Robert MacCracken

Creative Tech | Creator of SecureYeoman

Software Engineering · QA · DevOps · Sound Engineering · Music

About Me

Robert MacCracken

CTO, LightOceanStudios | Creator of SecureYeoman

20+ years across software engineering, QA, DevOps, video games, music, and sound. From Activision and Walt Disney Interactive to Valence Media (Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Spin) and OmniUpdate — then went independent to build on my own terms.

Currently building SecureYeoman — a self-hosted, enterprise-hardened AI assistant. MIT licensed, 7,400+ tests, 120+ MCP tools, 31 platform integrations. Features RBAC, JWT + API key auth, mTLS, AES-256 encryption, and an HMAC-SHA256 audit chain. Also developing Agnostic — a Dockerized Agentic QA Team with model-based testing and self-healing verification.

Creative Tech SecureYeoman Video Games Music & Sound DevOps AI Infrastructure QA Automation

Experience

2024 - Present

CTO & Founder

LightOceanStudios

Creative & Consulting Service company. Building SecureYeoman — self-hosted enterprise AI assistant (7,400+ tests, 120+ MCP tools). Also creates handcrafted candles.

2015 - 2019

Sr. QA Engineer

Valence Media Group

Media & Entertainment: Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Spin, Vibe & Stereogum. Built automation infrastructure from ground up, led all QA efforts and release cycles.

2012 - 2015

QA Specialist

OmniUpdate, Inc

SaaS CMS Platform. Test automation and coordination for enterprise content management product.

2008 - 2011

QA Test Engineer

Walt Disney Interactive Media Group

Mobile Gaming & Entertainment. Tested Java/Brew phone apps, customer support for online products.

2006 - 2008

QA Engineer

Activision

Video Game Publishing. Tested console and PC games, quality assurance for major game releases.

Education & Certifications

B.S. Information Technology / Software Engineering

2009 - 2012

Focus on Project Management

Projects

SecureYeoman

Self-hosted, enterprise-hardened AI assistant. Your data doesn't train their models. Your conversations aren't their product.

AI Assistant Enterprise Security MCP Tools
7,400+ Tests MIT License
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Agnostic

Agentic QA Team: Dockerized Team AI with MBT, self-healing, fuzzy verification.

AI Testing Docker
View on GitHub

LightOceanStudios

Handcrafted candles and creative consulting services.

E-commerce Consulting
View on GitHub

Skills

Technical

Automation Development 82%
Web Development 85%
Ruby 80%
JavaScript 75%
AWS / DevOps 78%

Creative

Production 87%
Composition 85%
Mixing 82%
Mastering 78%

Services

Website Backend & DevOps

Setup websites with AWS services and establish CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and reliable infrastructure.

QA Automation

Development of automated test suites that confirm your site and code is working correctly across all environments.

Audio Engineering

Professional audio services including mixing and mastering to give your music or creative project a polished, professional sound.

Music Composition

Original music composition for Film, Video Games, and visual media. Bringing stories to life through custom soundtracks.

Get in Touch

Location

Thousand Oaks, USA

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