Erica Astrella
Director Of Data And Technology Transformation, Office Of Mayor Barbara Lee
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErica Astrella is a seasoned technology leader with 12 years of experience building high-performing engineering and data teams across public sector and entertainment industries. Currently serving as Director of Data and Technology Transformation for Oakland’s Mayor Barbara Lee, she combines strategic vision with hands-on delivery to modernize civic systems and drive measurable impact. Previously she led engineering and infrastructure at GitHub, Microsoft, Patreon, Slack and Parkwood Entertainment, balancing large-scale reliability work with product-focused initiatives. Erica is known for mentoring underrepresented engineers and creating repeatable processes that improve clarity, consistency, and cross-functional collaboration. She brings a rare mix of operations-first SRE discipline and executive-level program management, having managed multi-million dollar cloud budgets and confidential, high-stakes projects. Based in Berkeley, Erica pairs curiosity about practical tooling with a talent for turning complex organizational challenges into tangible, user-facing results.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
AAS IT Support, AAS IT Support at University of Alaska FairbanksUniversity of Miami
Github Skills (13)
chrome-web-store5
puppeteer4
linux4
ios4
windows4
macos3
media-keys3
weechat3
browser-automation2
automation2
chromium2
chrome2
chrome-extension1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
EricaJoy/notsosecret
May 2014 - Jun 2015
Contributions:6 commits, 1 push in 1 year 1 month
EricaJoy/techdiversity
Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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