Al Williams
Project Manager at Cimarron Software Services, Inc.
Greater Houston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAl Williams is a multidisciplinary engineering leader with 15+ years of experience bridging hardware and software, from Verilog FPGA and microcontroller design to real-time VxWorks systems and embedded C/C++. He has led technical teams at Boeing as an Associate Technical Fellow and chief architect, founded an FPGA community of practice, and managed cybersecurity and SCADA/IP network security efforts in the energy sector. As a longtime writer, columnist, and instructor, he translates complex engineering into clear documentation, proposals, and training—work he continues through consulting and technical writing for outlets like Hackaday. Comfortable switching between hands-on design and strategic program leadership, he delivers practical solutions that balance technical rigor with business constraints. Based in Greater Houston, he also brings lab-floor experience in failure analysis and PCB/process automation, a perspective that informs his systems-level approach. Colleagues rely on him for rare combinations of deep hardware knowledge, software fluency, and strong communication skills.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Thomas Edison State UniversityMS, Electrical Engineering, MS, Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering
Github Skills (200)
equalizer10
google-music10
compressor10
qt10
fade10
camera10
pipewire10
flash10
image-editing10
pulseaudio10
camera-flash10
home-directory10
chrome-extension10
driver10
serial-communication10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
wd5gnr/bashrc
Mar 2017 - Jun 2022
System to organize and synchronize bash startup files and other files in your home directory
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 3 months
bashhome-directorybash-scriptbash-hacksbashrc-configs
wd5gnr/pathedit
Mar 2017 - Aug 2020
Quick hack to allow editing your path from a bash prompt
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
bashbash-scriptclilinux
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