Summary
Eric Smith is a seasoned software engineer with over 40 years of experience spanning embedded firmware, device drivers, and FPGA/HDL design. Based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, he currently volunteers as a Fedora Packager/Package Maintainer and runs his own software practice, Eric Smith LLC. His expertise includes microcontroller firmware (ARM, PIC, AVR), real-time OS kernels, Linux/Unix, and low-level networking. He brings hardware bring-up and design experience with VHDL/Verilog, FPGAs and CPLDs, reflecting a rare software-hardware engineering blend. Career highlights include leadership and hands-on roles at Cisco, Ubicom, ReplayTV, Apple, and other tech pioneers, with ongoing open-source contribution through Fedora packaging.
41 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer