Sherif Nagy
Board Member at Rocky Linux
Egypt
Summary
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Top SchoolSherif Nagy is an experienced systems engineer and open-source advocate with 11 years in infrastructure, cloud and security, now serving on the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation board. He has been a hands-on Rocky Linux developer and release engineer, driving secureboot maintenance and building generic arm64 images and early MBS/koji infrastructure. Prior roles span ISP core and cloud operations, cluster/grid administration, and IP‑PBX solutions, reflecting deep expertise in GNU/Linux, virtualization, Asterisk, and cloud platforms. Academically strong with an M.Eng. in Communication and Information Technology (Information Security) and a near‑perfect GPA, he blends rigorous security thinking with pragmatic release engineering. Based in Egypt, he quietly bridges upstream open-source work and production-grade operator experience across diverse hardware and SoC targets.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Communication and Information Technology, Information security, 3.98, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Communication and Information Technology, Information security, 3.98 at Nile University
English, Arabic
Github Skills (79)
shim10
infrared10
tpm10
loader10
nfc9
overlay9
beacon9
wifi9
uefi9
rfid9
flipper8
traceability8
scanner8
identityserver8
bluetooth8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
rocky-linux/shim-review
Jul 2021 - Feb 2024
Reviews of shim
Contributions:8 releases, 2 PRs, 50 pushes in 2 years 7 months
shim
SherifNagy/Marlin
Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. | Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine.
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 25 days
vendorfirmwarereprapatmelinstalled
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