Samuel Williams
Interim Vice Provost For University Information And Technology And Chief Information Officer
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolSamuel Williams is an experienced technology leader with over 25 years in IT and nine years focused on software and engineering, currently serving as Interim Vice Provost and CIO at Oregon State University. He has a proven track record across higher education—shaping academic and administrative technology strategy as CIO of Linfield University and Executive Director of Business Architecture at OSU—to align technology initiatives with institutional goals. Samuel blends hands-on technical curiosity (Neovim, embedded systems, C++) with strategic program leadership in service delivery, digital experience, and organizational change. He is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, bringing community-centered leadership and a commitment to inclusive “gracious space” for innovation. His background includes founding a student-run multimedia studio and producing a podcast on civic issues, reflecting a knack for translating technical capability into accessible, mission-driven programs. Samuel’s mix of operational rigor, instructional design expertise, and cultural perspective makes him adept at bridging IT, academia, and community impact.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (A.S.) Computer Science, Associate of Science (A.S.) Computer Science at Salish Kootenai CollegeBachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marketing at University of MontanaMaster of Science in Education Information Technology, Master of Science in Education Information Technology at Western Oregon UniversityNWACC Leadership Program, NWACC Leadership Program at NorthWest Academic Computing ConsortiumOrganizational Leadership, Organizational Leadership at Leadership Montana
Github Skills (26)
terminal-emulator10
plugin10
neovim10
lua10
nvim10
rpc9
mason9
defaults8
neovim-plugin8
package6
indentation5
searching4
vim-plugin4
buffer4
vim4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
samjwill/vim-bufdir
May 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:39 commits, 55 pushes, 1 issue in 6 months
samjwill/dotfiles
Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dotfiles
Contributions:453 commits, 4 PRs, 775 pushes in 8 months
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