William Galbreath
System Engineer at Straight Edge Technology, Inc.
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Galbreath is a systems engineer with 12 years of hands-on software and back-end development experience, currently based in Corpus Christi, Texas. He combines operational systems work at Straight Edge Technology with a long history of open-source contributions to prominent Minecraft server projects (GriefPrevention, CraftBook, Purpur), where he has implemented gameplay mechanics, event systems, and robust bug fixes. Comfortable across server-side Java code and real-world ops, he has a knack for improving reliability and player-facing features—often tackling tricky edge cases like idle detection, block accrual, and event-driven visualization. A Texas A&M–Corpus Christi computer science graduate, he brings both production support experience and feature-driven engineering to bridge service desk realities with scalable backend improvements.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Github Skills (27)
minecraft10
develop10
event-handling10
bukkit10
plugin-development10
behavior10
entities10
java10
plugin10
javas10
mechanics10
api10
server10
entity10
apidoc9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
PurpurMC/Purpur
Apr 2019 - Jan 2023
Purpur is a drop-in replacement for Paper servers designed for configurability, and new fun and exciting gameplay features.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:100 reviews, 1794 commits, 164 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:William made numerous contributions to the Purpur server, primarily by implementing and configuring various gameplay mechanics, including changes to the spawning, movement, and interaction of entities such as bees, zombies, creepers, and endermen. They also added new commands and implemented configuration options for raid events. They also integrated a new system for handling player chat and improved the overall experience for users.
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EngineHub/CraftBook
Nov 2016 - Aug 2019
🔧 Machines, ICs, PLCs, and more!
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 9 PRs, 10 comments in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:William primarily contributed to bug fixes and feature enhancements within the CraftBook plugin, which appears to be Minecraft-related. Their work involved addressing issues such as JukeBox NullPointerExceptions, fixing double chest block updates, and adding functionality for sorters to ignore item metadata and enchantments. The user also implemented new events for ranged collectors, indicating a focus on improving the plugin's mechanics.
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