Resume of Michael Slade

I am ideal for roles involving Perl, C/C++ or unix system administration, or any role that involves complex problems and projects covering a range of technologies or disciplines. I also feel confident in taking on a small project management, team lead or BA role.

July 2007 - January 2008
Developer, Solutions First
Client: Andrew Foster, andrew@solutionsfirst.com.au

Some light web-based application development, mostly PHP and also some Ruby.

October 2006 - Febrary 2007
Developer, ThreatMETRIX
Employer: David Jones, djones@threamtrix.com

Developed fingerprinting technology for the company's distributed fraud reputation system. The technology exploited certain features of computers and browsers to obtain identifying information on a target computer, unnoticed to the user. The technology made use of CGI, Perl, javascript, C/C++ and Macromedia Flash's actionscript, as well as some server-side firewall technology. I also implemented a Perl SOAP server to replace their exisiting windows based server.

• Roles: Design, coding, testing, sysadmin, guru
• Languages: C/C++, Perl, javascript, flash actionscript, shell, HTML, PHP
• Technologies: TCP/IP (packet mangling), XML, SOAP, web
• Platforms: linux, windows

April 2000 - August 2006
Developer/Admin/Sales/etc, utbox.net
Employer: Alex Kozso, akoszo@whoosh.co.nz

This role evolved from a basic developer role into a single-person internet business. After becoming the last employee left to work on the business in December 2003, I essentially made the business profitable, and also inadvertently became a manager (as well as a couple of other titles).

utbox.net provides fax and SMS via the internet, primarly via email. It can essentially replace a physical fax machine, and has several other uses. Tasks included:

• Roles: Product design, architecture, coding, testing, deployment, sysadmin, support, sales, management
• Languages: Perl, C/C++, shell, HTML
• Technologies: ISDN, fax, web, HA, email, COM, packaging, image processing, drivers, TCP/IP
• Platforms: linux, windows

• Technical work:
  • Design, coding, testing and deployment of the system, primarily Perl
  • Enhancing and fixing third party packages
  • Creation of software packages in redhat and debian linux
  • Development of image manipulation software in C
  • Creation of a facility to automate rendering of microsoft Office document using COM
  • Deployment and administration of telco systems
  • Creation of a windows printer driver for (win98 through XP)
  • Architecture of the production system using linux, free software and commodity PC hardwre, that is scalable, reliable and secure
  • System administration
• Non-technical:
  • Development of the product into something sellable
  • Establishing basic operations (debt collection, customer management)
  • Establishing some marketing (google adwords, trials, referrals etc)
  • Cost management
  • Sales and technical support

November 2001 - February 2002
Developer, Greenstone Technologies
Employer: Alex Kozso, alex@pilgroup.com

Created a windows DLL in C to interface to their primary system in Jade.

May 1999 - April 2000
Programmer, Multinet
Employer: Gary Reid, gary.reid@multinet.com.au

Worked on various existing projects, mainly Perl and C/C++.

March 1999 - November 2000
Tutor, UWS Nepean, School of Computing and Information Technology

Employer:

Malcom Cook, m.cook@uws.edu.au Ewa Bem, e.bem@uws.edu.au

Tutored Systems Programming 1, Operating Systems and Computer Organisation. As a tutor I was responsible for the more interactive portion of the teaching schedule, explaining concepts to the class of approximately 10-20 people and also to individual students as necessary. I was also resonsible for the marking of assignments.

April 1998 - December 1998
Systems administrator, UWS Nepean, School of Design
Employer: Brian Grono, b.grono@uws.edu.au

Some casual unix and NT system administration.

November 1996 - September 1998
Software developer, CADRE Design
Employer: David Hegarty, mailto:dhegarty@cadre.com.au

Basic entry-level web development, in HTML, Perl and PHP, plus some unix and NT system administration. Established a reputation as the resident IT guru.

May 1994 - January 1997
Data entry operator and software developer, Edudata Bank
Employer: Daniel Antone, no known email address

I have been involved in computers and programming in some fashion since the age of 8. Through the past 20 years I have played with many different platforms and technologies, including Commodore 64 BASIC, C and assembly in DOS, kernel programming in linux and many of the modern computer languages. I have left behind many projects at various stages of completion. Some of the more complete projects include a raytracer, a tax accounting system and a small paint program.

While I do not yet have an Open Source project with my name on it, I have made a few minor contributions to some open source software, including rpm, VICE and Hylafax.

I have also taken an interest in electronics, having studied approximately half of an electronics degree at Macquarie University, and more recently in various facets of business.

I have my own little piece of the internet at knobbits.org, for which I maintain a small network and a server running various internet services.