Jim McCoy

Jim McCoy is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in managing large-scale operations, secure infrastructure automation, network and endpoint protection, and devops development.

With a diverse background in various UNIX variants, Jim has successfully built and managed some of the largest operations clusters worldwide while also overseeing smaller operations with growth potential.

His expertise spans from AWS to ZFS and includes a deep understanding of infrastructure technologies.

Passionate about automating operations tasks, Jim thrives on challenging the status quo and pushing boundaries.

He has managed teams of sysadmins and pentesters, excelled in handling complex technical challenges, and is adept at building tools and analyzing trends.

Jim's skills range from system architecture to research in distributed systems design, trust and recommendation systems, and cryptography.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Jim is also a proficient chef.

Jim McCoy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Northwestern University.

His career includes roles such as Founder/CEO at Q-Branch Labs, Team Lead at Facebook, Security & Operations Manager at Blue Kai, Inc., and various technical positions at reputable companies like Yahoo, Inc., Topix, and Illuminati Online.