technical open source
leader & strategist
I help companies be more
successful by using, releasing,& contributing to free & open
source projects in ways thatare good for their bottom line
as well as for the communities• corporate business &management strategy• free/open source leadership &community development• technical team leadership• strategy & implementation

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Summary• 35+ years of free/open source advocacy• 25+ years working in software development• 25+ years researching, writing, & lecturing about free/open source software &technical management• 20+ years supporting, designing, & implementing high-availability Software as aService (SaaS) products• 20+ years directing software development processes & policies• 20+ years leading & growing software development teams & departments
Open Source Af liations
Author, Forge Your Future with Open Source — https://fossforge.com
Author, Business Success with Open Source — https://fossbiz.com
Advisor, OpenUK — https://openuk.uk
Open Governance Advisor, Open Source Robotics Alliance — https://osralliance.org/Vice Chairperson, Board of Directors, Linux Professional Institute — https://lpi.org
Admin & Moderator, FLOSS Foundations Community — http://ossfoundations.org
Founder, FOSS Governance Project — https://fossgovernance.org
Open Source Series Editor, Pragmatic Bookshelf — https://pragprog.com
Past Af liations
Chair, Board Governance Committee, Linux Professional InstituteCo-chair, FINOS Open Source Readiness Special Interest GroupCommittee Member, OW2 OSS Good Governance Initiative
Vice President, Open Source Initiative — https://opensource.org
Board Member, Linux Foundation Edge Foundation
Member, Linux Foundation Networking Technical Advisory Committee
Steering Committee, Linux Foundation TODO GroupVice Chair, IEEE P3190 Open Source Software Project Governance WorkingGroupMember, SPDX Legal ProjectMember, SPDX Outreach Projectfi1fiflVM (Vicky) BrasseurVM (Vicky) Brasseur

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resume@vmbrasseur.com

Author & Community Moderator, opensource.com
Awards & Recognition
2014 Perl White Camel Award
2016 O'Reilly Open Source Award
2018 opensource.com Moderators Choice Award
2019 opensource.com Moderators Choice Award
Presentations & Writing
Personal Website — https://vmbrasseur.com
Professional Blog — https://blog.vmbrasseur.com
Presentations — https://vmbrasseur.com/presentations
Interviews & Articles — https://vmbrasseur.com/publications-interviews
Book #1 — https://fossforge.com
Book #2 — https://fossbiz.com
Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VM_Brasseur
Experience
Series Editor, Open Source Series; The Pragmatic Bookshelf — August 2022 present• Develop and shape vision and direction of the Open Source Series of books
and related materials• Work with editorial and acquisitions teams to identify trends in open sourcerelated topic areas• Identify, recruit, and mentor authors to contribute to the Open Source Series ofbooks• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise to authors writing for the Open
Source Series, ensuring brand consistency and content quality
Director & Senior Strategy Advisor, Open Source Program Of ce; Wipro, Ltd.
— August 2021 - September 2022
• Collaborate on development of the Open Source Maturity Model (contributedto FINOS under an open source license)• Develop and manage process and strategy for team thought leadership
opportunities• Formulate and advise on company open source foundation membershipstrategy• Create 2022 Open Source Program Of ce (OSPO) marketing plan
• Represent company as co-chair of FINOS Open Source Readiness Special
Interest Groupfifi2

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resume@vmbrasseur.com• Select and engage with strategic free/open source software and standards
communities on behalf of the company, including SPDX, Open Source Security
Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and InnerSource Commons• Advise internal and external clients on strategy and tactics of releasing open
source projects• Mentor more junior staff members on community management and open
source• Contribute to launch of internal open source community of practiceDirector of Open Source Strategy; Juniper Networks — November 2018 - June2020• Establish corporate policies around free & open source license compliance incoordination with legal team
• Develop corporate strategies, policies, & procedures for releasing internal
projects as open source• Draft corporate policies on source forge (GitHub) usage• Advise on governance & community management of open source projects
released by the company• Create & deliver trainings around corporate open source policy & processes• Represent the company on open source organisation & foundation boards /governing bodies• Engage in corporate strategy with regards to standards body membership &participation• Promote & represent the company in conversations with analysts & media• Launch and manage a new open source initiative in collaboration with partnercompanies
Independent Consultant — March 2017 - November 2018
• Develop enterprise-wide open source business strategies• Consult on corporate open source compliance initiatives• Train internal staff on facets of free & open source software contributions &participation• Establish policies & procedures for releasing internal software as free & open
source projects• Produce & collaborate on methods for building & strengthening free & open
source software communities both inside & outside of the enterprise• Instruct internal teams in technical conference preparation, presentationconstruction, & conference presentation delivery
Senior Software Engineering Manager; Hewlett Packard Enterprise —September 2015 - March 2017
• Lead a globally distributed team 100% dedicated to upstream open sourcedevelopment3

VM (Vicky) Brasseur

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resume@vmbrasseur.com• Contribute to corporate open source strategy• Represent corporation at open source & industry events• Collaborate with Open Source Program Of ce on industry events & outreach• Advise on organization of regional OpenStack conference• Coach & provide career guidance to direct reports & other team members• De ne & document team & managerial policies & processes• Mentor new managers
Additional Experience
Details available upon request• Director of Internal Engineering; Simple Finance Technology Company —October 2014 - April 2015
• Vice President of Technology; Foresight Emergency Planning, LLC — May2013 - January 2015
• Founder & CEO; shoeless consulting — January 2013 - October 2014
• Manager of Software Engineering; Twistage, Inc. — February 2012 - August2012• Product Manager, Digital Archive Service; Internet Archive — April 2011October 2011
• Director of Product Development (aka Software Engineering); iPost. — 2008 April 2011
• Product Manager; iPost — 2007 - 2008
• Software Developer; iPost — 2005 - 2007
• Product Analyst; Innovative Interfaces, Inc. — 1999 - 2005
EducationMichigan State University — 1990 - 1999
• Bachelor's of Arts in Latin (1995 - 1999)• Bachelor's of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities: Philosophy, English, History(1990 - 1995)• Five & a half years of studies in Ancient Greekfifi4