About Jason

Biography

Jason Cox majored in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Tulsa and earned a Bachelor’s of Computer Science at the American Institute of Computer Sciences in Birmingham, Alabama. After graduation, Jason transitioned into Civil Engineering and helped transition from manual engineering and drafting to computer-aided design (CAD) building commercial and residential subdivisions, infrastructure, ponds and bridges for nearly 7 years. He later co-founded a startup, FamilyNet, Inc., a local internet service provider and web hosting startup, managing datacenters and business operations until it was sold. He relocated with his family to sunny Los Angeles to work on an M.Div. degree.

Jason is passionate about promoting AI innovation, DevOps practices, collaboration, curiosity, automation, agile, and lean methodologies. He has spoken at several tech conferences and enjoys writing on leadership and DevOps topics. He is the author of iCurlHTTP, an iOS app for those who want to cURL on the go, and a co-author of Investments Unlimited: A Novel About DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age. Jason currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

Bibliography

Books

Investments Unlimited: A Novel About DevOps, Security, Audit Compliance, and Thriving in the Digital Age. Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapabrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. (2022). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution. https://itrevolution.com/investments-unlimited-book/ Author Pages: Amazon – Goodreads

Projekt Eureka bei Investments Unlimited Menge, Der Roman über DevOps, Sicherheit, Audit, Compliance und Erfolg im digitalen Zeitalter. Helen Beal, Bill Bensing, Jason Cox, Michael Edenzon, Tapabrata Pal, Caleb Queern, John Rzeszotarski, Andres Vega, and John Willis. (2023). Germany: O’Reilly. https://dpunkt.de/produkt/projekt-eureka-bei-investments-unlimited

Journal Publications

Thinking Environments: Evaluating Organizational Models for DevOps to Accelerate Business and Empower Workers – Jason Cox, Mark Schwartz, Jonathan Snyder, Mark Rendell, Chivas Nambiar, and Mustafa Kapadia. (2016). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution.

Continual Learning: Building a DevOps Inspired Career Track – Jason Cox, Chivas Nambiar, and Paula Thrasher. (2017). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution.

Modernizing IT Operations in the Age of DevOps – Jason Cox, Josh Atwell, Damon Edwards, Ron Forrester, Jayne Groll, Mark Imbriaco, Mark Schwartz, and Scott Willson. (2018). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution.

Full Stack Teams, Not Engineers – Jason Cox, Christian Posta, Cornelia Davis, Dominica DeGrandis, Jim Stoneham, Thomas A. Limoncelli. (2019). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution.

Framework for Incident Response: Changing the Narrative around Incidents from Blame to Learning – Scott Prugh, Erica Morrison, Shaaron Alvares, Josh Atwell, Randy Shoup, Jason Cox. (2020). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution.

Good Consulting: Helping Organizations and Consulting Agencies Build Successful Engagement – Adrian Cockcroft, Jason Cox, Elisabeth Hendrickson, Courtney Kissler, John Rzeszotarski, Brian Scott, Caleb Wolfe. (2022). Portland, Oregon: IT Revolution.

Articles

Jason Cox’s Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Playlist – What is Site Reliability Engineering?

A Culture of Candor – by Jason Cox – Getting a true and honest signal when things are going wrong is critical for our organizations if we hope to see them stay relevant, successful and thriving.

Open Source Projects

TinyTuya – Python API for Tuya WiFi smart devices using a direct local area network (LAN) connection or the cloud (TuyaCloud API) – tinytuya.com – https://github.com/jasonacox/tinytuya

PyPowerwall – Python API for Tesla Powerwall and Solar Power Data – pypowerwall.com – https://github.com/jasonacox/pypowerwall

Powerwall Dashboard – Monitoring Dashboard for the Tesla Powerwall using Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf and PyPowerwall – https://github.com/jasonacox/Powerwall-Dashboard

Build-OpenSSL-cURL – Scripts to build OpenSSL, HTTP/2 (nghttp2) and cURL (libcurl) for MacOS, iOS and tvOS devices (x86_64, armv7, armv7s, arm64, arm64e). Supporting Apple Silicon, OpenSSL 1.1.1 with TLS 1.3 and Mac Catalyst builds – https://github.com/jasonacox/Build-OpenSSL-cURL

TM1637TinyDisplay – Arduino library to display numbers and text on 4 and 6 digit 7-segment TM1637 display modules – https://github.com/jasonacox/TM1637TinyDisplay

TinyStepper – Arduino library to drive stepper motors. Simple, small and easy to use – https://github.com/jasonacox/TinyStepper

Ender3-Filament-Digital-Scale – Digital filament scale for Creality Ender-3 3D Printer – https://github.com/jasonacox/Ender3-Filament-Digital-Scale

ATtiny85-Weather-Station – ATtiny85 based digital weather station for temp, humidity and pressure – https://github.com/jasonacox/ATtiny85-Weather-Station

OpenGL-LIDAR-Display – Display realtime LIDAR point cloud data from Slamtec RPLIDAR via OpenGL – https://github.com/jasonacox/OpenGL-LIDAR-Display

GridBug – Simple visualization to show network connectivity between multiple nodes – https://github.com/jasonacox/gridbug

TinyLLM – This project helps you build a small locally hosted LLM with a ChatGPT-like web interface using consumer grade hardware.

