Nick Boldt
Principal Software Engineer Productization Lead Release Engineering
Canada
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Top SchoolNick Boldt is a Principal Software Engineer and Productization Lead at Red Hat with 18+ years delivering release engineering, DevOps and productization for large-scale open source projects like OpenShift Dev Spaces and Eclipse Che. He combines deep release-process expertise—having driven 70+ milestone releases and migrated complex monolithic builds to automated Git/Maven/Tycho pipelines—with hands-on DevOps work (Docker, Helm, shell scripting) to keep cloud development environments deployable and supportable across RHEL, Windows, macOS, and Linux. A longtime Eclipse committer and member of the Planning Council, he blends policy-level stewardship with practical tooling: CI/CD, Jenkins orchestration, and automated documentation release flows. Known for systems thinking, process and UI optimization, and mentoring cross-functional teams, he makes brittle workflows predictable and auditable. Bilingual in English and French (with some Spanish), he holds a BASc in Chemical Engineering from Waterloo—a background that surfaces in his methodical, data-driven approach to engineering problems.
17 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
OSSHD, Science, Math, Language, OSSHD, Science, Math, Language at Waterloo Collegiate InstituteBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo
French, German, Latin, Spanish, English
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Github Skills (33)
kubernetes10
github-ci10
docker10
cloud-computing10
scripting10
bash10
dockers10
cicd10
release-management10
automation10
script10
kubernetes-pods10
sh10
automations10
shell10
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
eclipse-che/che-docs
Apr 2018 - Jan 2023
Official Eclipse Che Documentation
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:328 reviews, 56 commits, 59 PRs in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Nick primarily contributed to the `make-release.sh` script, focusing on automating the release process for the Eclipse Che documentation. Their work involved modifying the script to update version numbers within the `antora-playbook.yml` file, managing branch creation, and integrating tagging functionality. They also made adjustments to the CI/CD pipeline, including improvements in error handling and preventing direct pushes to protected branches.
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eclipse-che/che
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
Kubernetes based Cloud Development Environments for Enterprise Teams
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer & Cloud Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Cloud EngineerContributions:94 reviews, 71 commits, 144 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Nick's contributions primarily focus on maintaining and improving the deployment process of the Eclipse Che Cloud Development Environment. They made updates to the Dockerfiles, specifically for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environment. These changes included adapting configurations, modifying build processes, and managing dependencies to ensure compatibility and proper functionality within the target environment. The user also updated the image tags in Helm charts to streamline deployment and used shell scripting to manage plugin versions and image tags.
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