Application Architect | Open Source Advocate | Systems & Standards Champion

With over 25 years of experience in the open source community, I'm passionate about designing scalable architectures and advancing open standards. I believe open source is a powerful mechanism to drive standards adoption and foster innovation. Currently architecting and managing Open-AudIT at FirstWave, while continuously exploring new technologies to solve real-world challenges.

• Leading Open-AudIT — Expanding and managing this critical open-source project at FirstWave
• GoLang & Security Research — Investigating GoLang as a robust solution for protecting sensitive information and code within PHP-based applications
• Open Standards Advocacy — Championing open standards and their role in enabling wider adoption across the tech ecosystem
• Architectural Excellence — Designing scalable, maintainable systems that solve enterprise challenges

• Languages: PHP, Python, GoLang, Bash, JavaScript, and multi-language adaptation expertise
• Architecture: Microservices, Scalable Systems, API Design, Security-First Architecture, Database Design
• Infrastructure: Linux, Windows, macOS System Administration, Cloud Architecture, DevOps
• Specializations:
  • Database Design & Optimization
  • Application Scalability
  • Cross-Platform System Administration
  • Security Architecture (particularly PHP-to-Go integration)
  • Open Source Project Management

• Open-AudIT — Open-source IT asset discovery and audit management system
• Explore more of my contributions across the open-source ecosystem

• 🌐 Open Standards First — Believing in transparency, collaboration, and community-driven solutions
• 🔒 Security by Design — Building architecture that protects sensitive data and code
• 📈 Scalability Matters — Designing systems that grow with business demands
• 👥 Community Driven — 25+ years proving that open source builds better software
• 🧠 Continuous Learning — Rapidly adapting to new languages and technologies
• 🏛️ Architecture Excellence — Every decision serves the long-term health of the system

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/markunwin
• Email: [email protected]

• ✅ 25+ years in open source community
• ✅ Database design and optimization
• ✅ Multi-platform system administration (Linux, Windows, macOS)
• ✅ Application scalability architecture
• ✅ Security-focused Go/PHP integration
• ✅ Open standards advocacy and adoption

Currently: Researching GoLang for sensitive data protection in PHP applications | Leading Open-AudIT expansion at FirstWave

Last updated: March 19, 2026