Founded 15 years ago, The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging the use of the FreeBSD operating system, protecting the intellectual property of the FreeBSD community, and funding development projects to enhance FreeBSD. The FreeBSD Foundation currently manages a $1.25M annual budget, with seven staff and nine board members, located around the world. Reporting to the Board of Directors, I have overall strategic and operational responsibility for staff, programs, expansion, and execution of our mission and vision. This includes running the organization, establishing policies and procedures, providing leadership and mentorship, profit & loss / fiscal responsibility, and overseeing all programs including technical development, FreeBSD advocacy and education, legal support, and constituent support and communication, needed to achieve our strategic goals.

As the owner of Boulder Engineering, I was ultimately responsible for all aspects of the start-up and running of the business. This included marketing my services, day-to-day operations, business development, project design, and engineering development. In the 11 successful years of my business, I was able to work with many clients doing a diverse array of projects and consultant roles. I have listed some of them below: Engineer - DataPlay, IncDesigned and implemented in C, a Window’s 95 Installable File System Driver for the DataPlay device.Engineer - Deadline SpecialistsConverted an operating system written in C and assembly code, from the ARM to the ARC processor.Engineer – AdaptecDeveloped ATAPI firmware using the Adaptec 8381A and DSP. Implemented power management, vendor unique commands, and other ATAPI features. Developed SCSI firmware using an Adaptec SCSI controller and DSP. Implemented support for non-automated commands, vendor unique commands, and error handling.Marketing – MaxtorResponsible for defining future IDE and SCSI products. Performed market research to determine product requirements. Worked closely with engineering, sales, and customers to define products. Researched and assessed disk drive market segments to help determine product quantities, pricing, and time frame. Engineer – SeagateWorked on a 2.5” AT Gigabyte disk drive project. Implemented the Read and Write Multiple commands. Tested and debugged the Write Behind and Command Queuing firmware.Worked on a 2.5” AT ID-less disk drive project. Converted the Read/Write firmware from a Cirrus Logic (CL) SH5600 to a CL-SH7600 using the Intel 8051 microprocessor. Designed the Read/Write firmware for handling the ID-less architecture.Worked on a 2.5” AT disk drive project converting the firmware that used a proprietary controller to a CL-SH5600 controller.

Apple Program Manager for 3.5" 540 MB drive. Key technical contact for customer through qualification and into production of product. Responsible for driving all issues to conclusion. Managed successful qualification with customer. Provided direction for firmware team to meet customer's requirements. Managed team of people designated to solve issues with product. Presented weekly program status to customer and upper management.Setup and managed the Conner Apple test lab. Ran all customer defined tests allowing us to find most problems before being found by the customer. Worked at the Conner Singapore production facility to assist with test and debug of drives to ensure meeting our commitment with the customer. Organized design review for customer.

Firmware EngineerDeveloped SCSI interface code for the 3.5" 340 MB drive using the Cirrus Logic CL-SH451 controller chip. Worked closely with Marketing on defining drive features. Helped develop customer questionnaire to determine customer expectations of product. Worked closely with key customers on product definition. Responsible for giving assignments and daily direction to another engineer on the program.Developed SCSI interface code for the 2.5" 240 MB drive using the CL-SH371 controller chip. Implemented Apple SCSI and Apple's Diagnostic Command Set. Developed a buffer management scheme to take advantage of the controller automation. Implemented the SCSI Read/Write, Mode Sense/Select, and Reassign commands. Also, implemented LBA translation, error handling, and defect management. Developed a drive self test that performs various read and write tests with error logging and defect management. Worked closely with the customer on implementing their features and qualifying the firmware. Responsible for all drive testing through the SCSI interface. Provided customer with weekly schedules and firmware status. Assisted production with testing of drive and educating them on the SCSI interface.Converted SCSI firmware from Adaptec 7110 to CL-SH371 for the 2.5" 120 MB drive. Developed the schematics for the SCSI board. Performed all drive testing.

Worked closely with the Sales Team on developing strategies for designing in new products. Assisted customers with integrating the AT and SCSI embedded controllers into their Winchester disk drives. Helped debug firmware issues at the customer site and in the Applications Lab. Provided customer feedback to Engineering and Marketing for defining changes to existing and next generation products. Kept customers informed on product changes. Trained the Sales Representatives on Mass Storage products.

Manager, Applications Engineering 1/90 - 11/90Managed department of five engineers. Sr. Applications Engineer for the SCSI Gigabyte products. Worked closely with customers on defining features of the new SCSI products. Defined the SCSI 2 features to implement and the impact to compatibility with existing systems and drives. Worked with Engineering on firmware implementation and tested the firmware on various systems. Debugged firmware and system problems at the customer site. Isolated firmware bugs to the functional level. Assisted with the definition and implementation of the firmware fix.Performed competitive analysis and provided results and recommendations to Marketing and Engineering. Supported initial customer qualification of drives. Developed a marketing plan and application notes for promoting Sun compatibility with Maxtor drives.Sr. Applications Engineer 9/88 - 1/90Technical group leader. Extensive dealings with customers on problem resolution regarding performance, interface, and disk drive issues. Provided technical advice to Field Engineering, Sales and Marketing. Wrote many 'C' programs on the Adaptec and Santa Cruz Digital SCSI testers for recreating problems, testing drives, and analyzing drive performance.Performed compatibility testing using the Maxtor high capacity SCSI drives on various computers running DOS, UNIX, and Macintosh operating systems. Some of the systems used were SUN Microsystems, NeXT, PC/386, and MAC II.

Microcode Engineer:Team Leader for microcode effort on control unit device attachment. Responsibilities included presenting status to upper management, schedules, resource and code estimates, and designing microcode.Responsible for the design, timing verification, and simulation of the ECC logic used for future high-end DASD. Wrote microcode testcases used for simulation. Wrote 'C' programs to test the ECC algorithm.Designed portions of the controller chip for another DASD product. Responsible for all simulation of controller card. Involved in subsystem simulation. Responsible for fault injection simulation of logic and microcode on device interface.