Cory Gillenkirk
QA Lead, Sr. Systems Administrator, Nodes Procurement
Michigan, United States
Summary
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SeniorCory Gillenkirk is a seasoned hosting and systems engineering leader with over a decade of experience and 15+ years in the hosting industry, specializing in game hosting and scalable cloud infrastructure. As QA Lead, Senior Systems Administrator, and Nodes Procurement at Apex Hosting, he ensures platform stability and performance while bridging operational engineering with procurement decisions. Previously a Lead Systems Administrator at MCProHosting, he brings deep hands-on expertise in building and maintaining resilient server estates that keep games and websites online. Based in Michigan, Cory combines technical rigor with process-driven QA to reduce downtime and improve client experience—often applying procurement insights to optimize cost, capacity, and reliability.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (97)
minecraft10
spigot10
bukkit10
plugin10
pocketmine10
file-upload9
unity3d8
screeps8
ftp8
golang8
python8
infrastructure8
uploading8
docker8
ocr8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
JustOneMoreBlock/unturned-php-status
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019
Contributions:3 releases, 15 commits, 14 pushes in 2 years 10 months
sgtcaze/NametagEdit
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Simple plugin to give players custom nametags
Contributions:1 review, 9 commits, 139 PRs in 7 days
minecraftplayerspocketminepluginbukkit
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