Peter Viscarola
Consulting Partner at OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
Amherst, New Hampshire, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Viscarola is a seasoned OS/kernel software architect and serial entrepreneur with three decades of experience building and shipping kernel-mode solutions across multiple operating systems. As founder and Consulting Partner at OSR Open Systems Resources since 1993, he combines technical depth—authoring a book on Windows device drivers and presenting at WinHEC, WinDEV, and IDF—with strategic leadership and day-to-day company direction. Renowned for clear communication, he translates complex kernel concepts into accessible articles, seminars, and conference talks that have educated developers and influenced industry practice. His background includes senior engineering and management roles at Digital Equipment Corp., demonstrating a rare blend of hands-on kernel development and higher-level program management. Based in Amherst, New Hampshire, he pairs an interdisciplinary academic foundation in applied statistics, political science and management with sustained contributions to the systems engineering community. An understated strength is his ability to turn deep technical expertise into teachable content and long-term business strategy.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Applied Management, Applied Management at Lesley UniversityPolitical Science / Sociology, Political Science / Sociology at UMass BostonApplied Statistics / Politics/ Sociology, Applied Statistics / Politics/ Sociology at Columbia University
Github Skills (15)
windows10
windows-driver10
driver10
documentation10
wake-on-lan9
internals9
desktop8
visual-studio8
microsoft7
wdk7
wdf6
corruption5
rom5
filter4
windows-service3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PeterGV/windows-driver-docs
Aug 2016 - Jun 2024
The official Windows Driver Kit documentation sources
Contributions:4 pushes in 7 years 11 months
driversdriverwindows-driverwindowswindows-driver-kit
OSRDrivers/WDF-I
Aug 2020 - May 2022
Writing WDF Drivers I: Core Concepts Lab Material
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
driverslabwdf
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