Behan Webster
Principal Tech Lead, Support & Solutions Engineering at Linaro
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolBehan Webster is a Principal Tech Lead and embedded Linux expert with over 18 years designing firmware, kernels, drivers, and secure infrastructure for embedded, mobile and server systems. He blends deep C/C++ and kernel-level experience with build systems, Yocto/OpenEmbedded packaging, and automated CI to deliver production-ready products and developer tooling. A long-time Debian developer, Yocto Project ambassador, and Linux Foundation instructor, he crafts training and community resources that help engineers transition to professional Embedded Linux. He has led projects to build LLVM/Clang-based kernel tooling, brought up ARM platforms from bootloader to drivers, and architected in-car and cloud-integrated infotainment systems. Founder of Converse in Code and co-founder of the Embedded Apprentice Linux Engineer training series, he pairs hands-on consultancy with scalable courseware and open-source contribution. Based in Victoria, BC, he is known for bridging low-level systems engineering with practical security and deployment practices that few kernel specialists emphasize.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Shad Valley, Shad Valley at University of ManitobaBachelor, Computer Engineering, Bachelor, Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo
Github Skills (108)
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xiaomi8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Fuzion24/LLVM-Linux-Kernel
Jun 2012 - Jul 2015
Contributions:1028 commits in 3 years 1 month
e-ale/e-ale-lca2019
Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
E-ALE Latex Slides for LCA2019
Contributions:22 commits, 2 PRs, 7 pushes in 8 months
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