James Blair

James Blair is the Founder and CEO of Acme Gating, a company dedicated to supporting users of the Open-Source Zuul project, which he also leads. He has a strong background in Open Source software development, with expertise in various programming languages including Python, Java, C, and C++. Blair is also recognized as a founding member of the OpenDev collaboratory team, contributing significantly to the development and maintenance of the Zuul project gating system, which is integral to continuous integration processes in software development.123

Blair holds a degree from North Carolina State University and has built a reputation as a sysadmin and developer within the open-source community. His work at Acme Gating focuses on providing enterprise-level support for Zuul users, catering to both large organizations and smaller teams.2