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Production Incident Training and Coaching War Game and root cause analysis training for SaaS developers and operators. Interim Engineering Lead Short-term engagement to step in as an interim engineering lead after a departure or team transition. https://www.connsulting.io/about daily 0.75 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61547ca8f75ad74a0da6e80e/58fc8ead-da68-4e44-810b-9a9cbc15ae79/Brian-Profile-Picture-Square.png About - I’ve been building software for over 8 years and building SaaS platforms for 6 of those years. I have a passion for teaching, training, and coaching teams on the technical and non-technical aspects of effective software development (though I still like to get my hands dirty every once in a while). I specialize in working with small and medium sized engineering teams who want to move faster, but need help getting started. 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