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Eric D. Piatt

Penguin Computing, Inc.
87 East Broadway
Derry, New Hampshire 03038-2019
Phone: (603) 425-7770 x77
Email: epiatt@penguin-inc.com
http://www.penguin-inc.com/



Title: ClearCase Architect / Configuration Management / Build & Release Engineer
Training & Consulting Specialist

CM Tools: ClearCase NT: 6.0, 5.0, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.2.1, 3.2, 3.11 & 3.1; ClearCase UNIX: 6.0, 5.0, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.2.1, 3.2 & 3.0; PVCS, SourceSafe, RCS, CMS, CVS, SCCS, MKS Source Integrity, MKS Toolkit.

Languages: Perl, Javascript, HTML, Java, SQL, TMS320C30 Assembly, C, C++, AWK, tcl/tk/itcl, SED, Pascal, 65C02, XWindows, Motif, POSIX, COBOL, BASIC, DOS Batch Scripts, x86 Assembly.
  • Conversant with data compression techniques, particularly LZW.

OS: MS Windows: XP, 2000, NT 4.0, 98, 95, 3.11, 3.1 & 3.0; Solaris: 2.9, 2.8, 2.7, 2.6, 2.5, 2.4 & 2.3; HP-UX: 11 & 10.20; Digital UNIX 4.0e, Ultrix, MS-DOS, OS/2, VMS.

Hardware: Sun: E10K, E4000, E3500, E3000, E450, E250, E220, Ultra 1, SPARC 20, 10, & 2; PC compatibles: Pentium & x86’s; HP 800, 735, & 700; Digital Alpha 4100, VAX 8600, TI TMS320C30 DSP; IEEE-488, SCN2861 DUART; BT471 RAMDAC; IBM AS400 & S36; WJ Receivers & Demodulators, Olektron Audio/Video Switches, HP Signal Generators/Analyzers, Apple: Macintosh & II family.

