Neal Hansen
Cloud Engineer at OpenNebula
Logan, Utah, United States
Summary
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RockstarNeal Hansen is a Cloud Engineer with four years of focused experience building and hardening cloud platforms, currently contributing to OpenNebula from Logan, Utah. He blends back-end development and DevOps expertise—repairing vCenter vmdk conversions, image-copy logic, and rsync/backup workflows—while also improving technical documentation for smoother operator onboarding. His background includes solutions architecture and technical support at OnApp, giving him a strong operational perspective on customer-facing cloud services. Neal’s work spans shell, Ruby, and Go, showing comfort across scripting and compiled languages in production systems. He pairs hands-on bug-fixing with clarity in docs, an uncommon combination that speeds both development and adoption. Known for pragmatic fixes that reduce operational friction, he focuses on making cloud infrastructure more reliable and comprehensible.
4 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (20)
cloud-computing10
virtualization10
orchestration10
orchestra10
documentation10
kvm9
ruby9
reinstall9
configuration-management9
configuration-file9
go9
installer9
configurations9
installers9
postinstall9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
OpenNebula/docs
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
OpenNebula Documentation
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:2 reviews, 36 commits, 40 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Neal primarily contributed to the project's documentation, focusing on the WHMCS Tenants Module and other configuration and usage guides. They revised existing documentation, updated installation instructions, and clarified procedures related to upgrades and new features. Their work also included adding descriptions and known issues, reflecting a focus on clarity and user understanding.
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OpenNebula/one
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
The open source Cloud & Edge Computing Platform bringing real freedom to your Enterprise Cloud 🚀
Role in this project:Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:3 reviews, 27 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Neal primarily focused on improving the OpenNebula cloud platform. Their contributions include refactoring and fixing logic related to vmdk conversion and image copying within the vCenter environment. They also addressed issues with service template name duplication and fixed bugs related to default scope and backup processes, along with updates to the rsync functionality. This involved modifying shell scripts, Ruby code, and Go code to enhance the platform's functionality and reliability.
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