Gary Field -
email:gafield@comcast.net
OBJECTIVE:
Software development position, in the MA/NH area.
SUMMARY:
LANGUAGES: C, Java, HTML, UML, x86 and various other
assembly languages. Also HTML and XML. Have used CVS and subversion for source
control.
PLATFORMS: Tru64 UNIX on DEC/Compaq/HP AlphaServers,
HP-UX on PA-RISC and Itanium, Linux on
x86 platforms, Sun Solaris on SPARC with S-bus,
IBM AIX on RS/6000.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS/EXPERTISE:
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Designed, wrote,
maintained device drivers for SCSI hard disk, CDROM, tape, medium changers and
WORM/MO optical disks under MSDOS, SCO Unix SysV, MIPS RISCos, IBM AIX 3 &
4, HP-UX 9 and 10, Solaris 2.4, Digital UNIX 4.x, Compaq/HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x.
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Expert on
SCSI/Fibre Channel/iSCSI subsystem design/architecture, including SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3, and
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Worked with
Virtual Machine hypervisors from HP, VMware, and Microsoft.
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Designed and
implemented Fibre Channel SANs using Brocade switches and HP storage arrays.
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Over 15 years
experience with TCP/IP network concepts, terminology and configuration.
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Excellent written
and verbal communication skills.
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Wrote a chapter
on UNIX SCSI subsystems for “The Programmer’s Guide to SCSI”.
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Wrote a very
successful technical book about SCSI, “The Book of SCSI; I/O for the New
Millennium”, published in June 2000.
EXPERIENCE:
HP,
Continuation of LSM
development in new location.
HP,
Cellular computing system
firmware concept/design. Enterprise Server Management s/w (HP Virtual Server
Environment) LSM component development using Java and Eclipse in an agile
development process. Configured and used VMware ESX server and Microsoft
Hyper-V virtual machine environments.
HP,
Itanium Virtual Machine SCSI I/O virtualization
subsystem development. Developed SCSI I/O passthrough interface for HP-UX.
HP,
Created testing tools for storage subsystems.
Compaq (Formerly Digital Equipment),
Principal Software Engineer, Tru64 UNIX Base O/S I/O
Group
Architect,
design and implement SCSI device driver subsystem for Compaq’s Alpha UNIX
platforms. Specialist in CDROM/DVD and tape drive/media changer
technology. Developed, documented and supported
new clustering related features in Compaq’s Tru64 UNIX tape and media changer
drivers. Supported Legato and Veritas developers in porting to Tru64. Created
and maintained dept. level web site
containing
vital developer information. Configured and analyzed Fibre Channel SAN designs for performance as well as
reliability, availability and supportability.
Wang Laboratories,
Senior Software Engineer, WIIS Imaging System
Development Group
Architect,
design and implement SCSI optical disk device driver subsystem for several Unix
based image server platforms. Complete
product development experience from project planning, hardware debug, and
software design, scheduling and coding through final testing and release. Originated incorporation of ANSI CAM
interface into Wang's Unix SCSI subsystems.
Delivered completely packaged SCSI CAM subsystem for Wang's Open/image
server on AIX, HP-UX and Solaris. Also served as the department’s TCP/IP
network administrator.
Wang
(Nov 1984-Oct 1989)
Senior
Software Engineer, PC product Group
Specify,
design and implement device drivers and BIOS for MSDOS, Unix and Xenix on Wang
PC/APC and PC-200/300 systems.
Programmed device driver for VLSI SCSI host adapter. Evaluate and analyze third party I/O products
and devices to be incorporated into Wang PC products.
Wang
(Apr 1980-Nov 1984)
Senior
Software Engineer, Diagnostics
Design and implement diagnostic software including
built-in power-up tests, exercisers, debug tests for several products. Wrote
graphics primitives and device drivers for a 68000 based, GUI workstation.
Associate
Engineer
Design, construct and test prototypes of a
microprocessor based computer graphics terminal with touch-screen. Also wrote
diagnostics for same.
Microwave Associates,
Final Test Technician
Troubleshoot, adjust to spec. and forward to Q.A.;
Microwave video link systems and satellite Earth station receivers.
Microwave Associates
Test Equipment Repair Technician
Troubleshoot, repair and calibrate a great variety of
electronic test equipment.
Microwave Associates
Manufacturing Technician
Test and adjust to spec. microwave ferrite
circulators, isolators and gyrators.
EDUCATION:
Academic:
A.S. Computer Engineering 1980, Northeastern
University
Digital Photography Certification
program 2009, Middlesex Community College
Corporate Training Classes:
Intel 80386 Microprocessor Programming
SCO Xenix System Administration
AT&T Unix System Calls
AT&T Unix System V r3 Internals
AT&T Unix System V r3 Device
Driver/Streams
AT&T Unix Shell Programming
TCP/IP Networking
IBM AIX internals and RS/6000
administration
IBM AIX Device Driver Development
Windows NT Device Drivers
Digital UNIX(Tru64) V4.x Kernel
Internals
In-Depth Fibre Channel
SCSI over Fibre Channel
In-Depth IEEE-1394
Fundamentals of Java
Building and Managing NT Web Sites
Linux Device Driver Workshop
Understanding Storage Area Networks
Itanium System/Software Architecture
In-Depth iSCSI
In-Depth SAS/SATA
Independent study of many of the major
computer science texts and journals.
Hobbies:
Photography, Computers, Guitar, Astronomy,
Boating, Fishing, Amateur Radio.
References:
Available upon request.