SouthEast Linux Fest 2024

Greetings! I began using Slackware Linux in roughly 1994. Since then I have used various distributions throughout my life but prefer Debian. I've worked in K12 and private network environments, mainly doing network and systems administration and engineering. I also enjoy Ham Radio and generally all things nerdy.

Hi, I'm Denshi! I'm mostly known for my YouTube channel, DenshiVideo, where I make a variety of Linux-related (and unrelated) videos. I run denshi.org, which is where I publish articles to my blog and RSS feed.

Alexander is a Principal Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading RDS Red Team.

Alexander was working as MySQL principal consultant/architect for over 15 years, started with MySQL AB in 2006 (company behind MySQL database). His offensive security interest started with playing CTFs and performing opensource security research.

Andrew Thompson works as a tech lead / cloud architect by day at BMW Group but enjoys spending his nights tinkering with homelabs, ham radios and hacked together software projects at night.

Lead Developer of Drauger OS, the Linux desktop gaming OS, Thomas has been using Linux for over 10 years, and developing or it for over 7.

Thomas is an avid Linux gamer and Maker. He enjoys playing games such as Skyrim, Doom, and Tomb Raider on his Linux box.

Licensed as a Amateur radio operator since 2011
obtained Extra Class license in 2012

Been helping getting Attendees licensed in Amateur Radio since SELF 4

I’m Brandon and I've been using Linux and open source for 25+ years: first as a hobby, then a career, now in my own business.

Bruce Momjian is co-founder and core team member of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, and has worked on PostgreSQL since 1996. He has been employed by EDB since 2006. He has spoken at many international open-source conferences.

Chris is a fan of many Free, Libre, and Open Source projects including Linux, CRIU, QEMU, and OpenBMC. When not trying to globally search and replace extended Latin micro with Greek mu (there can only be one), Chris spends time with family and improves CRISPR guide RNA synthesis software.

Worked in the IT field now for 29 years, haa been doing home lab's for the past 13 years. Working for as a Section Lead Linux Servers. He has over 27 years a Linux Engineer. His true love openSUSE which he's been an member of since 2008.

I live in Georgia with my wife and four children. I work in the Linux Systems Group at Microsoft. Other places I've worked include AWS and Secureworks. My career started in the days of uucp, thinnet, and SunOS 4. I enjoy the history of computing, regex, and array languages.

Daniel studied Software and Information Systems at UNCC, and has worked in Security Engineering and Security DevOps at TIAA for about 9 years. His interests include computer security, Python programming, Docker, drones, 3D printing, and home automation.

Old Guy working in IT. Founder: Roanoke Linux Users Group and Python Users Group Roanoke. Licensed amateur radio operator, specializing in emergency communications using digital modes.

David was born in Guyana, South America. After moving to the US, David enrolled at Georgia State University for a degree in computer science. After graduating, David worked professionally as an embedded Linux programmer, web developer, network engineer and security analyst. David enjoys camping, hiking and biking.

Dwain is a Solution Architect at SUSE working with many large and small customers in the South East US. He has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and more than 30 years’ experience in working for companies such as Lockheed, Sun Microsystems, Fusion-io and SanDisk.

Linux geek for over 20 years, cut my teeth on AIX, thrown into the enterprise Linux realm by chance, currently have a RHCSA certification but previous ones include AIX System Professional, Red Hat Certified Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, etc.

Wandering hacker, troublemaking anthropologist, maintainer of over a hundred open-source projects. If it weren't for me you probably wouldn't be at this conference.

Ian Geiser has spent decades in an uneasy relationship with computers. He is a veteran of the UNIX and, KDE vs Gnome wars, used a VAX, and installed Slackware using repurposed AOL floppies. His favorite things are C++, voiding warranties of gadgets, and long walks not on the beach.

Just trying to make Tech Work.
Maybe one day I'll figure it out.
Just don't let anyone know I did it....

