Expertise
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Languages: C++, Java, XML, Python, PHP, HTML, SQL, Perl,
Javascript, C
Server Software: Linux, Apache, Tomcat, Mysql, Postgres
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Experience
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TiVo
Sr. Engineer
April 2004-Present.
- TiVo Experience Server Developer:
- Driver in early efforts to productize in house service software
- Involved With:
- QE Test Plans
- Branching Strategy
- Build Process
- Operations Support
- Customer Specific Development
- Coordination between QE, Operations, Build Team, and developers in other devisions
- Development for many aspects of
- Java Servelets running in Tomcat with Apache front end
- Dual MySql Servers using either Dual Master Binary Replication or DRBD for hot failover
- Perl Scripts to populate support databases
- Proprietary C++ code base used for configuration management
- Perl, PHP, and C++ applications used to support SNMP and HTTP based monitoring
- Failure and Recovery Code and Procedures
- Substantial Operations support
- TiVo Consumer Device (TCD) Developer:
- UI framework development
- UI development
- Security/Cryptographic development
- Object Oriented Database development
- Automated code/documentation generation
BGB Consulting
General Partner
January 1997-April 2004.
- General Partner co-responsible for all business decisions
- Primary technical consultant for the company
- Developed numerous web sites with dynamic content using many technologies
- Primary focus is on Apache web servers running on RedHat linux servers
using PHP, JSP, and Java Servlets backended with PostgreSQL, MySQL,
and Oracle databases.
- Strong focus on security, and (where needed) high end performance.
- Web/Network server configuration/administration
- Significant non-web consulting work
- Tivo
- Helped add dual tuner support. This required substantial
refactoring of existing code. Development was done in C++ in a consumer
level Linux device.
- Dallas Semiconductor
- Created Java based emulator of the Java
iButton. Used as the basis for the debugger portion of an iButton
development environment. Also helped develop a demo app for the
Tini board.
- Sabre
- Performed development work on a Java based front end
for the Sabre travel reservation system.
Network-1 Software & Technology,
Inc.
Sr. Software Engineer
Apr. 95 - Dec. 96
- Primary architect and developer for the packet filtering engine for Firewall/Plus -
This was the enabling technology for the corporation's flagship product.
- Assisted port of Firewall/Plus to Windows NT kernel using Visual C++ 4.1
and the STL.
- Performed customer support, customer/consultant/reseller training,
and acted as a technical representative during business meetings.
Louisiana Tech University
Computer Science Department -- Full Employee
Aug. 94 - Apr. 95
- Designed two classroom laboratories. One with (16) 486 computers and
one with (12) SGI workstations.
- Administered and supported existing Computer Science equipment and
networks. Novell NetWare, Linux, SunOS, MacOS, and SGI Irix.
Computer Science Department -- Graduate Assistant
Feb. 93 - Aug. 94
- First developer for the Watson research project (to create Computer
Science text book and matching automated computer training labs).
- Pioneered libraries and framework shared among all 12 applications
developed by the project, which were based in C, with the SUIT library (X and MS-Windows)
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