Jess Portnoy is a seasoned Open Source Community Manager and Packaging Lead with a diverse background in DevOps, production IT, backend development, build, packaging, integration engineering, application engineering, Perl development, and system maintenance. With over a decade of experience in the tech industry, Jess has worked for several top-notch companies such as Kaltura, Icap, Traiana, Ebay, Zend Technologies, and Aduva in various roles, from technical support to team leading.

Jess is known for their exceptional skills in community management, packaging, integration, automation, deployment, infrastructure development, QA, content development, and technical support. They have demonstrated expertise in various programming languages, including Perl, PHP, and shell, and have worked extensively with multiple operating systems.

In their current role at Kaltura, Jess is responsible for managing the open-source community and leads the packaging team to support the creation and maintenance of Kaltura's packaging offerings. They also contribute to several open-source projects and participate in industry conferences and events.

Overall, Jess is a highly skilled and experienced tech professional with a passion for contributing to the open-source community and continuously improving their skills and knowledge.