Drake Saarinen

About Me

As of February 2021, I have been a technician at Umlaut, an engineering solutions company, and I'm now developing my technical skills in AWS as well as Python.

What I'm Working On

  1. I'm a technician working in Metro Detroit at Umlaut. Specifically, at Umlaut, I work as a contractor for the Ford Motor Company on the SYNC applications team. On this team, I support and test issues with SYNC for test engineers and the software team. This position has given me an intimate knowledge of the CAN network in regard to Ford vehicles.

  2. I'm currently taking Python courses through the Jet Brains academy to learn the basics of software development.

  3. Also, I'm taking courses in AWS, through Amazon, to learn the basics of cloud analytics.

  4. I have been using Linux desktop (Manjaro) for over a year now. With that, I have an intermediate knowledge of Arch-based Linux systems.

Other Things

  1. In 2015 I graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology.

  2. In Highschool, I worked as a Computer Repair Technical through the school district's Co-op work program.

  3. For fun, I like to snowboard, play board games with friends, and work on personal projects.