Jim Foraker
Systems Software And Security Group Leader at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California, United States
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Top SchoolJim Foraker is a seasoned systems software leader with 14+ years driving Linux kernel development, HPC security architecture, and trusted build systems in support of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s national security missions. He currently leads a team that maintains and advances system software for world-class HPC clusters, integrating vendor changes, developing local kernel patches, and pushing fixes upstream. Jim blends deep hands-on troubleshooting—root cause analysis on large clusters—with long-term automation, maintaining the automated build systems used across multiple DOE labs. His background spans large-scale distributed system management and secure software distribution from roles at Carnegie Mellon, where he designed auditable, self-service package systems for thousands of hosts. Known for pragmatic collaboration with vendors and the open-source community, he pairs operational rigor with a focus on security and reproducible builds. Based in Livermore, CA, he brings a rare combination of kernel-level expertise and systems-level leadership rooted in a BS in Computational Physics.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computational Physics, BS, Computational Physics at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (16)
kernel-module10
msr10
registers9
performance-monitoring8
moto7
hpc6
kernel5
tracks5
infiniband3
upstream2
slurm2
koji2
rebase1
configuration-management1
python1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
weiny2/infiniband-diags
Feb 2012 - May 2012
Contributions:21 commits in 4 months
modificationsinfinibandllnl
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