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 (53)
shim10
uefi9
nfc9
wifi8
rfid8
firmware8
infrared8
foreman8
scanner7
onewire7
security7
bluetooth7
identityserver7
flipper7
beacon7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
rocky-linux/shim-review
Jul 2021 - May 2026
Reviews of shim
Contributions:8 releases, 2 PRs, 59 pushes in 4 years 11 months
shim
SherifNagy/rockylinux.org
Dec 2020 - Jun 2025
The official website of the Rocky Linux Project.
Contributions:3 pushes in 4 years 6 months
linuxrockyrocky-linux
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