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Brian Avery
Managing Partner at Avery Ventures
Brian Avery is an engineer with a rich and diverse background, excelling in taking projects from initial concept to functional prototypes and systems. He has a knack for working across different domains, including industrial research labs and advanced development teams. One of his key strengths is bridging abstraction boundaries and overcoming obstacles, showcasing a self-motivated and collaborative attitude. Brian thrives in rapidly acquiring knowledge in new domains.
Some notable projects in Brian's career include revamping an Android system by eliminating the Dalvik layer and integrating various UI frameworks into Surfaceflinger, such as Qt and webkit, contributing to python-kivy and nodejs-opengles. He also spearheaded the development of a build system for cross-compiling a complete Ubuntu desktop distro optimized for specific Arm architectures. Furthermore, Brian designed a compact Linux distribution by utilizing Netgear MIPS-based 802.11 access points and Telos Moteiv for a combined 802.11/802.15.4 access point and router. Additionally, he conceptualized and executed a SmartClipboard project, featuring a miniature wireless MSP-based computer with an LCD and buttons, tailored for hospital applications.
