James Stewart
Software Engineer at BigFix, Inc.
Earth, Texas, United States
Summary
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RockstarJames Stewart is a pragmatic software engineer with 11 years of experience automating IT operations and packaging workflows, currently building automation at BigFix, Inc. He specializes in BigFix/IBM Endpoint Manager custom content and REST API-driven tooling, having been a top community contributor and trainer at Penn State and UC Berkeley. On GitHub he has improved cross-platform build automation for autopkg, extending macOS packaging workflows to Linux and Windows and strengthening test infrastructure. James treats reuse as a design principle, which leads him to produce reliable, well-tested automation that he routinely shares with the community through code, talks, and training. Based in Texas, he blends deep systems-administration experience with hands-on development to simplify repetitive operational work.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
python10
packaging10
build-system10
automation10
automations10
multiplatform9
cross-platform9
macos9
githubaction-workflow8
github-ci8
html6
html5-video6
google-chrome6
certificate6
cryptography6
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
autopkg/autopkg
Apr 2015 - Oct 2022
Automating packaging and software distribution on macOS.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:18 reviews, 55 commits, 17 PRs in 7 years 7 months
Contributions summary:James primarily focused on improving the automation and build process for the autopkg project. They made updates to support non-macOS platforms, specifically Linux and Windows. Contributions included fixing issues related to Windows compatibility and improving the testing infrastructure, demonstrating a focus on cross-platform compatibility and build system maintenance. The user also addressed potential issues and added to the testing capabilities, helping to increase reliability.
pythonsoftware-distributionmacadminpackagingautopkg
jgstew/tools
Nov 2015 - Dec 2022
Contributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 1014 commits in 7 years 2 months
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