Experiences

This page is not so much a resume as much as a list of things I’ve done.  If you’re hiring, then perhaps it is a resume…

Photography

My photography is the main focus of this website, although I hope to touch on some other issues going forward.  Photography for me is part small business, part diversion, part excuse to travel, and a most-of-the-time obsession…

School:

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1997

Various work towards Master’s degree, 1999 – 2002

Lecturer, Computer Science Department.   C & UNIX for engineers

Extracurricular activities: Sailing, Triathlon, Student government

Stanford

Some C.S. classes after my undergrad degree from Cal Poly, but it never amounted to much.  This was when I was first flirting with the idea of grad school.

Software:

TiVo 2003 – present

Product: data center backend to support Digital Video Recorders around the world

Roles: Client/Server Test Engineer, Server-side Software Build/Release Engineer, Project Planning

Apple 2003

Product: Mac OS 10.3 (panther)

Role: Mac OS program office intern – performance tracking

ComDev Wireless 2000 – 2002

Product: 1xEV-DO wide-area wireless networking, which would later become “3G”

Role:  Manager – Internal QA and Field Test teams, Manufacturing Engineering (process planning)

Sun Microsystems  1997 – 2000

Product: Sun Cluster software for creating highly available network services based on Solaris.

Roles: SunCluster client/server test engineering, Solaris System Administration, Customer Training

PDH Software 1995

Product:Variety of small NeXTStep applications for a government customer.

Role: NeXTStep System Administration

Local Government

Historic and Landmarks Commission, City of Santa Clara

The Historic and Landmarks Commission is responsible for directing the City of Santa Clara regarding historic buildings and raising awareness of historic preservation.  I was appointed to the Commission by the City Council in 2010 and became chair of the commission in 2011.

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