= Resume =
Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience, primarily Linux kernel and distribution work

Computer Engineering, B.S. and Mathematics, B.A. from Southern Methodist University, 1999, GPA: 3.8, Magna Cum Laude, with honors in the liberal arts.

 
== Preferred Languages ==
Python, sh/bash, C/C++, and ARM/XScale assembly

 
== Technical Experience ==
Added workflow capabilities to Trac, and gained /trunk commit privileges in 2007.[[BR]]
Brought source control (Subversion), bug tracking (Trac), build processes (BuildBot) and automated tools to a chaotic development environment.[[BR]]
Ported the iop321 XScale sub-architecture support from Linux 2.4 to Linux 2.5, merged into Russell King's tree (2.5.65-rmk1, 2.5.70-rmk1), and Linus's tree (2.5.62, 2.5.64, 2.5.68, 2.5.69).[[BR]]
Worked on four x86-based boards and seven ARM/XScale-based boards, from initial bring-up through deployment, including an upgrade to a new generation platform.[[BR]]
Linux kernel experience includes initial bring-up on new ARM/XScale boards; implementing a network driver, file-system, flash block device driver, numerous character device drivers; and modifying existing drivers.[[BR]]
Designed and implemented the build systems for the Linux distribution running on those boards, documented build and release procedures for the Software Configuration Management (SCM) group.[[BR]]
Analyzed NTP performance in a distributed Linux architecture and designed a system to augment NTP.

 
== Philosophy (Or "How I Work") ==
 * Write code that is concise and clear.
 * Select a minimal set of modular tools and languages with maximum combined scope; learn them extensively; apply them appropriately; and continually reevaluate the possibilities.
 * Automate and augment as much as possible to reduce errors and speed up development.
 * Use source control to its fullest to capture forward progress, improve confidence in changes, improve teamwork, and increase manageability of development.
 * Watch the world around you; discern what is worth knowing; learn from other's successes and failures.
 * Use Free and Open Source Software everywhere you can; know "why" when you can't, and work to change that.
 * The path to performance is: fastest to implement first, then algorithmic improvements, then profiling guided improvements, then progressively lower languages with greater optimization. Tread no further down this path than you must.

 
== Employment History ==
HEB Technologies (2008)[[BR]]
Software Engineer

!CommProve Inc. (2006 - 2007)[[BR]]
Software Tools Engineer[[BR]]
Trac, Subversion, !BuildBot and integration thereof to improve reproducibility and automation.

Tektronix Texas / Inet Technologies (1999 - 2006)[[BR]]
Software Engineer (Platforms)[[BR]]
Linux kernel and distribution work.
Software development process improvements, primarily improving the reproducibility of the product.

"Ancient History" (pre-1999)[[BR]]
Freelance computer consulting since high school, and a couple other computer related jobs.