Karsten (quaid) Wade Open Source Community Architect / Community Manager / Community Executive Developer Relations / DevRel / Developer Advocacy Contact Information: 233 Van Ness Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060 OpenCommAr.ch github.com/quaid +1.831.818.9995 karsten@karstenwade.com karsten@opencommar.ch Expert Skills: - Corporate strategy and tactics for all aspects of Open Source software. - Articulating and driving community-based R&D for a product pipeline. - Creating and curating product feedback loops through developer advocacy, especially using Open Source projects that are upstream of product code. - Implementing broad developer relations strategies for diverse developer types, including corporate, government, SMB, and community contributors. - Driving clarity, creating and maintaining alignment at the intersection of business, academic/research, public sector, and Open Source communities. - Architecting and building Open communities at scale. - Presenting and educating on technical and cultural concepts for a wide audience. - Technical and non-technical content development, writing, and editing. - Linux/UNIX systems operations and administration, IT management. - Culture, change, and technical program management. Professional Experience: Founder, Open Community Architects Santa Cruz, CA | June 2023 - Present - Founded a consultancy and recruiting agency for full-lifecycle Open Source strategy and execution. - Ecosystem strategy consulting for UNICEF https://LearningPassport.org. - Co-founder of www.PAIPalooza.com personal AI hackathon series. - Community Outreach Lead for Kwaai.ai foundation, a personal AI project, and maintainer for pAI-OS. (Volunteer) - Open Source practices and training consulting for Musa Capital’s SummerOfCode.ai project at https://github.com/Open-Cap-Stack. (Volunteer) Principal Community Architect, Red Hat Remote US CA | Autumn 2009 - May 2023 - Most recent role as community architect for https://Operate-First.cloud — a cloud-native approach to Open Source projects — had purview over the range of GitOps, AIOps and MLOps, big data, data science and engineering, and Kubernetes community development and operations for the future direction of Open Source development. - Led the development of “the Open Source Way” as a key aspect of scalable and lasting company culture during a period of significant growth. - Managed global developer community initiatives, including organizing meetups, creating educational resources, and contributing to Open Source projects. - Collaborated closely with product teams to align community feedback with development goals, ensuring that Red Hat's growth was both cultural and technical. - Expert on community management principles and practices. Creator/maintainer, writer, and editor for the Open Source Way guide for community management best practices. Co-creator of the “Community Architect” role. - Key project roles: Operate First & OpenInfra Labs for MOC Alliance; CentOS Project Board & Red Hat Liaison; oVirt project Opening; Open Source Way writer & maintainer.. - Volunteer roles: IEEE SA OPEN (OSCAG Chair), SETI Institute Open Sourcing; OpenWorks definition; CROSS & OSPO at UCSC; TeachingOpenSource.org; Inclusive Naming Initiative; and more. CentOS Engineering/Community Infrastructure Manager, Red Hat Remote US CA | July 2013 - January 2018 - Managed the CentOS team post-acquisition, integrating them into Red Hat. - Expanded the team to provide broad community infrastructure on self-hosted bare-metal for various Open Source projects. Senior Developer Advocate, Red Hat Remote US CA | Summer 2006 - April 2009 - Spearheaded the creation of developer-focused content and events that enhanced community engagement and product awareness, working in conjunction/across product and Open Source project teams. - Played a key role in scaling Red Hat's communities as the company expanded its product offerings and global presence. - Collaborated with engineering teams to align community feedback with product development across all of Red Hat’s product stack (Linux, middleware, database, dev tools). - Created and managed core products like 108.redhat.com to assist corporate developers in understanding and using Open Source. Senior Technical Writer, Red Hat Remote US CA | Summer 2003 - Summer 2006 - Authored the RHEL 4 SELinux Guide and Fedora SELinux FAQ. - Led Fedora Docs and served on the Fedora Project Board. Professional Services Consultant & Project Writer, Red Hat / VA Linux Systems Remote US CA | October 2000 - Summer 2003 - Developed Open Source training for clients such as Agilent Research. IS Manager, On Radio/Avevo/Electric Village Scotts Valley, CA | July 1998 - September 2000 - Managed IS for a distributed company providing content & streaming platforms for radio stations. Communications Director, Luster, Inc. San Francisco, CA | May 1997 - August 1998 - Led IT & web services for a construction management company. - RFQ and RFP response team for IT-related construction management proposals. Web Designer & Principal, XYT Design Santa Cruz, CA | Winter 1995 - May 1997 - Co-owner and web designer for a boutique web design firm. Speaking & Publications: - Regular speaker at events like - CentOS Dojos, Community Leadership Summit - KubeCon NA - LinuxFest NorthWest - OpenInfra Summit - Open Source Summit NA & EU - OSCON - Red Hat Summit - ScaLE - Core publication products include: - [108.redhat.com ](https://web.archive.org/web/20070702023941/https://www.108.redhat.com/) for Open Source development news and education - [DevFu.redhat.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20090228234251/http://devfu.redhat.com/) for Open Source development news and education - next.redhat.com for emerging technology articles - [OSAI tl;dr](https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/osai-tl-dr-7191164189028020225/) is an Open Source AI newsletter Online Presence: - www.theOpenSourceWay.org - github.com/theopensourceway - [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@KarstenWade) and [playlist[ (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhZERDQo43nkXu_FRvHrPE0d7kD1rdOC) of presentations and webinars: