Tim Zinsky
Engineering Manager, Chapel Language at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Houston, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Zinsky is an experienced engineering manager and software architect with over 30 years of hands-on experience building connectivity, firmware, and enterprise management solutions, now leading the Chapel language engineering team at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He combines deep technical expertise—from wireless LAN and device drivers to UI and system firmware—with proven Agile leadership as a Scrum Master and SAFe coach who has driven defect reduction and team transformations. At HPE he focuses on build and release automation for the productive parallel programming language Chapel, maintaining Homebrew packaging and release workflows to keep the project aligned with LLVM and other dependencies. Known for clear communication and cross-functional collaboration, he has repeatedly bridged hardware, OEMs, and software teams to deliver complex products. Based in Houston, he holds an MS in Software Engineering and brings a practical, release-oriented perspective that pairs architecture with reliable delivery.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Software Engineering, Master of Science, Software Engineering at Southern Methodist University National Technological UniversityBachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering
Github Skills (8)
homebrew10
release-management10
package-management10
build-automation10
chapel9
llvm6
makefile5
git4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
chapel-lang/chapel
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
a Productive Parallel Programming Language
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:6 releases, 99 reviews, 47 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily focuses on updating and maintaining the homebrew formulas for the Chapel programming language. Their contributions include adding, updating, and modifying the homebrew formulas, including the core chapel-main formula, chapel-release formula, and updates to support LLVM and other dependencies. The user's work involves versioning, dependency management, and ensuring that the homebrew packages are aligned with the Chapel release process. They are responsible for ensuring the build and release process works correctly through Homebrew.
parallellanguage-designproductivecompilerparallel-programming
tzinsky/homebrew-core
Mar 2022 - Dec 2023
🍻 Default formulae for the missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
Contributions:26 pushes, 16 branches in 1 year 8 months
formulaelinuxpackage-managermissingmacos
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