Tim Woodruff

I'm an engineering leader, published author, and chronic builder of things. I've spent 17+ years writing code, leading teams, and occasionally convincing executives that yes, we really do need to refactor that.

My career started the way most good ones do - by teaching myself to code and then stubbornly refusing to stop. From individual contributor to principal architect to Sr. Director of Cloud Engineering at Lumen Technologies, I've picked up a few things along the way. I've worked at places like Symantec, Expedia, The Home Depot, GoDaddy, and Lumen Technologies - usually doing something involving enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, or making ServiceNow do things it wasn't designed to do.

I've written 7 books - printed on actual paper and everything - including the Best-Selling ServiceNow Development Handbook, which some generous reviewers have called "the definitive guide for ServiceNow developers". I also run SN Pro Tips, one of the most popular ServiceNow platform developer blogs on the web.

When I'm not writing books or leading engineering teams, I build side projects. My latest indulgence is STFUAI Podcasts : the world's first ad-blocking podcast app. I also built The Vibe Graveyard: a collection of real-world tech disaster and AI failure stories in the news, which serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks they don't need real developers, information security, or anyone who actually knows what they're doing.

I've also founded two non-profit charities focused on social good, because I guess I care about people or... something.

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