Lead engineer and architect for networking aspects of Astra Data Store, a Kubernetes-native data management and storage product. Developed HA cluster networking and Kubernetes integration in C++ and Go (Operator SDK) codebases.Drove development of networking-related features for a new software-defined storage product based on the SolidFire codebase for the enterprise market.Lead Engineer, subject matter expert for the networking features/capabilities of the SolidFire storage array. Lead the team that owned new feature development and maintenance of cluster networking features on Linux-based nodes in C++ codebase.

Software technical lead for development of the UCS 5000 that provides voice/data communication and inflight entertainment for business aircraft:• Provided technical direction and prototyped new proof-of-concept functionality to allow the UCS 5000 to sell into new solutions. Gathered requirements from these activities and led the development team in productizing the new features.• Designed and implemented a comprehensive system for managing multiple simultaneous network connections between many in air devices to ground-based services and networks; built on Linux network stack; included airborne CDMA, Swift Broadband, Ku, terrestrial 3G cellular, 802.11, wired ethernet, CEPT E1, POTS• Developed an extensive C++ codebase with an OO architecture based heavily on design patterns; UML-based design/documentation; used an Agile/Scrum development process with XP influences; short (1-2 week) sprints to accommodate evolving market needs

Feature Lead for Advanced Policy-Based Functions and 10G Ethernet switch integration for Ericsson Routing Suite, a network protocol stack for routing/switching hardware inside Ericsson telecom nodes. Responsible for feature and requirement definition in software stack developed by external vendor. Features included policy-based functions to utilize TCAM-based filtering hardware and integration of support for Broadcom 56843 10G switch chip.System Engineer for 32 port 10G Ethernet switch / IP router with deep packet inspection capabilities that was integrated into Ericsson telecom nodes. Visited node-designers to determine scope and requirements. Contributed to pre-study (concept), feasibility and design phases.Team Lead for dataplane team for an Intel IXP2850 network processor based router blade for Ericsson telecom nodes. In charge of server load-balancing feature development to support SCTP, TCP, UDP on the network processor. Worked on requirement analysis, feature definition and led the design team through implementation, testing and delivery. Responsible for maintenance for the entire dataplane.

Dataplane/Fastpath Developer for IP router component for telecom nodes – Implemented BFD protocol in IXP2400 assembly language and was tech lead for BFD configuration manager Linux application. Responsible for maintenance activities for entire router dataplane.Software Developer for IP router component for telecom nodes – Implemented Unicast Forwarding Control (UFC), a middleware layer to allow route table manager to communicate with Linux kernel and fastpath on separate processor. Developed build system and participated in subsequent improvements. Implemented SNMP MIB for VRRP and enhancements to auto-generate SNMP code. Designed, implemented OAM feature to determine and maintain router ID.Embedded Software Developer for mult-protocol, multi-linecard aggregation IP router – Developed E1/T1 alarms driver, flash filesystem. Worked on implementation of MPLS LDP.

Embedded Software Developer for VxWorks-based firmware for digital cameras. Developed software in C and C++ to demonstrate image manipulation and compression, audio record and playback, and graphics capabilities of the firmware. Wrote test software and automated test tools. Debugged device drivers and board support packages.Quality Assurance Engineer – Contributed to the development of quality assurance and certification processes. Wrote templates for test plan and procedure documents. Implemented an automated testing system: integrated with nightly build, used a hardware controller to drive cameras under test, gathered results to a custom MySQL database and provided results via a PHP-based web interface.

Taught undergraduate course about the fundamentals of the Web and how to create a web site. Focused on HTML, JavaScript and developed the knowledge needed to create and publish a web site.