Paul Stewart is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience building attention-aware, computer-mediated interpersonal communication systems and robust embedded and networking software. Based in Novato, CA, he brings deep expertise in wireless and ad-hoc networking, embedded Linux/kernel work, and security including PKI, having applied those skills across research roles at PARC, product engineering at Streetline, and on the Chrome OS team at Google. He combines low-level C and MSP430 embedded development with higher-level scripting and web work in Python, Ruby, Perl, and Rails, and has hands-on experience with iPhone web and native apps. Paul also contributes to infrastructure and automation—improving reliability and safety in image creation and deployment scripts for widely used Container Linux tooling—demonstrating a pragmatic focus on operational robustness. Known for bridging research and product engineering, he favors practical safeguards and automation that reduce human error in deployment workflows.
16 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Engineering, MS, Computer Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the automation and infrastructure aspects of the `coreos/scripts` repository. They developed and maintained scripts related to image creation, USB drive handling, and remote server deployments, focusing on tasks like creating upgrade servers, handling updates, and automating test environments. The user also improved the reliability and safety of the image writing process, adding safeguards against accidental data loss during USB device operations. Furthermore, the user improved the automation around testing using scripts and remote test execution.
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