Robert MacCracken
Creative Tech | Creator of SecureYeoman
Software Engineering · QA · DevOps · Sound Engineering · Music
About Me
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 (~22,000 tests, 485 MCP tools). Also developing Agnostic — a containerized, general-purpose AI agent platform with production-ready presets for QA, data engineering, and DevOps; AGNOS — an AI-native Linux OS with 8 Rust crates, kernel-level agent management, and 8,997+ tests; and BullShift — a cross-platform trading platform with a Rust backend and Flutter UI.
Through LightOceanStudios, I also create handcrafted candles — each one poured and finished by hand with premium materials. It's a creative counterbalance to the engineering work.
Music and sound have been a lifelong thread — I compose original scores for film and video games, and offer professional mixing and mastering services. It's where the technical and the creative fully converge.
Experience
CTO & Founder
LightOceanStudios
Creative & Consulting Service company. Building SecureYeoman (self-hosted enterprise AI assistant), Agnostic (general-purpose AI agent platform), AGNOS (AI-native Linux OS), and BullShift (Rust+Flutter trading platform). Also creates handcrafted candles.
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.
QA Specialist
OmniUpdate, Inc
SaaS CMS Platform. Test automation and coordination for enterprise content management product.
QA Test Engineer
Walt Disney Interactive Media Group
Mobile Gaming & Entertainment. Tested Java/Brew phone apps, customer support for online products.
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 ManagementProjects
SecureYeoman
Self-hosted, enterprise-hardened AI assistant. Your data doesn't train their models. Your conversations aren't their product.
Agnostic
Containerized, general-purpose AI agent platform — CrewAI-powered crews for QA, data engineering, and DevOps via JSON/YAML or API. Self-healing UI testing, fuzzy verification, A2A protocol, and automated compliance (OWASP, GDPR, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA).
AGNOS
AI-native Linux OS — 8 Rust crates, kernel-level agent management, AI shell with natural language commands, OpenAI-compatible LLM gateway, and a Wayland desktop environment. Defense-in-depth with Landlock + seccomp-bpf sandboxing and cryptographic audit chains.
BullShift
Cross-platform trading platform — Rust backend with sub-100ms execution, Flutter UI, paper trading with Monte Carlo analysis, and multi-LLM strategy generation.
Skills
Technical
Creative
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.