Patents

Automated Updates to Code Deployment Pipelines – US 11,775,291, Issued Oct 3, 2023 –Faced with the challenge of updating dozens of similar but diverging code repositories, the inventors describe a novel process of automatically creating new branches with updated build instructions based on a set of rules and a common template across all matching code repositories at once. An embodiment of this tool is used by SRE at Imagineering, where it is known more colloquially as, “thing that generates merge requests on old projects that make the old broken pipelines turn green.” – Inventors: Steven Wagner, Jason Alexander Cox, Adam Arredondo, James H. Tatum, Patrick O’Connor, Ian C. Ward, Maya K. Senen, and Brian Lawrence Scott

Automatic Compute Environment Scheduling Using Machine Learning – US 12,417,128 B2 · Issued Sep 16, 2025 – This patent represents a method to automatically schedule compute-environments (such as virtual machines, containers, cloud resources) by using machine-learning (ML) techniques. The goal is to optimally allocate, schedule or scale compute resources (e.g., selecting among various available compute resources) based on predicted workload, historical usage, or other telemetry/metrics. – Inventors: Katie Vinson, Adam Arredondo, Steven Wagner, Jason Alexander Cox, James H. Tatum, Patrick O’Connor, and Brian Lawrence Scott

Collector Container for Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Assets – US 12,307,438 B2 · Issued May 20, 2025 – This patent introduces a new idea for digital ownership: a physical collector container that securely stores and displays non-fungible tokens (NFTs), allowing individuals to physically own, display, and transfer unique digital collectibles with ease. Our device combines this blockchain technology with a physical, tangible experience, opening up new possibilities for digital art, collectibles, and more. – Inventors: Jason Alexander Cox, Ishag Alexanian, Brian Lawrence Scott, and Justice London

Automation Adjustment of Software Code from Changes in Repository – US 12,299,420 B2 – Issued May 13, 2025 – When data in a repository is updated, a generated artifact may fail validation. To resolve this, our method uses a trained model to analyze the changes and generate a set of adjustments. It then selects the adjustment that, when applied, produces a validated artifact. This validated artifact is then output as the corrected result. Inventors: Steven Wagner, Jason Alexander Cox, Kyle Everett Lanier, and James H. Tatum

Domain Specific Intelligence Using Natural Language – US 12,675,471 B2 · Issued July 7, 2026 -This patent describes a smart search system that actually understands complicated questions, not just keywords. For example, if you ask, “What restaurants near the roller coasters are open after 7pm tonight?” a normal search engine might get confused by all the different parts of that question. This invention breaks the question into smaller pieces, uses AI to figure out what each piece means, then sends each piece to the best tool for the job: a connected map of facts for things like locations and hours, or a smart matching system for finding similar terms. It then combines the answers into one clear response. Inventors: David DeWet Raal and Jason Alexander Cox

Purpose

I believe we are all created with various and unique talents to fulfill a specific purpose in life. Our responsibility is to discover and develop our skills to the fullest potential and use those to serve each other. By doing this, I believe we fulfill our purpose and please the Creator in whose image and likeness we are made.

I believe my purpose is to use my gifts and knowledge I have gathered in science, technology, leadership and writing to help others, to elevate our human experience across the world. I will use my time to make a positive difference. I will encourage others and help them enjoy the amazing gift of life we have been given.

Mission Statement

Be Proactive – I will not passively let life go by. I will engage in creative discovery, problem solving, innovation and action to define my path and fulfill my purpose. I will enjoy life to the fullest and help others along the way.

Be Intelligent – I will actively pursue self-improvement by adding to my knowledge through continuous education, reading and experimentation. I will humbly acknowledge my weakness and seek wisdom to make able decisions and provide helpful counsel to others.

Be Generous – I will give to others in genuine need and look for opportunities in which to invest my resources for the good of my family, friends and fellow human beings.

Be Helpful – I will look for occasions to serve others. I will acknowledge that my work produces resources for my family and extends beyond our home to the community and society in general. I will extend assistance to those in need and will look for ways to help others grow in their life to meet the purpose for which they were created.

Be Compassionate – I will acknowledge my own weaknesses and be considerate of others, especially those who are struggling or suffering. I recognize and embrace the rich diversity of our human family and will do my best to extend love, kindness, mercy and grace to all people.

Be Redemptive – I will look for opportunities to improve my environment and circle of influence. I will acknowledge my responsibility to myself and others and provide a positive impact on my environment, my surroundings, my fellow creatures, my home and my world. I will strive to elevate and to improve our human experience and condition.

Social Media Links

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncox3/

Twitter: @jasonacox

Threads / Instagram: @jasonacox

Mastodon: https://graphics.social/@jasonacox

Photo Gallery

Ancestry

The majority of my ancestors trace back to the UK (England, Scotland and Ireland). In the 1600’s many migrated and landed in New Jersey and Massachusetts USA (including John Alden). My father’s side (Cox, Graham, Nail, Whitehead, Kendrick, Staley, Titus) migrated to Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. My mother’s side (Tallent, Applegate, Wood, Jackson, Horton) migrated south to Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas.

Ancestry research here.

Interests

Software development, large-scale high-performance computing (CPU/GPU), cloud computing, automation, IoT, microcontroller development, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, robotics, mobile app development, design, VFX pipeline, 3D modeling, animation, rendering, GenAI, LLMs, AI/ML, vision systems, 3D printing, blockchain, quantum mechanics, QED, theoretical and physical science, neuroscience, biochemistry, philosophy, ancient literature, religion, science fiction, and all things Star Wars & TRON.

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