Sean Mccord
Engineer at CyCore Systems, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSean Mccord is an experienced engineer and founder with 13 years of professional software and systems experience, currently building secure, open-source platforms at Turnkey while running CyCore Systems. He specializes in Linux, Kubernetes, containerization, networking, VoIP (Asterisk), and heterogeneous integrations, and frequently blends product development with business automation to deliver pragmatic solutions. Sean has contributed to notable open-source projects like Talos Linux and ceph-container, implementing low-level OS, networking, and container orchestration features in Go and improving build and deployment tooling. His background spans hands-on systems engineering, embedded and hardware interfacing, and sales-engineering for ISPs, giving him a rare mix of deep technical chops and customer-facing product sense. Based in Atlanta, he pairs formal physics training from Georgia Tech with a longtime habit of singing in community ensembles—an unusual creative outlet that underscores his collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Physics, BS, Physics at Georgia Institute of TechnologyAS, Chemistry, AS, Chemistry at Gainesville College
Github Skills (22)
kubernetes10
container10
docker10
configuration-management10
linux10
bash10
os-development10
etcd10
dockers10
networking10
automation10
go10
kubernetes-pods10
ceph10
automations10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
ceph/ceph-container
Jan 2015 - Jul 2016
Docker files and images to run Ceph in containers
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Backend Developer
DevOps Engineer & Backend DeveloperContributions:126 commits, 94 PRs, 96 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Sean made significant contributions to the `ceph/ceph-container` repository, primarily focused on enhancing the containerized Ceph deployment. They implemented various entrypoint scripts for different Ceph components, including monitors, OSDs, MDS, and RadosGW, enabling containerized execution. They also introduced features like RBD volume management and incorporated automation tools, along with fixing bugs related to the bootstrapping process. Their work involved configuration management and improvements, alongside refactoring code and updating documentation, revealing a strong grasp of both backend service management and DevOps practices.
containersdocker-imagedocker-filesdockerceph
siderolabs/talos
Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
Talos Linux is a modern Linux distribution built for Kubernetes.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:237 reviews, 71 commits, 81 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Sean primarily contributed to the Talos Linux project by implementing new features and extending existing APIs related to OS and system control, specifically focusing on file system listing and route management. They developed and integrated new system features while working with Go, gRPC, and Kubernetes. In addition to feature development, the user was actively involved in improving the project's build, deployment, and testing infrastructure, as evidenced by their work on network configurations and other low-level improvements.
containersmuslcontainerdlinux-distributiongrpc
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