Bill Duran possesses expertise in firmware, digital signal processors, debugging, hardware, embedded systems and 22 more skills. He is proficient in A small chunk of Chinese and A smattering of Spanish. Colleagues describe him as "It was great working for Bill at Micron. He set the high level direction of the group and trusted his managers to execute to strategy. He was easy to work for and was always willing to discuss new ideas. Great out of the box thinker as well." and "I had the pleasure of reporting to Bill during my short lived life at Aptina Imaging. He is a marvelous leader and he has been my great role model and my "Qualified" Idol."