Timothy Sutton
Senior Software Engineer, IOS Continuous Integration
Bromont, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolTimothy Sutton is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in macOS automation, CI/CD, and build & release tooling for iOS and mac hardware. At Block he led the migration from on-prem Mac racks to AWS EC2 Mac, cut cloud spend by $600K through network and tooling optimizations, and architected improvements to iOS simulator and Bazel remote execution that sped tests and reduced costs. A prolific open-source maintainer and contributor, he has improved projects like Vagrant, AutoDMG, Homebrew, and AutoPkg—bringing deep macOS packaging, image automation, and VM expertise. He blends sysadmin instincts with software engineering: designing datacenter Mac racks, HSM-backed codesigning flows, and observability/auth solutions (LDAP, SAML/Okta, Cloudflare tunnels). Based in Bromont, Quebec, he also authors Mac-focused command-line tools and writes about Mac ops, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to tooling that makes large-scale macOS fleets manageable.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Electroacoustic Studies, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Electroacoustic Studies at Concordia UniversityMusic Technology, Music Technology at McGill University
French, English
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Github Skills (55)
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puppeteer10
python10
package-management10
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scripting10
pyinstaller10
packaging10
command-line-interface10
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vmware10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
timsutton/brigadier
Jan 2013 - Nov 2022
Fetch and install Boot Camp ESDs with ease.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:4 releases, 106 commits, 14 PRs in 9 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Timothy focused on automating the build and deployment process for the `brigadier` project. They introduced a Windows executable build script using PyInstaller and updated it for compatibility with newer versions. The user also integrated GitHub Actions for continuous integration and testing on the Windows platform. These contributions streamlined the build process and enabled automated testing.
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timsutton/osx-vm-templates
Jul 2013 - Jan 2021
macOS templates for Packer and VeeWee.
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:148 commits, 23 PRs, 65 pushes in 7 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Timothy primarily contributed to the automation and configuration of macOS installation templates for Packer and VeeWee, enhancing the project's ability to create virtual machine images. Their work included the modification of scripts related to VMware tools, Xcode command-line tools, and the creation of Puppet-based configurations. The contributions also involved enhancements to support for different macOS versions, including El Capitan and Yosemite, demonstrating a focus on maintaining and improving the automation process.
vagrantvmsboxpackervirtualbox
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