Senior Storage Engineer Resume

SUMMARY

Creative, broadly talented Software Engineer and Solutions Specialist for Linux.
Continual learner and passion for identifying and solving development and delivery challenges.
Known for exceptional team and project leadership and management to meet aggressive deliverable deadlines.
Proven ability to provide easy to use and understandable solutions and processes to users.
Comfortable performing in fast paced environments with daily challenges requiring problem solving expertise.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Shell, Perl.

Build Systems: gnu make, rpm specfiles, bsd make, Open Build Service.

Continuous Integration: Jenkins CI, Jenkins Pipeline.

Networking Protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, DNS, FTP, HTTP, NFS, PXE

Linux Kernel Internals: Storage, Fast data movement, Networking, Memory Management,Multi Processor

File Systems and Volume managers: XFS, EXT3, LVM, device mapper.

Source Code Control Systems: Very strong with git, also familiar with Subversion, mercurial, CVS, Perforce.

FreeBSD operating system.: Experienced with developing for FreeBSD including FreeBSD kernel development.

Make build Systems.: Experienced in both GNU make and BSD Makefile based systems.

Linux kernel Configuration: Setup and customizations of Linux kernel builds.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Storage Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Developed storage caching software for Confidential supercomputers.
Provided transparent I/O interface for applications to access fast SSD disks vs waiting for slower network backed storage.
Provided Linux kernel level coding which required an in depth understanding of the Linux storage layers and fundamental operating system facilities.
Design member creating an automated build and test system to verify software functionality, satiability and no regressions.

Senior Kernel Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Senior team lead porting Isilon OneFS filesystem to a newer version of FreeBSD.
Interacted with multiple areas of the FreeBSD system: kernel, userspace, device drivers, to the FreeBSD build.
Migrated home grown continuous integration process to industry supported Jenkins system.
Designed and performed complex conversion of main source base from Subversion to Git.
Provided both written and verbal migration support to engineering.

Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Designed and performed migration of main CVS repository to a collection of Git repositories.
Provided written documentation to aid development transition.

Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Analyzed and improved software raid solution on for Linux.
Completed software stack that included built in hardware drivers for SAS and SATA based solutions.

Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Delivered Board Support Package for Linux ARM embedded automotive system.
Developed firmware build for flash install to system.
Developed custom Linux kernel work to support specific hardware like USB, CANbus.

Senior System Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Senior team member tasked with upgrading the PanFS filesystem from a uniprocessor version of FreeBSD to a multiprocessor / multi - threaded version of FreeBSD.