Sam Edwards
Chief Network Architect at Rapidity Networks
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Edwards is a Chief Network Architect in Boulder with 15 years of systems and software experience, blending deep networking expertise with game development and graphics work. He led architecture and security for the revival of Toontown Online and now drives network strategy at Rapidity Networks while contributing to notable open-source projects like the Cowrie honeypot and Panda3D engine. His background spans low-level hardware design (a pipelined cryptographic Verilog processor), cloud deployment automation, encrypted media formats, and build-system engineering, giving him a rare full-stack perspective from silicon to distributed services. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he repeatedly delivers realistic emulation, robust build pipelines, and secure production systems.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (29)
bootloader10
filesystem10
assembly10
c-language10
python10
file-manipulation10
cmake10
c1110
c1710
honeypot10
sys10
fileio10
assembler10
arm10
embedded10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
panda3d/panda3d
Nov 2013 - Jan 2020
Powerful, mature open-source cross-platform game engine for Python and C++, developed by Disney and CMU
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:832 commits, 42 PRs, 407 pushes in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Sam's commits focus on integrating code, CMake, and file configurations for a Panda3D game engine. The work primarily involves setting up and refining the build process through CMake, including the integration of component libraries and the creation of a standard deployment structure. The contributions involve the configuration of various third-party libraries and dependencies for cross-platform support. They are also responsible for implementing the necessary code to ensure correct library linkage.
pythonc-plus-plusmulti-platformenginepanda3d-game-engine
cowrie/cowrie
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Cowrie SSH/Telnet Honeypot https://docs.cowrie.org/
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 1 PR in 6 days
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the Cowrie SSH/Telnet honeypot. Their commits focused on improving the honeypot's filesystem interaction, including exploring honeyfs directories, handling realfile attributes, and managing file contents. They also addressed bug fixes and added features, such as implementing the ">" alias for the "touch" command and making the busybox more robust. The user's work aimed to enhance the honeypot's ability to emulate a realistic system and improve its overall functionality.
servicenowthreat-analysissshscptelnet
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