Zac Howland
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Experian
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZac Howland is a seasoned software engineering manager with over two decades of experience leading and modernizing teams and systems across enterprise and government domains. He combines hands-on engineering aptitude—evident from contributions to the popular Dolphin emulator Android port—with strategic leadership in Agile and traditional delivery models to drive roadmaps, reduce maintenance costs, and improve cybersecurity posture. Zac has led up to six engineering teams simultaneously, hiring and developing talent while maintaining close customer relationships for more than 30 clients. His background spans modernization of legacy Oracle Forms and Java applications, cross-functional program delivery for multi-site automation, and teaching computer science at the university level. Known for pragmatic architectural assessment and continuous improvement, he excels at translating complex requirements into maintainable, revenue-driving solutions. Outside work he balances technical curiosity with competitive pursuits—often in the gym, at a chessboard, or keeping up with his kids.
8 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Diploma, Advanced Diploma at Kempsville High SchoolMS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Old Dominion University
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Github Skills (18)
c-language10
android-development10
cprogramming-language10
emulation10
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javas9
pointer9
vector9
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
dolphin-emu/dolphin
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:68 commits, 47 PRs, 103 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Zac primarily contributed to the Android port of the Dolphin emulator, enhancing its AndroidTV support by implementing Oreo Homescreen channels. They fixed various issues related to Wiimote emulation, including controller mappings and settings saving. Additional contributions include adding an exit option to the emulation menu for Android devices, implementing default touch button overlays, and integrating support for rumble functionality on Android phones. Further work involved updating the application to utilize game covers and optimizing the loading/saving of game-specific controller settings.
gameboycppemulatorgamesplatforms
zackhow/dolphin
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.
Contributions:159 pushes, 70 branches in 8 months
gameboyemulatorgamesplatformsgamecube
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