Resume for Benjamin LaHaise

Address: c/o Achilles
         PO BOX 69028 RPO St. Clair Centre
         Toronto, Ont.
         M4T 3A1
Phone:   613 688 0707
Fax:	 613 688 0708
Email:   bcrl@kvack.org


Current Goals:
	- very interested in storage and networking projects
	- prefer Linux kernel related work, open source environment
	- looking for a group setting and an interactive manager


Programming Environment:

	- expert in C (K&R, ANSI/ISO C89/C99, GNU C extensions)
	- experienced with Assembly (i960, 80x86, 680x0, 6502)
	- make/GNU make
	- yacc/lex (bison/flex)
	- shell scripting (expert in GNU, some Solaris & FreeBSD)
	- Lattice FPGA ABEL
	- generally happiest working on low level projects that straddle 
	  the boundary between hardware and software


Design Skills:

	- software API design (Linux AIO)
	- Network Protocol Design
	- OS Design
	- FPGA glue logic (bus arbitration, decoding, DRAM interface)
	- Language Design
	- Compiler Construction


Programming Skills:

	- participant in the Linux kernel open source community (since 1995)
	- Device Drivers (experienced in networking, telephony)
	- Kernel Subsystem Development (Linux aio, mm, fs, smp, arch)
	- Firmware Development (ISDN/T1, TeleNetworks & TeleSoft stacks)


Related Experience:

2003-2004	consulting, Achilles Internet
	- owner and operator of a small ISP
	- various sysadmin and kernel consultation tasks

Oct 99-Apr 03	Red Hat, Linux Kernel Developer
	- general kernel r&d, debugging
	- contributed to kernel development from Red Hat 6.2 to AS3
	- implemented the first aio subsytem for Linux
	- merged Large Filesystem Summit support
	- resolved customer filed bugs in vm, smp, filesystems, drivers
	- worked with customers and partners on projects to improve:
		- smp scalability
		- large memory system support
		- block io performance
		- vm performance
	- team lead on x86-64 port
	- strong community member for the Red Hat kernel development group 
	  and the larger Linux Kernel community
	- presented talks at the Ottawa Linux Symposium, Kernel Summit

Oct 97-Oct 99	Spellcaster Telecommunications, Software Development Consultant
	- Development of ISDN/T1 firmware
	- Development of Linux device drivers
	- Development of Multilink PPP stack
	- Development of integrated PRI+DSP Modem bank

May 97-Sept 97	University of Waterloo - CSG, Software Developer
	- Development of Java based front end to a map database
	- Development of Visual BASIC based front end to
	  a map database
	- Creation of inventory system using Cold Fusion

Oct 94-Sept 97	Superaje Communications, Administration Consultant
	- Development of CGI scripts
	- Responsible for administration and development of
	  several Internet servers
	- Network installation (TCP/IP, SMB, Lanatastic)

July 93-Aug 93	Carp Systems International, Software Developer
	- Development of UNIX shell scripts for automated
	  coverage testing


Personal Characteristics:

	- Absorbs abstract concepts rapidly
	- Highly adaptive and innovative
	- Able to work effectively alone or in groups
	- Seeks new challenges
	- Dedicated