IRLP was just the start - he's already worked on controller interfacing with Sierra Radio Systems controllers (SRS Comm Server) and is awaiting his NWDigital gear to get that interfaced. Asterisk is on the go ... he just started up a github stub for the different interfaces he's working on ...
https://github.com/williamfranzin/ he has been able to spend some hard core time in the last few days to get the SRS going as he had some time off during Christmas break. Very impressive work. He's on our local repeater society executive for the first time and we're pushing to test out some digital linking options and controller opportunities. He's also 1 of 2 guys who started up our local highspeed city-wide ham radio network (with AREDN nodes) - which we also will use as backhaul digital linking testing with these modes.