Richard Guy Briggs 80 Wurtemburg Street Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1N 8M2 +1 613 860-2354 rgb at tricolour dot net http://tricolour.net/ [IMG] CAREER SUMMARY AND SPECIALTIES: * Linux kernel network security programming * Embedded video hardware device driver programming * Telecommunications hardware device driver programming * Protocols: IPv6, IPv4, IPSec (ESP, AH, PFKEYv2, IKE), TCP, UDP, ICMP, HTTP, BRI, PRI, ethernet, 802.3 * Processors: x86, ARM9, PowerPC, MIPS, 680x0 (68302) * Linux server admin: BIND DNS, SMTP, listserves, POP3, SSL, IMAPS, webmail, DHCP, Apache, SSH, IRC, SMB/CIFS, O/S installation, update, upgrade * Operating Systems: Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, TinyCore, SnapGear(uClinux, uClibc, U-boot, busybox), Redhat, SuSE, Caldera, Slackware, SLS), OpenBSD. Historical: MS Windows/NT, MS-DOS, UnixWare, Solaris, SCO UNIX, Netware, IRIX, OS/2, MacOS, ULTRIX, AIX, Interactive UNIX, CMS/VM, RT-11/RSX-11/TSX-11 * Languages: ANSI C(gcc, cc), bash, perl, HTML, Python, Javascript. Historical: ARM9 assembler, 80x86 assembler, 68xx0 assembler, Prolog, dBase III+, Fortran IV, Lotus 123, Pascal, Waterloo Structured BASIC. * Hardware: reading schematics, debugging, probing, modding, digital scope, network analyser, OTDR EMPLOYMENT DETAILS: 2010 - present: Contract Software Engineer at Tricolour Consulting (Ottawa) * Ruggedized Solid State NAS Embedded Linux system development (C, Perl, shell) * Embedded Linux network filesystem metadata integrity testing. * Embedded Linux build system porting. * Linux IPsec cryptographic processing testing. 2009: Term Software Engineer at Amita Corporation (Ottawa) * Linux minimalist distribution customization. * Linux O/S boot encryption survey. * Survey state of Linux on embedded development or evaluation platforms. 2007 - 2008: Senior Software Engineer at Axentra Corporation (was OEone) (Ottawa) * Researched Certificate Authority requirements to implement a Hardware Security Module-based signing authority for Customer Premises Equipment. * Brought up an RPM development environment on MIPS and ported RedHat ES4 and custom RPM packages from ARM/PPC/x86 to MIPS. * Enhanced Perl release generation scripts for greater automation. * Added features and fixed bugs in CPE from kernel up to web UI for Linux on x86, ARM9, PPC * Execute performance testing on CPE to localize and eliminate bottlenecks 2004 - 2007: Senior Software Engineer at Lumenera Corporation (inc. 2002) (Ottawa) * Design team member for new digital network surveillance cameras and adding features to existing models * Code software for digital network surveillance cameras, from kernel modules, imager drivers, API and Javascript GUI * Develop primarily in C, but also Python, Javascript, Unix shell * Develop for Linux on ARM9, x86, some exposure to Freescale (PPC) and TMS320C6xxx * Perform Linux system maintenance on common facilities * Acted as a mentor to junior and new team members 2003 - 2004: Software Engineer at startup Axigon Healthcare Technologies, (Inc. 2003, now defunct) (Ottawa) * Assessed and instrumented Speex patent-free speech codec as to suitablility for porting to a potential product platform * Contributed to design of network protocol and started development of network code for a future product * Worked with 3 different platforms including Linux-x86 userspace, Ubicom IP2022 SDKv5.4 and Microchip PIC 18 family 1997 - 2003: Software Engineering Contractor FreeS/WAN Project (Internet) * Maintained and augmented KLIPS, the kernel portion of this IPsec implementation for Linux. * Matured the FreeS/WAN kernel code to clear SADB and SPDB, unload module, statically link. * Implemented the PF_KEY_v2 socket family for the Linux kernel for use in FreeS/WAN. * Added a library to implement PF_KEY_v2 