Erich Mcmillan
Senior Software Engineer at Rice University
Katy, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolErich Mcmillan is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience specializing in firmware security, test automation, and DevOps, currently applying his skills at Microsoft. He previously led firmware test strategy at HP, automating large-scale UEFI test suites, improving build times, and helping deliver security features that contributed to multi-million dollar wins. Erich holds a Summa Cum Laude MEng in Computer Engineering and has ten firmware security/usability patents pending, reflecting a strong blend of research and practical impact. He also conducts robotics research in parallelizing bi-directional sampling planners using C++, pthreads and ROS, an unusual crossover that informs his systems-level thinking. Known for building tooling and processes—from QEMU-based code coverage to Robot-Framework pipelines—he combines rigorous engineering, security mindset, and measurable delivery.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, 3.5 Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, 3.5 Cum Laude at University of Houston
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Github Skills (67)
python10
firmware10
remote-server10
language-agnostic10
uefi10
command-line9
version-control9
azure-devops8
rake8
microsoft8
typescript8
vscode8
vscode-extension8
dependency-manager8
editor7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Erich-McMillan/mu_plus
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Microsoft Core UEFI Value
Contributions:3 PRs, 45 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
uefimicrosoft
Erich-McMillan/RRT-Parallelization
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Parallelization framework for RRT path planner
Contributions:2 PRs, 15 pushes, 3 branches in 5 months
rrtparallelpath-plannerparallel-processingplanner
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