Guy Cole
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Geoff Sutton
Guy is a fantastic troubleshooter with one of the best heads for automation I've ever come across. He brings a knowledge of underlying System V/Unix/Linux knowledge rarely seen in a cloud environment that has done it's best to hide underlying operations from end users and subject matter experts. These things make him a valuable member of any SRE/DevOps team. Add to that a positive, encouraging, and hilarious personality that really elevates the mood of any team member he interacts with and you have someone who I'm proud to call a coworker, and will work with any time I have the opportunity.
Thomas Scoville
Guy is almost disturbingly intelligent -- one of those exceedingly rare people who, I believe, is smarter than he thinks he is. He probably has the most experience, deepest skillset, and broadest perspective of any engineer I know at this point (and Im old). He also knows how to keep things lively on the project: finely-honed, extremely dry sense of humor, world-class irony observation and weapons-grade BS detection. Most importantly, things will get done: hes very results-oriented, gets cranky when he cant actually ship code. The Valley is full of Agile-babbling posers resume-padders at this point in history. Guy is the dialectical, teleological opposite of that. I think youd be lucky to have him on your team.
Geoff Sutton
Guy is a fantastic troubleshooter with one of the best heads for automation I've ever come across. He brings a knowledge of underlying System V/Unix/Linux knowledge rarely seen in a cloud environment that has done it's best to hide underlying operations from end users and subject matter experts. These things make him a valuable member of any SRE/DevOps team. Add to that a positive, encouraging, and hilarious personality that really elevates the mood of any team member he interacts with and you have someone who I'm proud to call a coworker, and will work with any time I have the opportunity.
Thomas Scoville
Guy is almost disturbingly intelligent -- one of those exceedingly rare people who, I believe, is smarter than he thinks he is. He probably has the most experience, deepest skillset, and broadest perspective of any engineer I know at this point (and Im old). He also knows how to keep things lively on the project: finely-honed, extremely dry sense of humor, world-class irony observation and weapons-grade BS detection. Most importantly, things will get done: hes very results-oriented, gets cranky when he cant actually ship code. The Valley is full of Agile-babbling posers resume-padders at this point in history. Guy is the dialectical, teleological opposite of that. I think youd be lucky to have him on your team.
Geoff Sutton
Guy is a fantastic troubleshooter with one of the best heads for automation I've ever come across. He brings a knowledge of underlying System V/Unix/Linux knowledge rarely seen in a cloud environment that has done it's best to hide underlying operations from end users and subject matter experts. These things make him a valuable member of any SRE/DevOps team. Add to that a positive, encouraging, and hilarious personality that really elevates the mood of any team member he interacts with and you have someone who I'm proud to call a coworker, and will work with any time I have the opportunity.
Thomas Scoville
Guy is almost disturbingly intelligent -- one of those exceedingly rare people who, I believe, is smarter than he thinks he is. He probably has the most experience, deepest skillset, and broadest perspective of any engineer I know at this point (and Im old). He also knows how to keep things lively on the project: finely-honed, extremely dry sense of humor, world-class irony observation and weapons-grade BS detection. Most importantly, things will get done: hes very results-oriented, gets cranky when he cant actually ship code. The Valley is full of Agile-babbling posers resume-padders at this point in history. Guy is the dialectical, teleological opposite of that. I think youd be lucky to have him on your team.
Geoff Sutton
Guy is a fantastic troubleshooter with one of the best heads for automation I've ever come across. He brings a knowledge of underlying System V/Unix/Linux knowledge rarely seen in a cloud environment that has done it's best to hide underlying operations from end users and subject matter experts. These things make him a valuable member of any SRE/DevOps team. Add to that a positive, encouraging, and hilarious personality that really elevates the mood of any team member he interacts with and you have someone who I'm proud to call a coworker, and will work with any time I have the opportunity.
Thomas Scoville
Guy is almost disturbingly intelligent -- one of those exceedingly rare people who, I believe, is smarter than he thinks he is. He probably has the most experience, deepest skillset, and broadest perspective of any engineer I know at this point (and Im old). He also knows how to keep things lively on the project: finely-honed, extremely dry sense of humor, world-class irony observation and weapons-grade BS detection. Most importantly, things will get done: hes very results-oriented, gets cranky when he cant actually ship code. The Valley is full of Agile-babbling posers resume-padders at this point in history. Guy is the dialectical, teleological opposite of that. I think youd be lucky to have him on your team.
