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Scarborough, ME, US

Independent developer, architect and manager specializing in Linux and cloud development. Automate infrastructure, design and implement {web,}apps front to back. Yours could be next.

Reno, NV, US

Software support, documentation and development on a new Linux distribution https://www.rockylinux.org/. Special projects as needed.

Newton, MA, US

Write software in python on Ubuntu: RESTful webservices, Object Relational Models, python, mongo (pymongo and javascript), middleware and hacking every day.

Madrid, ES

Write C++ software for Amadeus's Global Distribution System.

London, England, GB

Wrote a Windows 7(!)/.Net 4.0 control panel to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on Dell laptops. Part of a larger team adapting Ubuntu for thin client hardware, adapting Ubuntu to run on Android phones and modifying Ubuntu for the auto industry (a so-called in-vehicle infotainment platform). Wrote code (C, Python2/3, bash), created specialized distributions.

Freelanced as a software developer and jack of all trades.

US

Investigated policy based security mechanisms for the US government's Missile DefenseAgency (MDA). Analyzed state-of-the-art systems such as Kerberos, Rein and OpenVPNfor MDA. Wrote prototypes to demonstrate concepts. Investigated wikis as a knowledgerepresentation and knowledge capture tool for US Army Intelligence. Leveragedlogic-based knowledge.

Implemented a Java payment interface to Wandrian's e-commerce ticketing system, wrotea Java webservice interface to Amtrak's ticketing and scheduling system based on theOpen Transport Alliance specification, deployed revisions of the service on a periodicbasis.

Wrote a reporting system in perl to reconcile phone bills, implemented a cell phone provisioning service in perl. Specified, architected, designed and then lead a team of approximately fifteendevelopers across two companies and two continents (with groups based in Westbrook, Maine; Montreal, Canada and in Hyderabad, India) to build bcgi's next generation.

Helped found the sports marketing and loyalty company Sports Loyalty Systems. Bootstrapped the company's initial infrastructure: email, website, networking, etc. Introduced founding team to Flybridge Capital (then IDG Ventures), who lead a $5M series A round in late 2005.

Implemented a test suite for a massively parallel Linuxcluster CPlant. Worked based on the standard Linux toolchain (gcc, gnu make, emacs, etc), industry standard tools like the Message Passing Interface (MPI) and on homegrown Sandia tools. Wrote documentation. Reported progress periodically.

Part of CIO's web operations, wrote a monthly technology article, helped launch Darwin magazine's website.

Lead an engineering team of (eventually) ten software engineers developing softwareproducts for e-commerce and the web. Lead all phases of development for five "version1" products, including design, implementation, test, task assignment, scheduling, projecttracking, team building and coaching. Wrote code. Designed and managed the workteam’s initial Windows.

Houston, Texas, US

Recruited, trained and managed a team of seven engineers and researchers. Championed research proposals inside Digital Services, identified business opportunities and funding sources. Completed three research projects in 1) model-based diagnosis of computer networks, 2) knowledge-based software configuration management and agent-based security monitoring..

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mathematics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mathematics

Bachelor Of Arts, Mathematics

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