Eric Williams
Lead Engineer at Emerson
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolEric Williams is a Lead Engineer with 10 years of hands-on experience in electrical and computer engineering, specializing in product design, manufacturing automation, and test engineering across construction equipment and aerospace & defense. He has progressed through increasingly senior roles at Emerson and contributed electrical system designs for Collins Aerospace, bringing deep firmware, FPGA, and embedded systems expertise alongside PCB and LabVIEW/TestStand experience. Comfortable from concept through production support, he has a track record of implementing manufacturing process improvements and cost-saving engineering transitions. Based in Rockford, IL, he pairs technical leadership with community engagement—actively supporting STEM through Rockford Robotics and Rockford MakerSpace. Notably, his early work included developing automated test tools and MATLAB utilities that moved into routine use, reflecting a focus on practical automation that scales.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University
Spanish, English
Github Skills (42)
cpp10
setuptools9
linux9
cmake9
windows9
command-line9
visual-studio9
swig9
macos9
c-library9
shell9
package-manager9
powershell9
netcore8
point-cloud8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ericwilliamsneu/SFND_Lidar_Obstacle_Detection
Nov 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 24 pushes, 5 branches in 4 months
FTC8003/ftc_app
Oct 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:1 push in 1 year 3 months
android-studiocontrollerftcandroidrobot
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