Credentials
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AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jul, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
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Certified Sybase Professional Database Administrator
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Sun Certified Enterprise Architect
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Sun Certified Java Developer for Java 2 Platform
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Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform
Sun Microsystems
Experience
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Boombox
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Entertainment Providers
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The SRE
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Oct 2022 - Present
Unleash your creativity at Boombox! All the things necessary to keep the plates spinning: AWS, k8s, CI/CD (github actions, etc), postgresql, helm, elasticsearch, kibana, prometheus, grafana, pager duty, etc. Python for glue. Unleash your creativity at Boombox! All the things necessary to keep the plates spinning: AWS, k8s, CI/CD (github actions, etc), postgresql, helm, elasticsearch, kibana, prometheus, grafana, pager duty, etc. Python for glue.
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Rivian
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Engineer
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Sep 2020 - Oct 2022
Reserve your Rivian today! Reserve your Rivian today!
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Senior SRE
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Dec 2019 - Sep 2020
Your smooth commute is my pleasure. Your smooth commute is my pleasure.
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Cruise Automation
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior SRE
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Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
In California, Car Drive You! In California, Car Drive You!
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DigiBuro
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Software Development
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Founder
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Jun 1997 - Aug 2018
Time and materials contract shop. Time and materials contract shop.
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Space-Time Insight
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
STI acquired GoFactory. Same job w/a longer commute. STI acquired GoFactory. Same job w/a longer commute.
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Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Mar 2015 - Jun 2016
Industrial "internet of things" startup (acquired by STI in June 2016). Industrial "internet of things" startup (acquired by STI in June 2016).
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Facebook
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India
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Banking
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Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Jun 2014 - May 2015
iOS and Android. iOS and Android.
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LearnComputer
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Instructor/Course Author
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Mar 2010 - Aug 2014
Instructor/course author for Android application development. Open enrollment and corporate training. Comprehensive tour of the tools and API associated w/Google Android. Instructor/course author for Android application development. Open enrollment and corporate training. Comprehensive tour of the tools and API associated w/Google Android.
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FactorLab, Inc.
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mobile Engineer (Contractor)
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Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
Create FactorLab "Grow" for Mobile. AWS backend integration (EB, Java). Create FactorLab "Grow" for Mobile. AWS backend integration (EB, Java).
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GOFACTORY
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Peru
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Mobile Engineer (Contractor)
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Jul 2012 - Oct 2013
GoFactory provides a sophisticated PaaS solution which eases the integration of networked devices such as mobile phones, remote instrumentation, etc. Contributions include the Java and Android SDKs and demonstration applications on multiple devices such as BeagleBoard, BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi along w/Android hosts. GoFactory provides a sophisticated PaaS solution which eases the integration of networked devices such as mobile phones, remote instrumentation, etc. Contributions include the Java and Android SDKs and demonstration applications on multiple devices such as BeagleBoard, BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi along w/Android hosts.
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BBII
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United States
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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System Architect (Contractor)
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Sep 2012 - Feb 2013
Assist customers w/comprehensive architecture solutions, especially cloud based applications w/a mobile component. Provide expert advice on a wide range of system design and implementation issues. Deliverables frequently consist of UML, SysML or DoDAF/UPDM artifacts as necessary. Perform requirements capture. Prototype systems/sample applications. Assist customers w/comprehensive architecture solutions, especially cloud based applications w/a mobile component. Provide expert advice on a wide range of system design and implementation issues. Deliverables frequently consist of UML, SysML or DoDAF/UPDM artifacts as necessary. Perform requirements capture. Prototype systems/sample applications.
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Framehawk Inc.
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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Senior Mobile Software Engineer (Contractor)
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Oct 2011 - Sep 2012
Hands on contributor to the Framehawk client SDK for OS X, iOS 4.x, 5.x and Android 2.x, 3.x, 4.x. AWS integration. Hands on contributor to the Framehawk client SDK for OS X, iOS 4.x, 5.x and Android 2.x, 3.x, 4.x. AWS integration.
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Wells Fargo Bank
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United States
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Banking
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Mobile Architect
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Oct 2010 - Sep 2011
Research issues as surfaced by business and product development teams. Produce white papers, recommend solutions. Support for iOS and Android platforms. Created multiple prototype applications such as a "Virtual Wallet" mobile banking solution based on iOS which featured web service back end, QR barcode support, geographic support (antifraud and customer loyalty features) and bluetooth "peer to peer" payment options. A separate prototype featured voice navigation using "OpenEars" on iOS. Show less
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Instructor/Course Author
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Jul 2010 - May 2011
iOS and Android course author/instructor (two separate courses). iOS and Android course author/instructor (two separate courses).
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Arrowpoint Corporation
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Smartphone Lead (Contractor)
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Apr 2010 - Sep 2010
Responsible for design, development and implementation of all things mobile. Demonstration projects on iPhone (et al), Android and Blackberry. Produced WrapTool for iPhone (available on iTunes) and WrapTool for Android (available on Android Market). Responsible for design, development and implementation of all things mobile. Demonstration projects on iPhone (et al), Android and Blackberry. Produced WrapTool for iPhone (available on iTunes) and WrapTool for Android (available on Android Market).
