling features. Based in New York, he blends technical rigor with policy-savvy judgment, making him adept at securing developer workflows and open-source ecosystems. His background suggests a rare fluency in law, developer experience, and production security engineering.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Juris Doctor (J.D.) at New York University School of LawBachelor's degree Political Science, Bachelor's degree Political Science at The George Washington UniversityCertificate Law Culture and Society, Certificate Law Culture and Society at University of Amsterdam
Github Skills (8)
rspec10
ruby-rails10
rails10
api10
apidoc10
ruby10
gitlab9
front-end-development8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
gitlabhq/gitlabhq
Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
GitLab CE Mirror | Please open new issues in our issue tracker on GitLab.com
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:D contributed to the GitLab CE repository by implementing breadcrumb links for new issue, merge request, and snippet pages, enhancing the user interface navigation. They also added license information to the project API, including license details and a URL. Additionally, the user made changes to the file detector, recognizing 'UNLICENSE' license files. These contributions span both frontend (UI elements) and backend (API and license handling) functionalities.
gitlab-cerubygitlabrails
aws-samples/aws-nitro-enclaves-workshop
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
AWS Nitro Enclaves Workshop
Contributions:21 reviews, 40 commits, 26 PRs in 1 year 5 months
awsnitro-enclavesworkshop
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