Justin Drake
Sr Account Executive at Datec Inc.
Greater Seattle Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Drake is a results-driven senior account executive with 14 years of experience selling enterprise technology and cloud security solutions across the Greater Seattle Area. He has a strong track record building strategic relationships at companies like Datec, Lacework, Elastic, Pure Storage, and F5, consistently navigating complex technical deals from infrastructure to SaaS security. Equally comfortable with technical detail and commercial outcomes, Justin pairs sales leadership with hands-on engineering contributions in open source—working on high-profile projects such as the Ethereum consensus specs and OpenBazaar server and client code. That blend of sales acumen and practical backend/front-end development experience helps him translate engineering trade-offs into compelling business value for customers. Known for cleaning up messy integrations and simplifying core logic, he brings a pragmatic, detail-oriented approach to both technical and commercial problem-solving. Justin holds a BS in Sociology from the University of Washington, giving him an uncommon perspective on technology adoption and stakeholder dynamics.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Sociology - Law, Society, and Social Policy, BS, Sociology - Law, Society, and Social Policy at University of Washington
Github Skills (21)
algorithm10
json10
javascript10
consensus10
python10
electron10
apidoc10
css10
go10
staking10
api10
front-end-development10
ethereum10
blockchain10
data-structure9
Programming languages (28)
Github contributions (5)
ethereum/consensus-specs
Oct 2018 - Jul 2021
Ethereum Consensus Specifications
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:53 reviews, 609 commits, 344 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily contributes to the Ethereum consensus specifications, focusing on the back-end logic and implementation of the proof-of-stake protocol. Their work involves updating and simplifying core functionalities, particularly within helper files and state transition mechanisms. They also addressed issues related to Eth1Data voting and improved the efficiency of the codebase. Further contributions include merging branches, implying involvement in managing code integration.
consensusethereum
OpenBazaar/openbazaar-go
Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
OpenBazaar 2.0 Server Daemon in Go
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:38 commits, 43 PRs, 313 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily contributed to fixing bugs, improving code consistency, and cleaning up code within the OpenBazaar-go repository. They addressed issues related to JSON API, order processing, image handling, and database interactions. The user also made improvements to the codebase, including fixing typos, and refactoring code for better maintainability. Their work involved the core functionality of the OpenBazaar 2.0 Server Daemon, focusing on API endpoints, and various data structures.
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