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Lance Albertson

Lance Albertson

Director

Lance became OSL director in early 2013. He has managed all of the hosting activities that the OSL provides for more than 160 high-profile open source projects since joining the lab as lead systems administrator and architect in 2007. Lance’s involvement in the open source community began in 2003, when he became a developer and package maintainer with Gentoo Linux. Prior to joining the OSL, Lance was a UNIX Administrator for the Enterprise Server Technologies group at Kansas State University. In his free time he helps organize Beaver BarCamp, and enjoys playing the trumpet and spending time with his family.

Lance can be reached at lance-at-osuosl-dot-org

GitHub Account

https://github.com/ramereth

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Max Schmidt

Max Schmidt

Faculty Research Assistant - Computational Scientist

Max joined the OSL in early 2022, and is split half time between OSL and the Center for Quantitative Life Sciences (CQLS). He received his degree in Computer Systems from OSU EECS in 2019, and spent two years at the Clackamas Education Service District assisting school districts across Clackamas County with enterprise level computing and infrastructure, before returning to OSU. Max's hybrid position with the OSL and CQLS primarily focuses on delivering the services of a new community platform: the OpenPower Hub. In his free time Max spends it with family and friends, in his home lab tinkering on some sort of computer or electronics, backpacking, skiing, seeking the perfect IPA, or playing video games of a complex fashion.

Max can be reached at max-at-cqls-dot-oregonstate-dot-edu

GitHub Account

https://github.com/madmax-codewarrior-0

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Sharon Bousso

Sharon Bousso

Student Systems Engineer

Sharon joined OSL in June of 2023 and is studying Computer Science. She had her first Linux machine in fourth grade, it was an ancient Thinkpad running Lubuntu, and that was just the beginning of her Linux journey. Sharon got interested in Computer Science and Computer Security from a young age, and went on to work as a Security Engineer at a small company based in San Francisco. She is very passionate about Linux and the open source movement and is thrilled to partake in the community. In her free time, Sharon likes to rock climb and read, and has many software development side projects she works on.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/sharoninator

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Antonia Gaete

Antonia Gaete

Student Systems Engineer

Antonia joined the OSL in June 2022. She was intersted in joining OSL as a learning opportunity for career skills, in hopes of finding her niche as a Computer Science major. Antonia is most interested in development and hopes to learn skills from OSL that are needed to pursue a career in such areas. In her free time, Antonia enjoys playing/watching soccer, playing instruments, reading, and listening to music.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/antoniagaete

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Ethan Hampton

Ethan Hampton

Student Systems Engineer

Ethan joined the OSL in June of 2020 studying Computer Science. He is enthusiastic about all the opportunities available to him here and is grateful for this chance to learn more about the OSS ecosystem. Ethan's first introduction to OSS was when he installed Ubuntu on his desktop in middle school and has loved it ever since. His first programming experience was in FIRST LEGO League robotics and continues to love elegant solutions to complex problems. If he isn't working with technology, Ethan enjoys playing piano, reading, hiking and tinkering.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/EMH333

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Ayden Murphy-Kirsch

Ayden Murphy-Kirsch

Student Systems Engineer

Ayden joined the OSL in July of 2023 as a computer and electrical engineering student. For multiple years, Ayden has been immersed in the open source ecosystem, starting with the introduction to Linux in High school and a recent growing familiarity with Open Source and the Foss Ecosystem--including many projects spanning a variety of fields. Open Source hardware, such as RISK V, open personal computing devices and numerous Virtual Reality projects are a current fascination. Ayden enjoys Virtual Reality, tinkering on computers, 3D Design, server/network design, and DIY projects that never seem to go as planned.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/starboundstitch

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Grant O'Connor

Grant O'Connor

Student Systems Engineer

Grant joined the OSL in July 2023 as a Sophomore Computer Science major in order to grow his technical knowledge and gain experience. Grant was first introduced to programming in his Freshman year of high school where he learned the basics of game development in Unity. In his free time, Grant enjoys playing board games and video games as well as designing and developing video games.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/GrantAOConnor

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Paul Simko

Paul Simko

Student Systems Engineer

Paul joined the OSL in May 2021. He's been using OSL mirrors since arriving on campus, and is glad for the opportunity to contribute to the FOSS ecosystem. He's been using Linux since high school, and enjoys optimizing his work environment and trying out new community projects. Paul is a computer science major and is interested in cybersecurity, infrastructure automation, and spending 3 hours writing scripts that save 1 minute. He spends the time that these scripts save hunting mushrooms, reading, and rock climbing.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/pasimko

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Zachary Wallace

Zach Wallace

Student Systems Engineer

Starting in November of 2022, Zach was brought aboard during his Junior year of his college career as a Computer Science major. Zach's first introduction to programming dated back to the fifth grade, in 2013, where he did a presentation on "How to Create an Adder in Lua". His first experience with the Linux environment started in late-2019, when he used a Raspberry-Pi to set up a local file sharing server; and ever since then he's used some flavor of Linux as a daily driver for both personal and server use. Outside of the office and classroom, Zach enjoys modding games, with an added interest in level design. With now being employed at the Open Source Lab, he hopes to further understand the duties of a systems administrator while also providing assistance in service hosting for the FOSS community.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/zwall-bp

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Abigail Whittle

Abigail Whittle

Student Systems Engineer

Abi joined the OSL in November 2022. She first heard of OSL while looking through the OSU jobs website and was instantly drawn to the Open Source environment that OSL supports and encourages. While she does not have any previous experience in open source software, she hopes that OSL will prepare her for future open source projects and jumpstart her career in computer science. In her free time, Abi likes to play video games (namely Overwatch and Dead by Daylight), watch comedy TV shows, and expand her knowledge in computer science and cyber security.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/awhittle2

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Oria Weng

Oria Weng

Student Systems Engineer

Oria has been excited about open-source software from far too young an age, so no one should have told her there was an Open Source Lab right at OSU! In all seriousness, she started at the OSL in November 2022 as a way to further explore computer science and get involved in the open-source community. When not learning new ways to play on computers, she dabbles in digital drawing, board games, and animation.

GitHub Account

https://github.com/ArtofBugs

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