Alan Potter
Principal Software Engineer at Calnex Solutions
Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlan Potter is a Principal Software Engineer with over 25 years of experience building high-performance, dependable test-and-measurement and embedded systems across C++, C#, .NET and ARM C++. Currently at Calnex Solutions, he develops web-controlled instrumentation on Linux using Mono, ServiceStack and Postgres, bringing a customer-focused mindset to interface and API design. Previously he delivered performance-leading measurement systems at Aeroflex—becoming the primary liaison with a chipset supplier in San Diego—and has deep low-level experience from VMS kernel work to transactional file systems. Known for translating complex, vendor-driven specifications into practical, ship-ready software, he combines hands-on coding with clear customer communication and technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University Of Glasgow
Github Skills (6)
child-process9
ubuntu8
debian7
bitbake7
python2
snmp2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Calnex/optware
Nov 2014 - Jul 2016
optware fork for Debian
Contributions:340 commits, 285 pushes, 33 branches in 1 year 9 months
php82bitbakedebianchild-processubuntu
hamacting/atpExperiment
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:3 pushes, 6 branches in 4 months
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