Erskine Williams
About Erskine Williams
Erskine Williams is the VP of Engineering at Synaptiq, with extensive experience in engineering and product management roles across various companies including eBay and Jive Software.
Title
Erskine Williams is currently the Vice President of Engineering at Synaptiq, a position he has held since 2020. He operates from the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area.
Current Role at Synaptiq
Erskine Williams manages a growing team of 15 consultants with expertise in various technical disciplines. In his role, he defines standard patterns for technical service delivery, including methods, tooling, and shared libraries. He also supports technical sales and account expansion for new leads and existing accounts. Moreover, he consults with clients as a Lead Consultant in areas such as strategy, product development, and machine learning engineering. He focuses on fostering a positive working environment that embraces diversity and ensures process consistency.
Previous Experience at eBay
Erskine Williams has extensive experience at eBay, where he held multiple leadership roles over seven years. From 2019 to 2020, he served as the Head of Americas Regional Development. Prior to this, he held the position of Director of Mobile Architecture from 2014 to 2019 and was the Senior Manager of Mobile Engineering from 2013 to 2014. All these roles were based in the Portland, Oregon Area.
Experience in Product Management and Professional Services
Erskine Williams has held several directorship roles in product management and professional services. He worked as the Director of Product Management at Thetus Corporation in 2012. Before that, he served as the Director of Product Management and the Director of Professional Services at Jive Software from 2005 to 2012. He also owned Consilience Solutions, Inc from 2004 to 2010.
Technical Engineering Background
Erskine Williams began his career with roles in technical engineering. He worked as a Senior Engineer at Fujitsu Computer Systems BioSciences Group from 2003 to 2005 and as a Software Engineer at Barclays Global Investors from 2001 to 2003. Additionally, he held a Software Engineering position at Intel Corp. from 1998 to 2000.
Education
Erskine Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cognitive Science and Biochemistry from the University of Virginia. He completed his studies in 1970.