Vincent Fazio
Staff Software Engineer at Extreme Engineering Solutions
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVincent Fazio is a Staff Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience designing and debugging low-level systems for embedded Linux and Windows platforms, currently driving embedded development and test automation at Extreme Engineering Solutions. He blends Linux kernel and toolchain expertise (Buildroot, cross-compilers, Yocto) with practical Python3 engineering to build async test frameworks, single-board computer validation, and web tooling. A seasoned troubleshooter, he has performed deep Windows root-cause analysis using WinDBG/IDA and authored WinDBG extensions, a Detours C++ wrapper, and a registry-virtualization kernel/user-mode solution for COM side-by-side deployments. Vincent also led service consolidations and migrations (GitLab, Nexus, Keycloak, NGINX) and contributes to prominent open-source projects such as Buildroot and QEMU, improving toolchain support and automation for x86 targets. Based in Madison, WI, he pairs strong hands-on systems craftsmanship with mentoring and technical leadership across cross-functional teams.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Science Computer Science and Engineering, Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Science Computer Science and Engineering at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Information Systems at Louisiana Tech University
Github Skills (18)
buildroot10
makefile10
automation10
sys10
toolchain10
embedded10
automations10
headers9
python9
linux-kernel9
header-files9
kernel9
automated-tests8
c117
autotools7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
buildroot/buildroot
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Buildroot, making embedded Linux easy. Note that this is not the official repository, but only a mirror. The official Git repository is at https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/. Do not open issues or file pull requests here.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / Automation Engineer
Embedded Systems Engineer / Automation EngineerContributions:6 commits in 7 months
Contributions summary:Vincent primarily contributes to the Buildroot project, focusing on automating and improving the build process for embedded Linux systems. Their contributions include enhancing the toolchain, particularly for the x86 architecture, by adding support for new CPU targets and related features. They also address build failures related to toolchain and library compatibility issues, ensuring a smooth build process. Furthermore, the user implements patches to correctly handle package dependencies, and provides version bumps and updates.
kernelgit-repositorymuslopenflowmanjaro
vfazio/cpython
May 2021 - Apr 2025
The Python programming language
Contributions:34 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 11 months
python-programmingprogramming-languagepythonpython-programming-language
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