Stephen Gurnick

Stephen is the supervisor of the Development Support team, ensuring the Library's software developers have the infrastructure, tools, workflows, and procedures to test and deploy their applications. He is a Certified Kubernetes Administrator(opens in a new tab) and an advocate for establishing a DevOps culture where developer and operations teams work collaboratively. He joined the Library in 2013 after seven years as a Systems Engineer at a cable television software company, where he honed his Linux, system administration, product support, and people management skills. Stephen is a life-long learner and participates in many of UCLA's training and development programs, including: the UCLA Professional Development Program (PDP)(opens in a new tab), Management Development Certificate(opens in a new tab), Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP), and the UCLA Extension Technical Management Program (TMP)(opens in a new tab). He organized a Crucial Conversations(opens in a new tab) training program and earned the corresponding certificate. Stephen is an avid runner and has his Private Pilot License and Ground Instructor Certificate.