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Architect (Contractor)
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Feb 2008 - Mar 2009
ERG Transit provides fare collection devices for systems such as BART, SF Muni, CalTrain, etc. As architect, I reviewed existing systems, recommend enhancements, propose/lead implementation of new features, etc. w/an emphasis on device monitoring and network management. Solaris and LINUX environment, C/C++, SNMP, Python, MySQL. ERG Transit provides fare collection devices for systems such as BART, SF Muni, CalTrain, etc. As architect, I reviewed existing systems, recommend enhancements, propose/lead implementation of new features, etc. w/an emphasis on device monitoring and network management. Solaris and LINUX environment, C/C++, SNMP, Python, MySQL.
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Barclay Global Investors
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Financial Services
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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Oct 2006 - Dec 2007
HP OpenView integration w/ WebLogic via JMS and custom monitoring agent on JBoss. HP OpenView integration w/ WebLogic via JMS and custom monitoring agent on JBoss.
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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2004 - 2006
Multiple Projects AMX check clearing house/cash vault project. Perform requirements capture, prepare functional specifications, task breakdowns and timeline projections. Provide daily technical leadership on LINUX, networking, security, Java/J2EE and web services. Implementation in Java on Red Hat LINUX, WebLogic, SOAP w/Axis, presentation w/Struts. Gold Bag document management project. FileNet, WebLogic on LINUX. MARS (see my previous WFB contract in 1997). Add support for credit card statements, cash vault adjustments. Solaris, C/C++, Java, Informix. Show less
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Hewlett Packard
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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2002 - 2003
HP Open View developer. General UNIX expert for the team, responsible for AIX, HP-UX, LINUX and Solaris environments. Application monitoring or Oracle and Weblogic targets. C++ and Java. HP Open View developer. General UNIX expert for the team, responsible for AIX, HP-UX, LINUX and Solaris environments. Application monitoring or Oracle and Weblogic targets. C++ and Java.
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UC Berkeley Extension
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Instructor/Course Author
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1999 - 2002
Instructor/course author for “Migrating to Java: A Tour For The Experienced Developer.” Instructor/course author for “Migrating to Java: A Tour For The Experienced Developer.”
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DHL Worldwide Express
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India
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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2000 - 2001
Lead for a document management system based on WebLogic and FileNet. Research and implement enterprise intgration, workflows, rule engines, etc. C++/Java/J2EE on Solaris w/Informix and Oracle RDBMS. Lead for a document management system based on WebLogic and FileNet. Research and implement enterprise intgration, workflows, rule engines, etc. C++/Java/J2EE on Solaris w/Informix and Oracle RDBMS.
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Motorola
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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1999 - 2000
Contributor to Motorola HA-LINUX. C/C++ development. Contributor to Motorola HA-LINUX. C/C++ development.
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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1998 - 1999
DOCSIS compliant cable modem development. Wind River tools, SNMP Research agent, C development for multiple CPU targets. DOCSIS compliant cable modem development. Wind River tools, SNMP Research agent, C development for multiple CPU targets.
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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1997 - 1998
Wells Fargo MARS contains statement and transaction histories for all WFB customers. It is big. We started out at 3TB and I hear it is now over 50TB. MARS supports internal bank customers and external portals such as Wells Fargo Online. MARS was originally hosted on two Sun E-10K's (see my work at Cray) and implemented in C++ w/Informix. Wells Fargo MARS contains statement and transaction histories for all WFB customers. It is big. We started out at 3TB and I hear it is now over 50TB. MARS supports internal bank customers and external portals such as Wells Fargo Online. MARS was originally hosted on two Sun E-10K's (see my work at Cray) and implemented in C++ w/Informix.
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Cray Research
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Computer Hardware
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Designer/Developer (Contractor)
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1995 - 1996
Cray Research also had systems based on SPARC (the "Super Dragon") w/their own version of Cray Solaris. When Cray was acquired by Silicon Graphics, this unit was sold to Sun and became the E-10000 (the first Sun w/64 processors). I wrote HostView, a SNMP manager used as a operator console for the E-10K. I also wrote many of the Solaris command line utilities used to manage the E-10K (and needed by HostView). Solaris (of course), C/C++, Tcl/Tk, SNMP development. Cray Research also had systems based on SPARC (the "Super Dragon") w/their own version of Cray Solaris. When Cray was acquired by Silicon Graphics, this unit was sold to Sun and became the E-10000 (the first Sun w/64 processors). I wrote HostView, a SNMP manager used as a operator console for the E-10K. I also wrote many of the Solaris command line utilities used to manage the E-10K (and needed by HostView). Solaris (of course), C/C++, Tcl/Tk, SNMP development.
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Education
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San Diego State University
BS, Computer Science
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