Experience

EFFECT Photonics

• Netherlands
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Software Engineer

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Working on tunable optical transceivers. Development is in C++ and Python, on transceivers based on Infineon (Cypress) PSoC6 running FreeRTOS, using Modus Toolbox IDE. Working on tunable optical transceivers. Development is in C++ and Python, on transceivers based on Infineon (Cypress) PSoC6 running FreeRTOS, using Modus Toolbox IDE.



Red Hat

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Software Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  Product Owner, Networking Services. Product Owner, Networking Services.



Casa Systems, Inc.

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Principal Engineer/Technical Manager

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2022

  Multiservice Router Project - disaggregated routing solution using Broadcom DNX-based whitebox switches. Started as Principal Engineer and developer in C, and Python. Multiservice Router Project - disaggregated routing solution using Broadcom DNX-based whitebox switches. Started as Principal Engineer and developer in C, and Python.



Sonos, Inc.

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Engineering Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Nov 2019

  Managed a team responsible for embedded software, written in C++, primarily for the Sonos Move, battery-powered smart speaker. Managed a team responsible for embedded software, written in C++, primarily for the Sonos Move, battery-powered smart speaker.



Oracle

• United States
• Warehousing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Engineer/Senior Manager, Platform Software

  • 2011 - Dec 2018

  Part of the Oracle Communications Global Business Unit, via Acme Packet acquisition in 2013. Managed a team responsible for the design, development and test of Acme Packet session border controller system software on both custom NPU-based hardware (EZchip, Cavium, AMCC) and DPDK/Intel Architecture platforms. Developed control plane software in C++ and fast path software in C using Intel DPDK libraries. Part of the Oracle Communications Global Business Unit, via Acme Packet acquisition in 2013. Managed a team responsible for the design, development and test of Acme Packet session border controller system software on both custom NPU-based hardware (EZchip, Cavium, AMCC) and DPDK/Intel Architecture platforms. Developed control plane software in C++ and fast path software in C using Intel DPDK libraries.



Broadcom Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, System Software

  • 2009 - 2011

  Managed a multi-site team responsible for Broadcom's 88020/88025 programmable network processor device driver and fast path software. Supported multiple tier 1 customers implementing 802.1ad Provider Bridging and 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridging solutions. Driver software development in C. Fast path processing in custom assembly language. Managed a multi-site team responsible for Broadcom's 88020/88025 programmable network processor device driver and fast path software. Supported multiple tier 1 customers implementing 802.1ad Provider Bridging and 802.1ah Provider Backbone Bridging solutions. Driver software development in C. Fast path processing in custom assembly language.



Sonus Networks

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Distinguished Software Engineer

  • 2003 - 2009

  Developed software for Sonus GSX9000 and GSX4000 VoIP media gateway products in C. Responsible for T1/E1/T3 device driver and DSP resource management software, on pSOS and Linux based platforms. Developed software for Sonus GSX9000 and GSX4000 VoIP media gateway products in C. Responsible for T1/E1/T3 device driver and DSP resource management software, on pSOS and Linux based platforms.



Appian Communications

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Software Engineer/Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  Technical lead and Manager for Appian Optical Services Activation Platform SONET/SDH team. Development on VxWorks in C. Technical lead and Manager for Appian Optical Services Activation Platform SONET/SDH team. Development on VxWorks in C.



Cascade Communications Corp.

• Principal Software Engineer

  • 1996 - 2000

  (Cascade was acquired by Ascend in '97, and Ascend by Lucent in '99) Developed system software for Frame Relay, ATM, and Packet over SONET network cards. (Cascade was acquired by Ascend in '97, and Ascend by Lucent in '99) Developed system software for Frame Relay, ATM, and Packet over SONET network cards.