Summary
Stan Chesnutt is a seasoned software engineer and former engineering manager with decades of hands-on coding experience dating back to the late 1970s and 15 years of professional experience focused in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently on Google’s Android team, he specializes in location technologies—refining GNSS, cellular and WiFi-based positioning—after earlier contributions to Google Maps, GoogleTV networking, and datacenter job scheduling. He has a strong track record building teams and products from the ground up, having served as a founding engineer and Director of Software Engineering at Trapeze Networks and cofounder/VP Engineering at a Java tools startup. His background spans embedded kernel work, PostScript/printer systems at Adobe, and multi-tier network configuration platforms, reflecting deep expertise across systems, networking, and location stacks. Colleagues benefit from his blend of technical depth and mentorship, and his long tenure in Bay Area engineering cultures gives him a pragmatic appreciation for turning complex research into reliable, deployable products.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of Louisiana at Lafayette