Eric Hawkins possesses expertise in software engineering, software development, linux, python, c++ and 11 more skills. He is proficient in Spanish. Colleagues describe him as "Working with Eric was always a pleasure. Not only is he an incredibly smart and pragmatic engineer with intense knowledge of both software and mechanical design, he is always extremely pleasant and respectful with everyone he works with. The effort he put in and the results he produced were super-human. He's definitely a person you want on your team." and "Eric can quite possibly do anything. At Las Cumbres Observatory, Eric effectively straddled and bootstrapped a robust integrated, robotic and global astronomical observatory into functional existence. Starting on the software side of things, he developed a working knowledge of the telescopes and their drive and telemetry systems, learned the dome control systems and the electrical designs, took on the entire engineering scope of the project, and then mastered the IT infrastructure… Show more"