About

Yaakov M Nemoy is a Senior Staff DevOps Engineer at Rivian with over 13 years of relevant experience in programming and system administration. Programming is not only his hobby but also an art that he has mastered over the years. He started working with Linux systems in 2001 and since then has been releasing his own code under the GPL license. In 2007, he was hired by Red Hat, where he began his professional career with open source. Yaakov's experiences with Linux and Fedora have given him a strong community-oriented perspective. He has three years of experience as a community consultant and advisor, which allows him to mentor and train people from all disciplines on how to participate and contribute to open source communities. This, in turn, yields better results for businesses and enterprises looking to make the most value of their investments in open source. Apart from his technical skills, Yaakov is also fluent in Dutch and English and can speak German for business purposes. His studies in Germanic languages and dialects give him a unique perspective when helping Western and Northern European businesses with global community participation. Yaakov has worked with several companies in the past, including Braintree and Takt, where he held positions as DevOps Engineer and Senior Engineer, respectively. He has also automated all the things at Takt, which speaks to his expertise in DevOps. Yaakov's education history includes a Certificate in Germanic Languages from the University of Pittsburgh, which he completed in 2009. His tech stack includes DevOps, Puppet, Python, Web, and NLP. Overall, Yaakov is a skilled and experienced professional who brings a unique perspective to his work.