About
Khürt Williams
Islands in the Net is a novel written in 1988 by science fiction author, Bruce Sterling. It is a story of “data pirates, mercenaries, nanotechnology, weaponry, and post-millennial voodoo”. It represents a future where individuals can use the Internet to topple governments, change lives and make history. I love science fiction especially cyberpunk and Japanese animation and super hero graphic novels. I like that technology empowers human beings to do the most incredible things but hate it when it is used to enslave or limit.
I graduated from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School with a degree in Electrical Engineering. For a while I worked in the multimedia lab at Sarnoff Corporation. From 2000 through 2003 I was the principal of a web development and information systems consulting practice called Williams Interactive, Inc. In that role I applied my knowledge of software engineering techniques in web application development. I’ve done web development on Linux and UNIX using open source languages and software. I’m a fan of object-oriented programming, dynamic languages, and client side applications.
In 2003 I took a full time position with a former client (a large pharmaceutical firm located in the Princeton, NJ area) in their information security department as an information security manager. I spend most of my time advising information management about security risk and help set security strategy (cloud computing).
In the past I have been a heavy Linux user but recently have found myself in love with OS X. It was the UNIX nature of OS X that made me curious. I have my UNIX and a beautiful and well designed user interface.
I spend most of my free time increasing my knowledge of photography with my Nikon D40 and learning about social media.
I love hefe-weisse ales (Schneider & Sohn Weisse is my favorite) and African coffees, especially Ethipian Harrar. I get my coffee locally from Rocky Hill Buy the Cup and I am often found sipping an ice cold latte from Thomas Sweet.
Find me as @khurtwilliams
Author: KhürtI'm a husband, a father to two very smart kids, an information security manager and a web developer. I'm a Mac geek who loves photography, hefe-weisse ale and Ethiopian coffee. I'm @khurtwilliams on twitter.
