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  <p>
    Hi I am Samuel Toriel. I am currently at
    <a href="beechvalley.com">Beech Valley</a> as a Software Engineer.
    Previously I worked for:
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  <ul>
    <li><a href="https://home.ibotta.com/">Ibotta</a> as a Staff Engineer</li>
    <li>
      Percolate (acquired by <a href="https://seismic.com/">Seismic</a>) as an
      Engineering Manager in Infrastructure
    </li>
    <li>
      Apto (acquired by <a href="https://www.buildout.com/">Buildout</a>) as a
      Sr. Software Engineer and eventually Engineering Manager in Product
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://www.fullcontact.com/">FullContact</a> as a DevOps
      Engineer managing AWS infrastructure and building internal tools
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://www.rackspace.com/">Rackspace</a> as a Software Engineer
      building the
      <a href="https://mycloud.rackspace.com/humans.txt">Cloud Control Panel</a>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="https://cilorlando.org/">Center for Independent Living</a> as a
      web programmer.
    </li>
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  <p>
    Removing barriers and making it easier for other developers to get work done
    is what I like to do. You can read more about my experience and
    accomplishments on
    <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-toriel-4225815">LinkedIn</a> or
    from my <a href="/resume.txt">Resume</a>.
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