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William Brian Williams

Builder, architect, and lifelong problem-solver focused on privacy-first systems and digital trust. Senior-level architect currently working in systems analysis (with a bias toward building what should exist next).


What I’m Working On

  • Applicert — Consent-Based Data Objects (CBDOs)
    A new model for verification where systems ask questions of data and receive verifiable answers — without exposing the underlying information.

👉 https://github.com/applicert/cbdo-core-engine


Background

I’ve spent years working across the stack as a developer and systems architect — designing, building, and troubleshooting real-world systems under real constraints.

My experience includes:

  • Software architecture and full-stack development
  • Database design and data modeling
  • Building and maintaining production systems
  • Translating messy real-world problems into clean technical solutions

More recently, I’ve been focused on:

  • Verifiable Credentials (W3C)
  • Decentralized Identity (DID)
  • Privacy-preserving system design
  • Cryptographic verification models

How I Think

I tend to question assumptions — especially when “that’s just how it’s done” is the answer.

I’m interested in systems that:

  • Minimize unnecessary complexity
  • Reduce ambiguity and trust gaps
  • Align technical behavior with real-world expectations
  • Solve problems at the model level, not just the implementation layer

CBDOs are an attempt to move from:

sharing data
to
answering questions about data


Outside of Code

When I’m not building:

  • Writing and producing music (E-Z-A 🎤, HardTap 🎸)
  • Developing creative story universes (ASA-9, The Shadow Master)
  • Co-developing and play testing RPG campaign settings (Moons of Ibis)
  • Exploring AI-assisted content creation
  • Thinking about systems, incentives, and how things actually work under the hood

Open To

  • Technical discussion and critique
  • Collaboration in identity / privacy / trust systems
  • Conversations that challenge assumptions and improve the model

If you’ve taken a look at CBDOs, I’d genuinely value your take.

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  1. applicert/cbdo-core-engine applicert/cbdo-core-engine Public

    Consent-Based Data Object Core Engine — a reference implementation for privacy-preserving, query-based verification.

    JavaScript