Work

John Sevey snuck this pic over the wall at Merge.

Work

At present...

Right now I'm at Generac Power Systems. The work environment isn't as posh as I was used to in Silicon Valley but I like the people. Hopefully, somewhere down the road, I may convince folks here that we should design software before trying to code it. Meanwhile, I'm subverting the MS-loyalty of the IS department by helping the new guys become better acquainted with Linux.

This is the first job I've ever had where I am not allowed to run Linux on my desktop.

I've managed a state-wide WAN configuration and contributed to the development of application software and device drivers on several modern operating systems but, here, I'm not allowed to install my preferred tools on my desktop. It's pretty demeaning. At least I've got Cygwin.

Cool job, while it lasted...

I was working for Transmeta since August of 2000. For the first year, I was in the Linux group working mostly on the "Midori" project. It was way cool to be hanging around with Dan Quinlan, Claudio Fleiner, Jeff Uphoff, Pat Mochel, Nathan Laredo, Dave Taylor, Seb Kuzminski, and of course Linus Torvalds. By the end of my first year, the focus of the company had shifted from "neat-o cool" to thermal cool and the Linux group was split up to use our talents in other areas.

After that, I was in the Systems Characterization group, using more of my electronics and testing skills again. Lots of Perl with some PostgresQL.

Before that...

Most recently before Transmeta, I was "Key Software Engineer" for Merge Technologies, Inc., a leader in medical imaging and healthcare systems integration.

Before Merge, I developed software at Cooper Power Systems' R&D facility, designed automated test equipment for Digalog Systems, and did both WAN management and revenue meter specifications at Wisconsin Electric.

Résumé

As a professional, it's my responsibility to be aware of my own proficiencies and of their value. I keep my résumé online as a matter of practice.

Miscellaneous

I used to occasionally teach a course on Linux at UWW.

Over the years I've built up quite a collection of diverse and sometimes arcane skills to brag about. Most of them I've done for fun, some for employment, a few only enough to say that I did.

rdmiller3@gmail.com