- <p>Served as a build engineer in the Integration Group responsible
- for building LynxOS (Linux RTOS) as well as tool chains, testing,
- releasing and process improvement. LynuxWorks uses CVS for version
- control.</p>
-
- <p>Developed a process of providing full text search of the
- company's defect database using Perl and Htdig (See <a
- href="/scripts/ecrd">ECRDig</a>). Developed a web
- based report to show CVS activity as well as several other CVS
- related utilities(See <a href="http://defaria.com/Resume/cvs_utilities">CVS Utilities</a>) as
- well as report on the differences between two CVS tags. Automated
- the build process so that nightly builds could be
- performed. Developed a web application that allows one to maintain
- CVS account information including account creation,
- setting/resetting of password, etc.</p>
-
- <hr noshade>
-
- <p><a href="http://ameriquest.net"><img src="Ameriquest.gif"
- alt="Ameriquest Mortgage Company" title="Ameriquest Mortgage
- Company" border=0></a></p>
-
- <p>March 2004 - December 2004<br>
- <font class=dim>Contract</font><br>
- <a href="http://defaria.com/blogs/Status/archives/cat_ameriquest.html">Workblog</a></p>
-
- <p>Served as Clearcase/Clearquest administrator to this major
- mortgage company. As Ameriquest is just starting out I have been
- busy with importing source code from flat file systems as well as
- PVCS and Visual Source Safe. Also setting up vobs and regions taking
- into account security restrictions and concerns. Assisted with
- designing of the Multisite scheme to India. Participated in design
- of UCM model to be used for Ameriquest.</p>
-
- <hr noshade>
-
- <p><a href="http://www.salira.com"><img src="Salira.gif" alt="Salira
- Optical Network Systems" title="Salira Optical Network Systems"
- border=0></a></p>
-
- <p>August 2001 - February 2004<br>
- <a href="http://defaria.com/blogs/Status/archives/cat_salira.html">Workblog</a></p>
-
- <p>After consulting briefly with Salira Optical Network Systems I
- joined this startup company serving in the role of <span
- class="standout">Clearcase/Clearquest Administrator</span> for this
- mostly Windows shop. I helped others in setting up the
- Clearcase/Clearquest environment as well as provided <a
- href="http://defaria.com/Resume/Training">Training</a>.</p>
-
- <p>I also served in the role of <span class="standout">Release
- Engineer</span> managing the build process. I employed wide usage of
- <a href="http://Cygwin.com">Cygwin</a>, which is a product that
- provides an extremely workable Unix like environment and engineered
- a build environment around that using <span class="standout">GNU
- make</span> and other standard Unix and GNU utilities. When users
- complained that building remotely was slow I performed <a
- href="http://defaria.com/Resume/SmakeOpt">an analysis on build
- performance</a>. I also performed <a
- href="http://defaria.com/Resume/BuildPerf">Build Stress Testing</a>
- where I characterized the effect of multiple simultaneous builds
- performed on the server.</p>
-
- <p>I also setup and developed their <span
- class="standout">Clearquest</span> bug tracking system as well as
- served as an advisor/expert on Clearcase issues, branching
- strategies, labeling and release management.</p>
-
- <p>While working at Salira I designed and developed a tool in C that
- packaged the product into a more compact form.</p>
-
- <p>I designed and implemented a <a
- href="/clearquest/cqd">Clearquest Daemon</a>
- which served as an interface between processes and Clearquest
- data. This daemon serviced requests from web pages and triggers in
- order to get and validate data from Clearquest.</p>
-
- <p>Developed release web pages that managed releases and produced
- release notes for every release.</p>
-
- <p>Developed process automation scripts to perform automatic branch
- merging and syncing.</p>
-
- <p>Performed product installation testing for the web component on
- <span class="standout">Linux (SuSE)</span> and <span
- class="standout">Solaris</span> as well as browser testing
- (Netscape).</p>
-
- <p>Implemented test scaffolding in <span
- class="standout">TCL/TK</span> for test automation.</p>
-
- <hr noshade>
-
- <p><a href="http://www.hp.com"><img src="HPLogo.gif" alt="Hewlett
- Packard Company" title="Hewlett Packard Company" border=0></a></p>
-
- <p>August 1999 - February 2001<br>
- <font class=dim>Contract</font><br>
-
- <h3><a href="http://hprasmg.cup.hp.com/Org/STD.html"> Systems
- Technology Division</a></h3>
-
- <h4><a href="http://pdlweb.cup.hp.com">Enterprise Java Lab</a></h4>
-
- <p>Setup security system automating the running of Medusa (an
- internal security audit tool) on approximately 100 machines. Reports
- are generated automatically and are viewable on the web. Setup and
- maintained security related patch depots.</p>
-
- <p>Implemented nightly automation for the lab's machines including
- security checks, automatic installation of line printer models,
- etc. This automation was bundled into an SD-UX bundle.</p>
-
- <p>Migrated user data to HP NetStorage 6000. Worked extensively with
- HP NetStorage 6000 Support on problems with this machines OS and
- interfacing with Windows 2000.</p>
-
- <p>Migrated HP-UX applications from one application server to
- another.</p>
-
- <p>Participated in several critical planned networked down times
- where the team was able to implement changes to the infrastructure,
- including migration to Clearcase 4.0, migration of project and user
- data to HP NetStorage 6000's and other such changes.</p>
-
- <p>Set up Netscape Enterprise Web Server and iPlanet 4.1 Web
- Server.</p>
-
- <hr noshade>
-
- <p><a href="http://www.cisco.com"><img src="Cisco.gif" alt="Cisco
- Systems" title="Cisco Systems" border=0></a></p>
-
- <p>March 1999 - August 1999<br>
- <font class=dim>Contract</font><br>
-
- <p>Served as Clearcase/Unix Systems Administrator. Responsible for
- all Clearcase operations in CNS/AD on Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Windows NT
- 4.0 and Windows 2000. Assisted in creating additional View and Vob
- servers and balancing the Clearcase load amongst them. Participated
- in Rational's Beta program for Windows 2000. Installed, tested and
- documented Clearcase on Windows 2000 as well as Windows NT 4.0.</p>
-
- <p>Assisted in recovery of a catastrophic disk failure in a critical
- vob. Assisted with implementing a backup strategy with Arcserve
- Open. Helped evaluate system monitoring packages.</p>
-
- <p>As CNS/AD was in a secured and isolated network, learned and
- assisted users with ssh/scp.</p>