Dan McDonald

Dan McDonald has extensive experience in software engineering and computer science, with a focus on illumos, SmartOS, and Triton technologies. Currently serving as the SmartOS lead and Triton contributor at MNX Solutions since May 2022, Dan has also been a core team member of illumos since January 2011, responsible for approving changes in illumos-gate. Previous roles include Software Engineer at Joyent, Lead Engineer at OmniTI, and Principal Software Engineer at Nexenta Systems, where Dan contributed significantly to various components of the illumos ecosystem. Prior experience includes positions at Oracle and Sun Microsystems, focusing on IPsec technologies, as well as research work on IPng protocols at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and early work during an internship at IBM. Dan holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Arizona.