Colby Whitney

Colby Whitney has an extensive work experience in software engineering and systems engineering.

They started their career at Control4 in 2006 as a Software Engineer and then transitioned to a Senior Systems Engineer role. In this role, they were responsible for device bring up, including bootloader configuration, Linux kernel development, and driver writing for external devices. They also handled software and hardware debugging, building custom toolchains, and integrating the device toolchain into the build system.

In 2016, Colby joined Luxul when it was acquired by Legrand, North America. They continued as a Senior Systems Engineer, working on bootloader and Linux kernel development, embedded systems development, and maintaining an automated build system. Additionally, they installed and maintained bug tracking and documentation tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

Currently, Colby is working at Teal Drones as the Director of Software Engineering, starting from January 2023. They also previously held the role of Principal Software Engineer at the same company since May 2020.

Overall, Colby Whitney has a strong background in software and systems engineering, with expertise in bootloader, Linux kernel, and embedded systems development.

Colby Whitney attended the University of Utah from 2002 to 2006, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. During their time at the university, they also pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. The specific field of study for the latter degree is not provided.