Adam Burns
Technical Consultant Project Data Manager
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Burns is a Berlin-based technical consultant and technologist with 30+ years in networking, security, and responsible open infrastructure, and a decade focused on projects blending technology with social and environmental goals. He leads data and technical strategy for Horizon Europe initiatives (PACESETTERS, LAUDS) while directing free2air, Europe’s longest-running open community wireless network which he founded. His background spans CISO and CTO roles, secure VoIP and emergency broadcast systems, and building federated tooling for circular economies like ReflowOS, combining deep infosec know-how with human-centred, participatory design. An active maintainer in the Devuan/Raspberry Pi ecosystem and member of international governance groups, he mentors interdisciplinary teams on FAIR and JUST open science practices.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Melbourne Church of England Grammar SchoolBSc, Mathematics, BSc, Mathematics at Monash University
English, German
Github Skills (109)
command-line-tool10
whatsapp10
bdd10
puppeteer10
gherkin10
dnssec10
crypto9
linux9
cli9
webassembly9
windows9
dns9
lua9
caldav9
chrome-extension9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
dyne/great-dane
Jun 2021 - Apr 2024
Zenroom DNS utilities
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 13 pushes in 2 years 10 months
dnszenroom
adam-burns/mict-captive-portal
Nov 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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