Bob Summerwill
Head Of Ecosystem at BlockApps
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolBob Summerwill is a veteran software and ecosystem leader with 12 years in blockchain and over two decades in engineering, currently driving STRATO’s shift from closed-source to a decentralized platform as Head of Ecosystem at BlockApps. He blends hands-on DevOps and build/release expertise—demonstrated by contributions to high-profile repos like Solidity, Homebrew Ethereum and cpp-ethereum—with strategic community stewardship from roles at Ethereum Classic and numerous standards and foundation initiatives. Based in Vancouver, he documents and curates the human history of Ethereum through his Early Days of Ethereum project, reflecting a rare combination of technical fluency and social historiography. Bob has organized pluralist industry events (Proof of Work Summit) and funded development efforts (Hyperledger Besu), showing he operates across product, community and governance. Known for rescuing complex build pipelines and cross-platform releases, he quietly excels at the infrastructure work that keeps open-source ecosystems shipping. He pairs a BSc in Computer Science with a long record of speaking, mentoring and bridging enterprise and permissionless blockchain communities.
11 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence at University of Leeds
Github Skills (29)
github-ci10
javascript10
c-language10
website-development10
package-management10
bash10
build-system10
cmake10
cicd10
homebrew10
release-management10
front-end-development10
ethereum10
build-automation10
blockchain10
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
ethereum/aleth
Dec 2015 - Sep 2016
Aleth – Ethereum C++ client, tools and libraries
Role in this project:
Back-end & Build Engineer
Back-end & Build EngineerContributions:657 commits, 125 PRs, 62 pushes in 10 months
Contributions summary:Bob primarily contributed to the build system and infrastructure of the cpp-ethereum project. They implemented a Python script to generate a DOT dependency graph and updated scripts for building binaries on different platforms. Additionally, they focused on addressing build issues, including fixes for Windows and macOS build breaks, and also maintained the Homebrew release pipeline.
ethereumcppethereum-clientevm
ethereumclassic/ethereumclassic.github.io
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
Ethereum Classic Website
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:31 reviews, 19 commits, 38 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Bob primarily focused on updating and improving the Ethereum Classic website's front-end components. They addressed a hard fork alert warning, updating the URL and adjusting its display. The user also modified video links, ensuring they pointed to individual talks from the ETC Summit 2019 and re-added timestamp support. Additionally, the user fixed a small issue with the blog.
reactethereumblockchainweb3ethereum-classic
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