https://github.com/stephen-ra-king/stephen-ra-king
An experienced Python Developer
https://github.com/stephen-ra-king/stephen-ra-king
devops devops-tools django docker python3 qa-automation site-reliability-engineering
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An experienced Python Developer
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/stephen-ra-king/stephen-ra-king
- Owner: Stephen-RA-King
- Created: 2022-03-23T14:42:33.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-02T06:51:23.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-26T19:02:55.066Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: devops, devops-tools, django, docker, python3, qa-automation, site-reliability-engineering
- Homepage:
- Size: 942 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
[
](https://github.com/Stephen-RA-King/Stephen-RA-King)
[
](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sr-king)
[
](mailto:sking.github@gmail.com)
[
](https://stephen-ra-king.github.io/cv/)
[
](https://dev.to/stephenraking)
[
](https://hub.docker.com/search?q=sraking)
[
](https://stephen-ra-king.github.io/justpython/)
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8118240)
# Hi there 👋
I am a classically & conventionally trained scientist with BSc. and MSc. degrees in Biochemistry and Chemistry. I was at one time a medical researcher but sadly decided there was no future in pure science. I bagan my I.T. career as a Cisco qualified network support and design engineer (at BT and other Telcos and ISP's), QA Automation, DevOps automation and now finally, a fully committed Software Engineer (Primarily Python).
## 🛠️ Technologies & Tools
### A bit more...
- Being somewhat of an inventor, I love finding new and innovative ways to use the
Raspberry Pi and other [SBC's][sbc_tt]. I marvel at the way sensors and actuators bring another dimension to my Python creations.
- As a keen member of the maker community I utilize many flavours of [SBC's][sbc_tt] and microcontrollers in my [IoT][iot_tt] projects including Arduino, PyBoard, ESP8266, ESP32 etc.
with languages like [**MicroPython**](https://micropython.org/), [**CircuitPython**](https://circuitpython.org/) and C.
- I enjoy electronics; designing [PCB's][pcb_tt], soldering, fixing, reverse engineering etc. Recently saved myself a fortune by repairing two 'dead' Synology [NAS][nas_tt] drives. The component
failures were identified by 'hacking' the firmware. These drives would have been destined for the scrap pile.
- Sadly, life if short. So automation is the key. I try to automate as much as possible (at work and home). For example, a recent endeavour to source a Sony PS5 was proving fruitless. However, with the aid of web scraping
(utilising [**Selenium**][selenium_url], [**OpenCV**][opencv_url], [**Beautiful Soup**][beautiful_soup_url] and [**Scrapy**][scrapy_url]) I was able to snag one within days. I know this is an abuse of my Python powers...I'm keeping this one in my private repository for obvious reasons.
- When I'm not coding, inventing, soldering and welding I can usually be found golfing. It's surprising how cathartic whacking a little ball with a stick can be.
####  Thanks for reading 
## 📈 GitHub Stats
## 🔥 Streak Stats
[](https://git.io/streak-stats)
## 💻 Some of my projects
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! (or laugh :laughing: or cry :sob:...)
## 📈 Last 30 Day contributions
[](https://github.com/stephen-ra-king/github-readme-activity-graph)
## 📈 Yearly contributions
[sbc_tt]: ## "Single Board Computer"
[pcb_tt]: ## "Printed Circuit Board"
[iot_tt]: ## "Internet of Things"
[nas_tt]: ## "Network Attached Storage"
[beautiful_soup_url]: https://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/
[scrapy_url]: https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy
[selenium_url]: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium
[opencv_url]: https://github.com/opencv/opencv