Karl Macmillan
Chief Architect at Owl Cyber Defense
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKarl Macmillan is a seasoned technology executive and founder with 16 years of experience building high-assurance security and cloud products, including software that has shipped on billions of devices. As Chief Architect at Owl Cyber Defense he leads cloud and cross-domain security efforts, and previously founded and exited a commercial cloud security company grounded in joint government research. He blends hands-on systems and SELinux kernel work from Red Hat with entrepreneurial productization at Tresys and Big Bad Wolf, often translating academic research into deployable solutions. His background in machine learning, data analytics, and unusual dual masters in computer music and performance reflects a rare mix of technical rigor, research partnerships, and creative problem solving.
16 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor, Music, Bachelor, Music at Georgia State UniversityMasters, Music (Trombone Performance), Masters, Music (Trombone Performance) at Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University
Github Skills (50)
upstream10
distributions10
chroot10
selinux10
userland10
ics-security10
linux-distribution9
debugging9
security9
linux-kernel9
linux9
risk-assessment9
kernel9
websocket8
proxy8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
karlwmacmillan/karlwmacmillan.github.io
Feb 2015 - Aug 2021
Contributions:3 pushes in 6 years 7 months
QuarkSecurity/SPAN
May 2017 - Mar 2021
SELinux Policy Analysis Notebook
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 3 years 11 months
policysecuritynotebookrisk-assessmentselinux
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