Bill Major
Principal Software Development Engineer at Esri
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolBill Major is a Principal Software Development Engineer with 12+ years at Esri and over two decades in GIS, geospatial architecture, and enterprise software for defense and government customers. He leads ArcGIS Enterprise development, combining deep domain expertise in mapping, imagery, and remote sensing with hands-on system design and team leadership. Bill has a strong track record delivering mission-focused solutions—from VMware R&D and enterprise interoperability efforts to production GIS web applications—and has taught Python for GIS as adjunct faculty. Based in Kill Devil Hills, NC, he blends practical field experience with academic grounding (MS in Geography) and a knack for turning complex geospatial requirements into robust, scalable products.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Geography, Computer Science (2001), BA, Geography, Computer Science (2001) at University of Mary WashingtonMS, Geography, MS, Geography at The University of Alabama
English
Github Skills (114)
docker-run10
notebook10
nteract10
controller10
python10
ipython10
data-management10
docker-desktop10
client-library10
arcgis10
ipywidgets10
api10
arcgis-js-api10
jupyter10
data-science10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
rwmajor2/authenticationModule
Mar 2014 - Mar 2018
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 4 years
rwmajor2/EsriCustomPKIAuth_Tomcat
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Custom Web Tier Authentication for PKI using Tomcat and Esri Web Adaptor
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
pkisecurityadaptorauthenticationtomcat
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