My name is Mark Jackson. I am the founder of Anuclei and a passionate advocate for technology and innovation. I take pride in my personal life, cherish time spent with family and friends, and avidly support the San Francisco Giants.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My professional journey has been marked by collaborations with leading companies such as Blue Cross of California, Yahoo!, Symantec, HP, AT&T Labs, Sysdig, Hightail (formerly YouSendIt), Equinix Metal (formerly Packet), and Jasmine Multimedia. Additionally, I have the honor of serving in the United States Army, contributing to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Backstage Community: Currently helping the Backstage community write the Backstage integrator guide
• Jenkins Community: Served on the Jenkins Governance Board and as Jenkins Events Officer.
• Kubernetes Ecosystem: Served as a Kubernetes Org member, project moderator co-lead, and Release Manager Associate.
• Continuous Delivery Foundation: Former Ambassador and Jenkins core contributor.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Engaged in Google Summer of Code, Google Summer of Docs, the Ortelius Project, and within the Kubernetes community as a mentoring lead and Moderation Co-lead.
• Public Speaking and Writing: Profiled by CNCF, delivered public talks, and authored technical blogs.
• Awards and Recognition: Named the Most Valuable Jenkins Advocate and recipient of the Kubernetes Contribex Contributor award at KubeconNA 2022.

I am also a culinary enthusiast, contributing to the cloud-native community cookbook with my own and others' delightful recipes.

Looking forward to the opportunity to connect and share my knowledge and experiences. Thank you for taking the time to learn a bit about me.

Best Regards,
Mark Jackson