| Address: | 6 White St Footscray VIC 3011 |
| Phone: | 0408 801 095 |
| EMail: | lsd@linuxgamers.net |
| DOB: | 31 August 1980 |
My interest in computers stems from a fascination with technology and science that has been with me since my early childhood. Through self-learning, structured education and on-the-job experience I have developed a broad range of skills in fields such as game and application development, system administration, and web design and development. My ideal job would see me working in a bright, energetic team, solving complex problems in an environment that fosters innovation and encourages learning new ideas, techniques, and technologies.
eClinic (see below) was purchased by Healthscope in December 2009; current work is a continuation of work completed at eClinic.
At eClinic, as lead developer and sole system administrator, I had a very broad range of responsibilities, including:
Organisation of developed content into multimedia CD-ROMs for Swinburne's online courses in astronomy, visualisation programming in C++/OpenGL on Linux and Compaq Alpha workstations and general administration of Linux workstations.
In addition to my field experience, I also work as a freelance technology journalist, specialising in Linux. From late 2003 until 2009 I wrote a monthly Linux column for the "Real World Computing" section of PC Authority magazine, and since 2004 I have contributed over 20 Linux tutorials to Atomic: Maximum Performance Computing magazine. In these articles I have discussed a wide range of subject matter, from configuring 3D desktop effects through to installing specific server tools, complete servers, and even high-performance clusters. I have also covered more academic issues, such as software licencing, DRM, and the potential effects of new technologies.
My success in this field has lead to critical acclaim, with nominiations in two categories in the 2006 Sun Microsystems IT Journalism Awards. I received a high commendation in one of these categories.
| 1999: | Commenced Bachelor of Applied Science (Research & Development) / Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Computing) at Swinburne University of Technology. Completed two years of the degree before leaving to pursue work. |
| 1998: | Completed VCE at Seymour
Technical High School, with passes in English, Specialist Maths,
Mathematical Methods, Physics, Chemistry, and Information Processing and
Management. Achieved an ENTER score of 99.00 |
| Language/Toolset | Experience | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 6 years | very good |
| Python | 5 years | very good |
| C/C++ | 5 years | good |
| UNIX shell scripting | 2 years | fair |
| OpenGL | 1.5 years | good |
| GTK/GNOME | 6 months | fair |
| ARM assembler | 2 months | good |
| m68k assembler | 2 years | good |
Much of my early experience includes projects developed at home - I am an avid hobbyist programmer, and a contributor to the open-source movement. Also, nearly all of my programming experience has been in a UNIX environment (typically Linux) - I am familiar with standard UNIX development tools, as well as version control systems such as CVS and Subversion. I also have experience in developing for hobbyist small or embedded systems, such as the Lego Mindstorms system.
| Language/Platform | Experience | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | 6 years | excellent |
| Java | 3 years | excellent |
| WebWare for Python | 3 years | excellent |
I also have a good knowledge of HTML and CSS, as well as experience with XML parsing and technologies such as XSL, SOAP and XHTML.
Active member of the Linux Users of Victoria.
Heavily involved in the Linux/OSS music producion community, and particularly the Open Source Musician Podcast and associated community.
My hobbies include listening to and writing/playing music, computer programming, gaming, and writing.