# Avi Lance

> DevOps SWE @ Veeva Systems

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/avilance

Greetings! I'm a results-driven, highly detail-oriented tech enthusiast with a passion for projects that have a meaningful impact.

While studying at the University of Oregon, I co-founded a promising startup, Apiara, and proudly served as its CTO. While the funding landscape didn't align with our aspirations, our dedication resulted in a promising MVP. We were even selected as a top 7% startup nationally, which resulted in an interview with Y-Combinator.

Building on this foundation, I delved into the DevOps world as a DevOps Software Engineering Intern at a cutting-edge AI company, Beyond Limits AI. Through this role, I honed my skills in orchestrating efficient software development lifecycles, optimizing operations, and software engineering.

During my university tenure, I also immersed myself in the world of cybersecurity, cultivating a robust understanding of digital defenses. With my diverse background spanning technology realms and ability to learn quickly and apply newly gained knowledge, I'm a proud generalist with adaptable skills and a holistic perspective that I'm excited to bring to the tech industry.

## Work Experience
### Associate Software Engineer DevOps @ Veeva Systems
Jan 2024 – Present | Pleasanton, California, United States

### DevOps Software Engineer @ Beyond Limits
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Glendale, California, United States
● Redesigned the Guardian project, a vital self-service internal application for AWS resource access using AWS Security Groups
○ Achieved 95% reduction in access removal time through engineering of admin dashboard using Python Flask
○ Strengthened compliance auditing through the engineering and integration of a custom Python AWS S3 logger
○ Migrated with zero downtime to a new production Kubernetes cluster utilizing ArgoCD
○ Enhanced deployments and security via transition to Helm and Hashicorp Vault from Kubernetes manifests and secrets
● Modernized organization-wide AWS Terraform infrastructure, leading to reduction of infrastructure updates by at least 66%
○ Increased security posture by ensuring timely updates through Bitbucket CI/CD pipeline for Terraform, including alerting via Slack/email for discrepancies
○ Eliminated downtime through the removal of unneeded rebuilds with custom bash scripts that reorganize state files
● Enhanced production Kubernetes deployment reliability through improved CI/CD pipelines with rollout status checks
● Built self-service transient token generation web app for critical data science application that secured Okta configuration details

### Co-Founder & Software Engineer @ Apiara
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Eugene, Oregon, United States
● Architected and engineered an alternate monetization system for the internet that leverages users' personal devices as endpoints on a crowdsourced Content Delivery Network (CDN)
○ Managed development and production AWS environments
○ Built server-side coordination layer in Go utilizing AWS EC2, Redis, and PostgresQL
○ Built platform frontend in Typescript, React, and Electron
● Saved thousands of dollars by swiftly identifying and rectifying a critical AWS infrastructure issue within 12 hours of launch
● Launched the network with the capability to serve 151.2 TB/month from the participation of only 176 nodes
● Pitched to regional and national VC firms; selected as a top 7% startup nationally resulting in interview with Y-Combinator

### Student Security Analyst @ University of Oregon - Information Services
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Eugene, Oregon, United States
● Achieved 40x speed increase for account compromise prevention by reimplementing as specialized Python tool
● Pioneered Linux Memory Forensics policy, enhancing internal investigation outcomes
● Conducted memory analysis forensics on compromised Windows and Linux systems
● Analyzed network traffic for malicious activity by cross-referencing IDS alerts with traffic flow data and packet analysis

### Cybersecurity Club President @ University of Oregon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Eugene, Oregon, United States

### Cybersecurity Capture The Flag Team Captain @ University of Oregon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Eugene, Oregon, United States
● Secured 1st place in the Oregon Cyber Cup Challenge 
● Ranked in the top third globally at the UTCTF Competition
● Evaluated a public website for security concerns upon request, found exploits, and was awarded a bug bounty


## Education
### Bachelors of Science in Computer Science
University of Oregon


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/avi-lance

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Last updated: 2026-03-29