Jack Oneill
SG1 Leader at Stargate Command
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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RockstarJack Oneill is a veteran software engineer and leader based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a lifelong passion for computing and sci‑fi that complements 45+ years of personal and professional IT experience. Currently serving as SG1 Leader at Stargate Command, he blends hands-on engineering with operational leadership and a knack for solving platform and deployment challenges. As a retired Lead Software Engineer who still contributes actively to open-source, he has practical expertise in C++ build systems, package management, and DevOps workflows—contributing fixes and enhancements to the widely used vcpkg project. He regularly tackles cross‑platform build issues, improves package verification, and adapts ports and CMake configurations to meet diverse OS targets. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he pairs deep historical perspective with current best practices to keep legacy and modern systems working in concert.
5 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (9)
c-language10
package-manager10
cmake10
cprogramming-language10
build-automation9
cpp9
windows9
lib8
git4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vcpkg
Aug 2020 - Oct 2022
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:21 reviews, 9 commits, 21 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jack primarily contributes to the C++ library manager, `vcpkg`, by modifying portfiles, fixing build issues, and adding dependencies. They address problems related to symlinks on Windows, add hash checks for package verification, and integrate new tools. Additionally, the user's work involves configuring build processes by modifying CMake files, and adapting ports to target specific operating systems, demonstrating experience with the package manager's build and deployment infrastructure.
c-plus-plussetuptoolspackage-managermacoscplusplus
StarGate-One/vcpkg
Feb 2021 - Apr 2021
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Contributions:64 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
wxwidgetscpplinux-windowswindowsc-library
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