Kurt Gilpin
Principal Software Engineer at MasterCard
Missouri, United States
Summary
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SeniorKurt Gilpin is a Principal Software Engineer with over a decade of experience designing and operating enterprise-class Unix/Linux and virtualization platforms, currently driving virtualization services at MasterCard. He combines deep systems and architecture expertise—spanning ESXi, vCenter, vCD and AIX—with hands-on administration and automation skills honed managing large server estates for state government and high-performance computing clusters. Kurt’s background includes building Top-500-ranked HPC systems and contributing backend code to the open-source EQEmu EverQuest emulator, showing both production reliability and hobbyist-driven engineering curiosity. He also brings entrepreneurial experience running a custom hardware business, reflecting a practical, product-focused mindset alongside his technical leadership.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (10)
databases10
c-language10
quest10
cprogramming-language10
emulation10
database10
mysql9
lua8
ubuntu8
fedora7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
EQEmu/Server
Mar 2015 - Jun 2021
Open Source Fan-Based EverQuest Emulator Server project
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 23 commits, 20 PRs in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Kurt primarily contributed to the server-side logic of the EverQuest emulator project. Their work included modifying rule types, implementing tradeskill functionalities, and integrating new features such as granting the Health of Target's Target leadership ability. They also addressed potential vulnerabilities related to client targeting and made infrastructure updates for the server installation.
luaemulatortrinitycoremysqlazerothcore
N0ctrnl/VAFiles
Aug 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:113 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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