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Paul G. Allen (619)334-5697
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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Seeking a position as an Associate Digital or Software Engineer, Software or Hardware contractor, Unix Administrator.
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· Management experience.
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· Design experience.
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· Programming experience.
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· Technical writing experience.
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· Veritas NetBackup UNIX 3.2 NBU and ANBU Certified.
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· Four plus years flight simulator modification and repair experience.
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· Sixteen years employed in the electronics industry, twenty-seven years electronics experience.
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· Class D MIL-STD-2000 solder certified.
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· SECRET security clearance held until 3/31/95.
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HARDWARE
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Extensive experience with the design, testing, troubleshooting, and repair of various digital systems.
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· Computers: IBM PC's, Digital Alpha, VAX, and PDP-11, Harris, Evans and Sutherland, Varian, and custom systems.
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· Architectures: Intel 80x86, Motorola MC68xxx, PDP-11, TMS320xx, Harris ECL, ARM7TDMI, OAK DSP, Alpha.
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· Designs: Memory systems, peripherals, display systems, debug hardware, flight simulator upgrades.
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· Logic families: DTL, RTL, TTL, MOS, CMOS, NMOS, and ECL families.
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· Component experience: ASICs, FPGAs, and gate arrays; C-Cube VideoRISC processors, and DSP technology.
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· Other circuitry: Data acquisition equipment, MPEG-2 Video Compression hardware, some RF up to 400MHz.
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· Diagnostic tools: Digital storage oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, digital waveform/word generators, ASIC/FPGA simulation tools.
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· Miscellaneous: UNIX LAN configuration, design, and setup.
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SOFTWARE:
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Programming experience on various types of computers and embedded systems in C, assembly, and many other languages.
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· Types of software: Military flight simulators, high level and low level diagnostics, MPEG-2 Video Compression software, 3D graphics and
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· Computers: IBM PC, Digital Alpha, VAX and PDP-11, Harris, embedded systems.
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· Architectures: Intel 80x86, Motorola MC68xxx, PDP-11, TMS320xx, Harris ECL, ARM7TDMI, OAK DSP, Alpha.
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· Embedded systems: C-Cube VideoRISC, MC68xxx, ARM7TDMI, OAK DSP.
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· Applications: Two OpenGL games, "The Revenge of Stroggos" and "Navy SEALs: Dev. Group", embedded test software and associated PC
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· Operating systems: VMS, RMS, Windows 95/NT/2000, DOS, O/S 2, Linux, Solaris, IRIX.
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· Development systems: LabView, Watcom C++, Borland C/C++, Microsoft Visual C/C++, GNU C/C++, ARM SDT.
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· API Experience: OpenGL 1.1/2, OS/2, Windows 95/NT.
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· Miscellaneous: HTML, Javascript, Perl, TCP/IP networking in UNIX, IBM DB2 Universal Database.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. : 9/25/00 - 12/3/01
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Unix System Administrator II. Solaris and Linux administration of Akamai Internet and internal servers.
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· Administration of Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 Sun servers.
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· Administration of Red Hat Linux 6.0 - 7.1 Intel based systems.
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· Veritas NetBackup administration for Sun Sybase and Oracle servers.
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· Wrote proprietary Windows and Real Media video streaming tools integral to the operation of the Akamai Conferencing system.
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· Performed Network and system Security auditing, updating, and forensic analysis protecting the company servers from many break-in
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Contract: PeoplePublish.com: 3/1/00 - 6/1/00
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Internet based client/server software contract.
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· Contracted to write a PROPRIETARY client/server application in my language of choice for the download and retrieval of various types of
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· Designed a unique communications protocol in order to allow for a more secure architecture as well as more control over future
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· Platform independent - The server is written in Perl and the client in Java 1.1.
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· Ground-up design and implementation.
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Torrey Communications & Quake Wireless, Inc.: 5/98 - 1/00
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Sr. Engineering Technician. R&D engineering support of satellite communications equipment.
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· Diagnosed and repaired engineering prototypes and some production units.
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· Performed timing analysis of a system control ASIC and various associated subsystems.
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· Provided engineering support for the ORBDEC ASIC development.