message building and parsing, shared by userspace and kernel space. * Reviewed and Integrated patches and features from open source contributors. * Maintained manual keying userspace utilities. * Participated in IPsec protocol development activities by attending IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) meetings. * Tested packaging and interoperation. * Participated in IPsec interoperation workshops (bakeoffs) between IPsec vendors. * Made professional conference presentations in Ottawa (Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) - multiple years, SANS 2000), Sweden (NordU 2000), Paris (IPsec), Germany (Linux Kongress 2000), Australia (Sydney Linux Expo 2000). 1997: Software Engineering Contractor Vitana Corporation (Gloucester) (now trading as Pixelink) * Device driver porting from SolarisPC 2.5 to SCO OSR 5.0 UNIX for a family of multi-line (T1, E1, ISDN) telecommunications SCSA/MVIP cards. 1995 - 1996: Software Engineer Vitana Corporation (Gloucester) (now trading as Pixelink) * Maintained and developped device drivers for Mitel ISA bus telephony cards (dual T1, dual E1, 8-line ISDN), some with embedded 68302 processors, under SCO UNIX, UnixWare, OS/2 and Solaris, * Hardware and software documentation for ShapeGrabber, a 3-D laser imaging PCI processor with accompanying API, * Hardware documentation and software development for PCI to Motorola Qbus bridge chip evaluation board. * In-house NetWare, Solaris, MKS SI Configuration Management, UNIX and TCP/IP network support. EDUCATION: 2010 - (ongoing): M. A. Sc., Electrical and Computer Engineering, (part-time) University of Ottawa * Interest: Signal Processing * Completed: * Adaptive Signal Processing * Image Processing and Communications B. A. Sc., Computer Engineering , Cum Laude (Honours) University of Ottawa * Final year project: Artificial Neural Network Speech Recognition * Student project involvement: RALOS II Solar Car Team Electrical Systems Co-ordinator OTHER EXPERIENCE: Community Web/Mail Host (since 1998): Green Party, HPVOoO, CfSC, ConsCoop, OCLUG Founding member of several organizations: HPVOoO, CCFood, ConsCoop, OCLUG Designer/builder: 3/4 ton bicycle cargo trailer Experimental Solar Car Rayces: Various positions over 9 events in Canada/USA/Australia (1992-2008): * Participating Team -- Electrical Systems Coordinator/Strategy Team Member * Event Staff: * Technical Assistant * Observer * Technical Observer * Chief Electrical Scrutineer * Jury Member * Observer Manager * Photographer Green Party: Email list host and moderator/Riding President/Electoral Candidate September 1997 - May 2003: Founder/Chief Architect/Chief Administrator/Chief Trainer Conservation Co-operative Homes (ConsCoop) Network Committee (Ottawa) January - April 1997: Home for Destitute Children (Orphanage) Volunteer - Tutor/Teacher Child Haven International - Canada/Nepal (Kathmandu) August 1996 - 2004: Co-founder/Collator/Credits C C Food Club (Conservation Co-operatives Homes) February 1996 - January 1997: Maintenance Committee Chair Conservation Co-operatives Homes (Ottawa) March - April 1994: Jackeroo Nookawarra Station (Western Australia) January 1994: Volunteer Neural Network Researcher Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland (Australia) 1991 - 1993/1997 - 2000: Technical Producer for weekly public affairs show, volunteer CHUO FM 89.1, University of Ottawa / CKCU FM 93.1, Carleton University MEMBERSHIPS: Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group (OCLUG), (since 1998), founding board member OCRI UNIX (OCUNIX), 8 years IEEE, 5 years INTERESTS: Music, Recording, Photography, Long Distance Bicycle Touring, Recumbent Bicycles, Canoing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Page last updated by Richard Guy Briggs Thu Oct 20 10:56:17 EDT 2011