You can find more at https://james.toebesacademy.com

Jean Pierre has been involved in the open-source community since 1990. He has been a Debian DM for several years and is currently actively involved in Primero, an open-source platform for social welfare. He has started several companies, the latest is Salus CM (https://salus-cm.care/).

Jeff is a long time Linux enthusiast and advocate dating back to 1996. He co-hosts the Opinion Dominion podcast and Saturday night's Retro Linux Ragchew with JT Pennington. In his day job, he crafts automation and maintains a way-too-large fleet of systems and unruly field appliances.

Passionate Open Source Linux/BSD Developer, Community Member, and Producer for MindDripMedia and Jupiter Broadcasting. https://www.linkedin.com/in/q5sys/
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Keith Bowers - aka The Arc Mage - is an electrical contractor, tinkerer, permaculture designer and heavy metal enthusiast located in Durham, NC. Arc Mage Power Solutions ([email protected]) is dedicated to electrical and data installations that focus on efficiency, functional design and end-user devices that provide open source solutions.

After more than 15 years as a storyteller, content creator, editor and proofreader, and, more recently, editorial documentarian for Rocky Linux, Krista now serves as lead Community Architect for the RESF. She has opinions about electric trucks, black cats, and whether dinosaurs still roam Isla Nublar.

Among other things I'm a photographer, astronomer, physicist, mechanic, programmer and devops engineer. I've spent a great deal of time working with imaging systems all the way from spectrometers, astronomical CCD systems to your run-of-the-mill digital SLRs and rangefinders.

Neil Hanlon is currently employed by CIQ where he helps lead the Open Source Program Office and works to enable communities like Rocky Linux, OpenELA, and others. He is the Infrastructure lead for Rocky Linux, a Fedora packager, and finds trouble wherever trouble can be found.

Nikolay Sivko, Founder & CEO at Coroot, is on a mission to make production troubleshooting easier for developers everywhere. He's deeply enthusiastic about SRE practices, observability, open source solutions. With over a decade of hands-on experience in the Observability field, Nikolay is a seasoned expert who brings practical insights.

Noah Chelliah was born and raised in Grand Forks ND. While attending the University of North Dakota in 2009 he founded Altispeed Technologies. Altispeed is an IT company dedicated to helping people leverage their technology to it’s full potential using open source principals.

Peter Zaitsev, an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona, Coroot, and FerretDB, is an expert in Open Source strategy and database optimization. Peter also advises numerous open-source startups and co-authored the book "High Performance MySQL."

I have been a linux user and contributor for over 20 years, and have been experimenting with distributed filesystems for several years, having migrated from ZFS, to LizardFS, to MooseFS, and am currently running my storage on Rook/Ceph. I work as a scientist in an IT/Compliance role.

Ryan Edge is a software engineer and Flutter GDE from Charlotte, North Carolina. His primary focus is application development using Flutter and React. His secondary focus is back-end development with technologies including Node.js, Vercel, Supabase, and Firebase. He co-authored "Cross-Platform UIs with Flutter".

I'm currently a Software Engineer at Red Hat. I am working on my Master's degree in Computer Science through Georgia Tech. I've had a homelab for 7-8 years now.

Steve is a FOSS advocate and contributor, cohost of the Ask Noah Show, Red Hat Certified Architect and SRE Architect at Red Hat. He likes to talk about any technology that legitimately makes life easier and generally enjoys problem solving and tinkering around with new tech

A humaniod with the following attributes:

• Height is standard.
• Weight is more than desired.
• Intellect is usually sufficient.
• Humor is mostly acceptable.
• Professional Linux experience is none.
• Linux tinkering at home is habitual.

A Linux veteran with three decades of expertise, embarked on his journey in what later burgeoned into the largest ISP in the Midwest. Hailing from Michigan, his formative years were marked by a deep dive into the intricacies of Linux, setting the stage for a lifelong passion for technology.