Dan Snelson
Senior MacOS & Mobile Systems Engineer at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Snelson is a senior macOS and mobile systems engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in enterprise EMM/MDM across mixed environments, backed by Apple and Jamf certifications and over two decades of IT experience. He architects and operates on-prem Jamf Pro infrastructures, authors hundreds of custom shell scripts and packaging workflows, and manages large-scale EMM fleets (AirWatch, MaaS360, Intune) supporting tens of thousands of devices. A proven technical leader and trainer, he builds modular imaging and support systems while mentoring Tier 1–3 teams and authoring robust operational documentation. Active in open-source macOS tooling, he has improved Installomator UX and release mechanics, showing a focus on automation, installer UX (SwiftDialog), and reliable versioning. Based in Ohio, Dan pairs systems-level troubleshooting with clear stakeholder communication and an uncommon knack for turning legacy LAMP services into tuned, enterprise-grade platforms.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Communications, B.A., Communications at Brigham Young University
English
Github Skills (11)
sh10
macos10
script10
deploying10
shell10
installer10
installers10
scripting10
automation9
automations9
zsh7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Installomator/Installomator
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
Installation script to deploy standard software on Macs
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer
Automation EngineerContributions:7 commits, 4 PRs, 9 comments in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Dan primarily focused on improving the `installomator` script, a tool for deploying software on macOS. Their contributions centered around refining the user interface through the integration of SwiftDialog, ensuring proper icon usage, and updating progress text. The user also merged branches and updated versioning logic, demonstrating a focus on build process and release management. Moreover, the user's edits to the script involved improving the formatting and the way the program obtains versions of applications.
installationmacsshellzshscript
dan-snelson/Jamf-Pro-Policy-Editor-Lite
Oct 2020 - Jul 2022
Make quick work of routine policy version updates with Jamf Pro Policy Editor Lite, which leverages the Jamf Pro API to automate routine policy version updates via an interactive Bash script.
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 1 year 9 months
policyapiroutineleveragesjamf-pro
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