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|| '''IRC''': || '''kyrofa''' (''freenode'') ||
|| '''Email''': || kyle@canonical.com ||
|| '''Blog''' || https://rainveiltech.com ||
|| '''Location''': || Virginia, USA ||
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== About Me ==
I work at Canonical on the Unity API Team, where our duties range from kernel patches, to creating the in-app-purchase API for the phone, to participating in Snappy development.
== About Me ==
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== Background ==
I've been using Ubuntu since Feisty, and had been a Debian user for several years before. My past life was that of a DoD roboticist, where we used Ubuntu exclusively.
My Linux experience began with Red Hat (mostly because it had Bomberman preinstalled), but I soon upgraded to Debian (Woody) and finally Ubuntu (Feisty). I've been an Ubuntu evangelist ever since.

In the past I was employed at Miriam Technologies, writing web applications with Ruby on Rails. This was where I got a lot of Debian experience, writing software on my Debian machine and administering Debian servers.

From there I began work at the University of Idaho developing neural networks and evolutionary algorithms for limb control of a quadruped robot. I then began work developing embedded Linux applications to facilitate control of autonomous underwater vehicles. This was where I got some good embedded experience, mostly focusing on the Gumstix Overo platform.

More recently I worked as a roboticist for the U.S. Department of Defense, writing software to facilitate control of autonomous ground vehicles running Ubuntu.

Nowadays, I'm happily employed at Canonical, working on Ubuntu.


== Contact Information ==

|| IRC || kyrofa ||
|| Email || kyle [at] canonical.com ||
|| Website || [[https://rainveiltech.com/|rainveiltech.com]] ||

== Contributions ==

Before my employment at Canonical, I was looking for a new laptop when I saw that Dell was offering a discount on their XPS 13 in exchange for help getting Ubuntu stable on it (the Sputnik project). I took them up on that offer and ended up contributing a number of kernel patches to Ubuntu that have since moved into mainline.

At Canonical, I've contributed to Ubuntu in a number of ways:

 * Wrote the Unity8 Snappy Scope (allowing one to install/uninstall .snaps from the scope).
 * Helped write the Ubuntu Phone pay service, allowing users to purchase apps as well as in-app items.
 * Backported seccomp filters to all Ubuntu Phone kernels < v3.5.
 * I'm a Snapcraft developer, improving and guiding future developments.
 * Contributed to developer.ubuntu.com documentation.


== Future Goals ==

 * More blogging/involvement with the Ubuntu Community as a whole.
 * Improving my Python skills


== Testimonials ==
'''Note:''' If you have anything nice to say about this person, please do add it below along with @ SIG @ (no spaces). The @ SIG @ command will sign your name and date/time it after you "Save Changes".

About Me

My Linux experience began with Red Hat (mostly because it had Bomberman preinstalled), but I soon upgraded to Debian (Woody) and finally Ubuntu (Feisty). I've been an Ubuntu evangelist ever since.

In the past I was employed at Miriam Technologies, writing web applications with Ruby on Rails. This was where I got a lot of Debian experience, writing software on my Debian machine and administering Debian servers.

From there I began work at the University of Idaho developing neural networks and evolutionary algorithms for limb control of a quadruped robot. I then began work developing embedded Linux applications to facilitate control of autonomous underwater vehicles. This was where I got some good embedded experience, mostly focusing on the Gumstix Overo platform.

More recently I worked as a roboticist for the U.S. Department of Defense, writing software to facilitate control of autonomous ground vehicles running Ubuntu.

Nowadays, I'm happily employed at Canonical, working on Ubuntu.

Contact Information

IRC

kyrofa

Email

kyle [at] canonical.com

Website

rainveiltech.com

Contributions

Before my employment at Canonical, I was looking for a new laptop when I saw that Dell was offering a discount on their XPS 13 in exchange for help getting Ubuntu stable on it (the Sputnik project). I took them up on that offer and ended up contributing a number of kernel patches to Ubuntu that have since moved into mainline.

At Canonical, I've contributed to Ubuntu in a number of ways:

  • Wrote the Unity8 Snappy Scope (allowing one to install/uninstall .snaps from the scope).
  • Helped write the Ubuntu Phone pay service, allowing users to purchase apps as well as in-app items.
  • Backported seccomp filters to all Ubuntu Phone kernels < v3.5.

  • I'm a Snapcraft developer, improving and guiding future developments.
  • Contributed to developer.ubuntu.com documentation.

Future Goals

  • More blogging/involvement with the Ubuntu Community as a whole.
  • Improving my Python skills

Testimonials

Note: If you have anything nice to say about this person, please do add it below along with @ SIG @ (no spaces). The @ SIG @ command will sign your name and date/time it after you "Save Changes".

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