swift.tmbundle's Introduction

Zac Bowling

📍 Location: Alameda, CA
🔗 Website: zacbowling.com
🐶 Dogs: Teddy and Pickle

About Me

Hello! I'm Zac Bowling, an AI software engineer with a rich background in political activism, affordable housing advocacy, and community leadership. Based in Alameda, California, I work on innovative technology projects while actively participating in grassroots movements to drive change in housing policy and good governance.

🖥️ Tech

Current Role: Staff Software Engineer @ Modular
Past: Engineer on Fuchsia @ Google, Apportable, View.io, Texas Instruments, Match.com, doubleTwist, and SeatMe.
Random things I'm good at: Building compilers, creating operating systems, undermining build systems, hacking Bluetooth, reverse engineering shipped code, forensic debugging, building startups, video production, public speaking, business development, ham radio/SDRs

🏛️ Advocacy

Interests: Affordable housing, sustainable development, economic justice.
Positions Held: Elected twice as an ADEM delegate to the California Democratic Party representing AD-18, former president of the City of Alameda Democratic Club.
Activities: Leader in East Bay YIMBY, advocating for policies that promote affordable and accessible housing.

😆 Fun facts

Competed in over 140+ hackathons from 2008 to 2013
I run both the Alameda Reddit and Alameda Peeps Facebook groups, which have over 18,000 residents each from Alameda, CA.
I have a TikTok and YouTube channel with over 140,000 subscribers combined.
I have a lovely wife and two dogs :)