Gavan Wilhite
Member Of Technical Staff at Palisade Research
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGavan Wilhite is a seasoned software engineer and founder based in Berkeley with 11 years of experience building web apps, LLM-powered tools, and 3D systems that bridge product and research. He’s shipped consumer and enterprise experiences from virtual worlds at AltspaceVR (acquired by Microsoft) to holographic bioprinter control pipelines at Prellis Biologics. Gavan combines hands-on engineering—Unity, Three.js, web stacks—and product leadership, having founded multiple startups tackling volunteer coordination, social-engineering defenses, and civic/mental-health tooling. His current work highlights AI safety research into unaligned systems, reflecting a long-standing interest in technology’s societal impact. Known for creating “systems and stories for a bright future,” he blends technical craft with creative design to make complex tools approachable and useful.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science (Games), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science (Games) at University of Southern CaliforniaPunahou School
Github Skills (200)
threejs10
authentication10
serverless10
backend10
firebase10
javascript10
graphql-api10
openxr10
nhost10
aframe10
oculus10
database10
storage10
oculus-quest10
vue10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
AltspaceVR/altspacevr-project-open-source
Jul 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 1 PR, 8 pushes in 1 year 10 months
open-source-project
AltspaceVR/altspacevr-project-unity-cursor
Jul 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 1 year 10 months
unity3dunity
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