Joel Savitz
President at Underground Software
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoel Savitz is a Linux kernel engineer and entrepreneur based in Boston with over five decades of professional experience, currently contributing to Red Hat’s kernel team while leading two organizations he founded. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences from UMass Lowell with near-perfect academic performance and blends deep systems expertise with an educator’s drive—founding Underground Software to produce free advanced operating systems and kernel-development materials. Joel’s background spans hands-on kernel development, IoT and sensor-network research, and building accessible tech services for older adults through TechSimple. He has a track record of translating research into practical tools and curricula, co-authoring work presented at SIGCSE and developing data-visualization and educational platforms. Notably, he pairs production-grade open-source contributions with nonprofit leadership, aiming to expand free, high-quality computer science resources.
56 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Newton North High SchoolUMass Lowell
Hebrew, English
Github Skills (77)
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kernel10
gpio10
linux-kernel9
linux9
python9
raspberry-pi9
oracle9
patch9
zen9
64-bit9
device-mapper8
arm8
fedora8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
underground-software/ILKD_course_materials
Sep 2024 - Dec 2025
Contributions:1 review, 10 PRs, 119 pushes in 1 year 3 months
underground-software/RPi.GPIO2
Apr 1970 - Sep 2022
Contributions:7 releases, 25 reviews, 92 commits in 53 years 2 months
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