Richard Glaser
Solutions Architect at University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Summary
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RockstarRichard Glaser is a solutions architect and veteran Apple-focused IT leader with 25+ years of experience designing, integrating, and automating client platforms in higher education and enterprise environments. Based in Salt Lake City, he leads cross-platform architecture initiatives at the University of Utah, blending Apple and Microsoft ecosystems with identity, access, and enterprise application services while providing Tier 3/4 escalation and strategic modernization. Known for mentoring teams and driving automation and standardization, he has repeatedly partnered with vendors like Apple and Jamf to solve complex, multi-vendor problems at scale. Colleagues describe him as resourceful and proactive; less obvious is his long-running commitment to hands-on support dating back to early Mac networks in the 1990s, which gives him deep institutional memory and practical perspective on system evolution.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (121)
python10
automation10
dmg10
python-scripts10
qgis10
applescript10
pkg10
shell10
cli10
patch10
installer10
macos10
zsh10
pyobjc10
display-manager10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
univ-of-utah-marriott-library-apple/python-jamf
Oct 2020 - Apr 2022
`python-jamf` and `jctl` automates Jamf management from python scripts and the cli.
Contributions:53 commits, 10 PRs, 45 pushes in 1 year 5 months
clipythonpython-scriptsmacosautomation
univ-of-utah-marriott-library-apple/.github
Mar 2022 - Apr 2026
Contributions:64 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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