Billy Davies

Open Source Software (FLOSS) Advocate, Linux Guru, N3GBZ, Musician

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Current
  • Founder at FLOSS Today
  • Independent Associate at Watkins Products
Past
  • Owner at GBZ Technology
  • Time Share Sales and Marketing at Westgate
  • Senior Software Engineer at Unisys
Education
  • Recording Workshop
  • Defense Language Institute
  • Lock Haven University
Connections
34 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Billy Davies’s Summary

Migrate business desktops to Linux
Conduct public presentations on Open Source Software and Unix/LInux.
Perform on upright (doghouse) bass (URB) at bluegrass festivals and special events.
Help others develop Watkins Products business (and have fun doing it!)
Ham Radio Operator

Billy Davies’s Specialties:

Excellent problem-solving and leadership development skills; knowledgable in many areas of Open Source Technology


Billy Davies’s Education

  • Recording Workshop

    Certificate , Audio Engineer , 1999

    Activities and Societies:
    Chillicothe, Ohio
  • Defense Language Institute

    Activities and Societies:
    Monterey, California
  • Lock Haven University

    BS , Mathematics/Computer Science

    Activities and Societies:
    Summa Cum Laude

Additional Information

Billy Davies’s Websites:

Billy Davies’s Interests:

Linux, ubuntu (& edubuntu), amateur radio, N3GBZ, OpenSource, FLOSS, bluegrass music

Billy Davies’s Groups:

IBMA, ARRL

  •    Python Community
  •    Ubuntu Users ( 10.000+ members ) Official Group
  •    Drupal
  •    PyAtl
  •    Open Source Universe
  •    STNY LUG (Southern Tier of New York's Linux User Group)
  •    The Linux Foundation
  •    Links to Jacksonville
  •    Drupal Users Group
  •    FLOSS Professional
  •    Ubuntu Group
  •    Lock Haven University Alumni
  •    Open Source Interactive Network
  •    Drupal Users
  •    Florida Drupal Group
  •    Drupal Community Network
  •    Ubuntu Open Network
  •    Amateur Radio Enthusiast
  •    Bluegrass Pickers
  •    Bluegrass Music
  •    AMSAT
  •    Drupal Jobs
  •    Knoppix Live CD
  •    Networking in Jacksonville
  •    Jacksonville Information Technology Professionals
  •    Ponte Vedra Beach - Professionals
  •    Linux Magazine

Billy Davies’s Honors:

Extra Class Amateur Radio License


Billy Davies’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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