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Technologist, Early Adopter, Open Source Developer and Advocate, Project Manager, Infrastructure Architect, Avid Reader, Blogger, Internet & Social Media Active
Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile
Skills:
Business, C/C++, Computer Engineering, Databases, Design, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, HTML / CSS, Human-Computer Interaction, Java, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, PHP, Product design, Public Relations, Recruitment, Software Engineering, SQL, System Administration, Unix, Web Development
Location:
Orlando
Interested in:
Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Learning about entrepreneurship, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Sharing my projects, Starting a company
Keith started his career at Digital Equipment Corporation programming on VAX/VMS, and was one of the developers of DECmessageQ, the computer industry's first multi-platform messaging middleware. Later at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, he managed million dollar projects and designed and supported LAN/WAN/Server infrastructures for several facilities in Raleigh NC. Because of a long history with Linux (0.99pl3 circa 1992), He became Red Hat employee #121 as a Linux developer and team leader of the Linux High Availability Server product.
Keith has a passion for applying technology and have been a presence on the Internet longer than there have been web sites, Linux, or Google. It's no coincidence that his career covers everything from software development to infrastructure creation to management. He wanted to understand it all.
Currently Keith is very active in social media and Internet publishing technology.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
IBM (Contracted)
Position:
Linux Expert
Time period:
March 2004 - June 2004
Description:
Contracted to help migrate POS software to Suse' Linux platform
Employer:
Red Hat
Position:
Linux Developer; Team Lead High Availability Services
Time period:
December 1999 - May 2001
Description:
Linux developer of Piranha Open Source project, Team Teader of Linux High Availability product services, co-creator of "Linux High Availability Server" product, QA Tester of Linux releases 6.2 - 7.0
Employer:
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Position:
Information Technology Project Leader
Time period:
June 1994 - December 1999
Description:
Designed and managers entire LAN/WAN/Server infrastructures for 5 facilities of the Biologicals division in NC. Lead Systems and Network Administrator for all 5 sites. Managed team of 8 people and annual operating budget of $1.2mil, as well as $2mil networking projects. Served on Security, Architecture, and Internet steering committees.
Employer:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Position:
Software Engineer
Time period:
January 1988 - December 1992
Description:
Middleware software developer for OpenVMS products. Co-author of DECmessageQ (aka BEAmessageQ) - the first platform independent message queuing product.
PUBLICATIONS
Papers:
Piranha Failover Services Whitepaper - Red Hat
Piranha fos man pages
Books:
DECmessageQ Manager's Guide
DECmessageQ User's Guide
Red Hat High Availability Server User's Guide
INFORMATION
Awards:
- Trophy & Merit Award for taking over a failing corporate project and making it a success - Bayer Pharmaceuticals
