Dan Williams
AI Evangelist Innovation Lead
Covington, Louisiana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Williams is an AI Evangelist and Innovation Lead with over two decades of IT experience, blending deep hands-on networking expertise with strategic program leadership. He has driven global infrastructure at scale—helping design systems that supported 300,000+ GE employees across 156 countries—and later translated that operational rigor into technical program management for complex government and healthcare projects. Comfortable across network automation, cloud, and security, he holds CCNA/CCNP, AWS Cloud Practitioner, PMP, ITILv3, and CompTIA Security+ certifications and a BS in Applied Technology. Dan is known for turning intricate technical challenges into clear, data-driven decisions that stakeholders can act on, and for teaching peers practical automation skills as an instructor. Currently leading innovation at ValidaTek, he combines enterprise-grade delivery experience with a curiosity for AI-driven transformation. An often-overlooked strength is his history of operational work in high-pressure, international environments—informing pragmatic solutions that scale.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Applied Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) Applied Technology at The University of Southern MississippiAAS Network Support Technology, AAS Network Support Technology at Pearl River Community College
English
Github Skills (113)
python10
firmware10
user-generated-content10
automation10
esp3210
home-assistant10
ssh10
mqtt10
ansible10
middleman10
home-automation10
database10
garden10
iot10
esphome10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
dancwilliams/homeassistant-config
Sep 2017 - Sep 2020
Contributions:581 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
dancwilliams/home-assistant.github.io
Oct 2017 - Jan 2024
:blue_book: Jekyll project to generate home-assistant.io
Contributions:2 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 3 months
jekyll-projectblueassistanthome-assistantjekyll
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