Amanda Martin is a strategic engineering and operations leader who bridges deep technical fluency with board-level governance across major open-source ecosystems. As COO and former program director across the Linux Foundation portfolio, she has driven governance design, KPI frameworks, and multi-million-dollar program execution for initiatives including RISC-V, OpenSSF, TLA+, and the Global Synchronizer Foundation. She pairs hands-on engineering experience—from Java backend work and Gradle test automation contributions—to developer advocacy and platform tooling with a long track record of scaling distributed, community-led projects into enterprise-aligned ecosystems. Amanda is known for translating complex technical tradeoffs into clear policies and measurable outcomes, having drafted foundational KPIs adopted by boards and stewarded budgets and membership strategies exceeding multimillion-dollar scopes. An educator at heart, her academic background in astrophysics and years teaching STEM inform a methodical, evidence-driven approach to organizational design and cross-functional team development. She thrives on building inclusive, trust-based communities where open source becomes a durable vehicle for global problem-solving.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Continuing Education, Organizational Leadership, Continuing Education, Organizational Leadership at Adams State University
Master of Science (M.S.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Master of Science (M.S.), Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University
Master's Degree, Science Teaching, Master's Degree, Science Teaching at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Certificate, Educational Leadership and Administration, General, Certificate, Educational Leadership and Administration, General at University of Colorado Denver
Diploma, Diploma at Coolidge High School
The University of Arizona
Associate of Science (A.S.), Physics and Chemistry, Associate of Science (A.S.), Physics and Chemistry at Central Arizona College
Mathematics, Mathematics at The University of British Columbia
Doctorate, Computer Science, Doctorate, Computer Science at Aspen University
US Government, US Government at Stanford University
Contributions:193 reviews, 67 commits, 35 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Amanda contributed significantly to the test suite of the Gradle project by adding and modifying integration tests written in Groovy. The changes involve tests related to build cache, lambda inputs, and dependency management within the Gradle build system. The commits demonstrate a focus on ensuring the correct behavior of Gradle's features, including the handling of inputs, configuration changes, and dependency resolution.
Contributions:22 reviews, 64 PRs, 101 pushes in 8 months
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