August Germar
Operating Systems Analyst
Chico, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAugust Germar is an Operating Systems Analyst with a decade of professional experience and deep roots in Unix and open source software. Based in Chico, California, he blends hands-on systems administration with leadership roles across startups and institutions—from founding a privacy-focused Tor hardware project to heading engineering and technology teams in automotive and retail services. Currently supporting campus infrastructure at California State University, Chico while also managing systems for an aviation firm, he excels at bridging operational reliability and pragmatic engineering. Known for an unapologetic advocacy of open source, he brings entrepreneurial instincts and long-term contractor experience dating back to the late 1990s. Notably, his background includes building privacy-oriented hardware and sustained solo consulting, signaling both technical breadth and an independent, product-minded approach.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
California State University, ChicoLaguna Beach Unified School District
Github Skills (6)
staging10
openwrt10
wallet10
luci10
hardware1
patch1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
augustgermar/assets
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:22 pushes in 18 days
augustgermar/misc
Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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