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· Wrote emulation software for use in subsystem testing of the ORBDEC ASIC.
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· Provided extensive engineering design support doing test, troubleshooting, and design of various system sub-circuits.
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· Redesigned faulty power supply and switching circuitry allowing the product to ship to customers on schedule.
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· Diagnosed system temperature related failures, determined cause of failures and recommended the final solution.
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Digital Equipment Corporation: 11/97 - 4/98
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Sr. Engineering Technician. R&D engineering support of high-end graphics workstations.
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· Diagnosed and recommended fixes to design problems in engineering prototypes.
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· Wrote an application in C for programming the PLL on the product RAMDAC allowing for increased production efficiency.
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· Proposed and Implemented a change in a system control FPGA using the ABEL high level programming language.
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· Wrote test vectors for various FPGAs and ASICs.
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· Diagnosed a software problem in the Windows NT operating system allowing the scheduled shipment of the Roadwarrior Graphics
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TV/COM International, Inc.: 6/95 - 4/97
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Sr. Engineering Technician. Responsible for all MPEG-2 Video Compressor testing, troubleshooting, and repair for production and engineering
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· Wrote embedded diagnostic software in C and assembly language and associated documentation for production testing of Video
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· Implemented test fixture for faster troubleshooting and repair of Video Compressors in production.
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· Built four production test and two troubleshooting stations for Video Compressors that were integral to product manufacturing.
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· Trained Jr. and Sr. technicians and Test Engineers on operation, testing, and troubleshooting of Video Compressors.
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Loral Training and Technical Services: 11/90 - 4/95
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Assistant Shift Supervisor. Duties included assisting in the direction of a four man shift in the modification, maintenance, troubleshooting, and
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· Wrote diagnostic software and associated documentation for main frame computer systems using JCL greatly decreasing troubleshooting
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· Designed and implemented test and alignment procedures for equipment allowing maintenance on previously unmaintainable systems.
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· Directly responsible for, and in charge of, all site computer system maintenance and repair.
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· Performed limited simulator design modification from the design level to the implementation of the new design.
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· Personally repaired many systems that had been inoperable for a number of years.
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· Worked on the installation of the WIFCOM system on the U.S.S. Tarawa.
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Random Logic Consulting Services: 7/88 - Present
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Owner, Sr. Hardware and Software Engineer.
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· Designed and built the worlds first consumer 3D PC Graphics Card prototype in 1988.
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· Contracted by MilPower to work on a US Navy wireless data transceiver for ship to air data communications.
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· Designed and developed the BlackJack(tm) vehicle tracking system in 1999.
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· Various other hardware and software projects and contracts.
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EDUCATION
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Copernicus Computer Services, San Diego, Ca. Veritas Certification Training
\n Net Backup UNIX 3.2 Certification
\n Advanced Net Backup UNIX Certification
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ITT Technical Institute, La Mesa, Ca. Acquired an AASEET.
\n Honor roll for full 3-year term. 3.8 GPA
\n Candidate for a BASEET. 3.8 GPA
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Grossmont Community College, El Cajon, Ca. BASEET related courses.
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Grossmont Adult School, El Cajon, Ca. Certificate in COBOL programming. General Education courses.
\n Honor roll. 4.0 GPA
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El Capitan High School, Lakeside, Ca. College Prep courses. Computer Science.
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References available upon request.
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Skills
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\t| Skill | \n\t\t\tLevel | \n\t\t\tExperience |
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t| The Gimp | \n\t\t\t\tBase Knowledge | \n\t\t\t\t6 Mo - 2 yr |
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t| PERL | \n\t\t\t\tGood Knowledge | \n\t\t\t\t2 yr - 5 yr |
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t| HTML | \n\t\t\t\tGood Knowledge | \n\t\t\t\t2 yr - 5 yr |
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t| C++ | \n\t\t\t\tGood Knowledge | \n\t\t\t\t5 yr - 10 yr |
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t| GNU/Linux | \n\t\t\t\tGood Knowledge | \n\t\t\t\t5 yr - 10 yr |
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t| C | \n\t\t\t\tMaster | \n\t\t\t\t> 10 years |
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