Experience:
Fidelity Investments - Boston, Massachusetts
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company - Boston, Massachusetts
Fidelity Investments - Smithfield, Rhode Island
Omgeo (formerly Thomson Financial - Electronic Settlements Group) - Boston, Massachusetts
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Intersystems Corporation - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Verizon Communications - Waltham, Massachusetts
Edocs, Inc. - Natick, Massachusetts
OrderTrust, Inc. - Lowell, Massachusetts
Stratus Computer Systems - Maynard, Massachusetts
Trellix Corporation - Concord, Massachusetts
ClearCase, SCM & Release Engineering Architect / Trainer / Consultant (February 2000 – present)
  • Taught upwards of 80, two day hands-on ClearCase Training Courses, with classes ranging in size from 3 to 22 students. (Both Base ClearCase & UCM).
  • Provided ClearCase, SCM & Release Engineering Architectural Consulting and Guidance, for initial ClearCase implementations, Development Tool Integrations, and upgrades to existing ClearCase environments, including triggers & scripting.
  • Designed, Developeed & Maintained Release Engineering environments for several, high availability Financial Trade Settlement related applications.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Massachusetts
ClearCase / Clearmake Product Specialist (April 1999 – February 2000)
  • Individually Coached/Trained several engineers on effective use of ClearCase, and methods of converting from various source control tools to ClearCase.
  • Quickly Researched and Educated Team members on issues with Clearmake & Java interoperability.
  • Enlightened developers on the ClearCase/Clearmake/Omake/Visual Studio integration.
  • Enhanced & Verified the build process conversion to Clearmake, for several large projects.
  • Successfully Lead a team of up to 9 SCM engineers for the rapid conversion & implementation of ClearCase.
Intersystems Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
ClearCase Optimization & Upgrade Engineer (April 1999 – August 1999)
  • Quickly identified ClearCase environment & hardware optimizations, drastically improving ClearCase performance & reliability.
  • Efficiently upgraded ClearCase from v3.0 to v3.2.1
Banta Integrated Media, Cambridge, Massachusetts
ClearCase Design Engineer (December 1998 – March 1999)
  • Effectively proposed & specified high-end Unix Hardware and Network upgrades, for optimal ClearCase performance and availability, supporting Unix & NT based Java development.
  • Meticulously created and presented: 1) ClearCase Conversion & Training Project Plan. 2) ClearCase Return on Investment (ROI) documentation.
GTE-Internetworking (Formerly BBN) / Domain Manufacturing, Cambridge & Burlington, Mass.
ClearCase Design & Conversion Engineer (April 1998 – December 1998)
  • Defined, installed & configured, high-end Unix & NT Hardware, for optimal ClearCase performance, supporting cross-platform development and multi-platform builds; including OS patches, hardware upgrades, and both client and server software installation and patching.
  • Attained significant ClearCase Administration experience, including system optimization, NFS configuration, system wide trouble-shooting, and critical data backup.
  • Converted 5 major multi-platform projects to ClearCase, from: SourceSafe, RCS, PVCS, CVS, CMS, as well as a homegrown source control model.
  • Trained, Supported and Coached 50 developers on ClearCase fundamentals, helping them to discover the best ClearCase/CM solution for their development environment.
Comverse Network Systems (Formerly Boston Technology), Andover, Massachusetts
Lead ClearCase Release Engineer (June 1997 – April 1998).
  • Swiftly gained Perl, NT, VB script, & VC++ 5.0 experience while expanding & converting a large set of Build/Release Tools, designed to work in conjunction with ClearCase NT.
  • Meticulously developed and implemented several HTML Web pages, containing up to the minute information on Build and Release Status, FAQ’s, & Developer Resources.
  • Effectively prepared and taught several training courses, & supported the developers on the Build/Release Tools' usage, including specifics on ClearCase for NT & UNIX.
  • Expertly Streamlined/Automated the Build & Release Process from 1 day, to 1 hour.
  • Capably delegated tasks, supervised and reviewed both performance and quality, while contributing to task completion, as Lead Engineer of a 2 to 4 person team.
Paragon Imaging, Woburn, Massachusetts
Senior Software Engineer (February 1996 - June 1997). Secret clearance transferred
  • Quickly gained C++, POSIX, and multi-platform experience while implementing a Tag Editor for a COTS Electronic Light-Table Imaging product.
  • Easily learned tcl/tk/itcl and implemented several GUI's for various automated configuration and installation programs, including a postscript debugger.
  • Created a ClearCase process, using triggers, to synchronize source code from various projects.
M/A-Com CTC, Lowell, Massachusetts
Staff Engineer (November 1994 - February 1996). TS/SCI clearance
  • Attained X Windows, ClearCase, Widget Writing, Motif GUI, IEEE-488, and UNIX programming experience, through design, and development of multiple device drivers and HMI's, on Sun SPARCstation 20's, for a remoted systems Government contract.
  • Favorably presented system design and implementation to the customer throughout the extensive formal design and development process.
IDE Associates, Billerica, Massachusetts
Release / Software Engineer (July 1993 - November 1994).
  • Acquired MS Windows/DOS GUI programming experience, through code debugging and feature implementation on a large MS Windows project, providing terminal emulation for PCs attached to midrange hosts via Twinax, Network, SUR, and APPC connectivities.
  • Efficiently redesigned and managed the build/make/source control process for a large MS Windows project, thus reducing the process time from 2 days to 4 hours.
Itran Corporation (Now called Acquity Imaging), Manchester, New Hampshire
Firmware / Software Engineer (1990 - June 1993).
  • Thoughtfully designed and completed a firmware interface allowing data communications between a proprietary hardware platform and a ModBus+ Token Ring Network.
  • Successfully developed and programmed several speed critical firmware routines for a Machine Vision Product, specifically: Application Change Over, Message I/O, Hardware Debugging, Bootup, Result Management, and User Control Switch.
  • Attentively coded / implemented several shape drawing constraint routines with MS Windows SDK.
  • Created a bulletproof, menu driven installation program for a MS Windows software package, including graphics and detailed explanations.
Free-lance Computer Consulting, Sales and Service, Derry, NH (1988-Present).
  • Energetically designed, configured and installed several IBM PC compatible systems and upgrades for New England area colleges, businesses and private individuals.
  • Mindfully resolved hardware and software system failure and compatibility problems on both business and privately used IBM PC compatibles and Apple family computers, typically dealing with device drivers, address conflicts, IRQ s, memory, modems, LANs, printers, and hard drives.
  • Easily generated sales of IBM PC compatibles and peripherals by custom fitting the system to the client's specific computer needs.

Dev Tools Etc: Clearmake, UCM, MultiSite, ClearQuest, CMM, WebLogic, WSAD, Eclipse, Oracle, Sybase, GNU tools, MS Developers Studio, Visual Cafe 4, VC++ 5.0, RationalRose, XFaceMaker, Polymake, MS Windows SDK, C6-C8, Purify, Soft-ICE, VI, Brief, SPE, MF Cobol, EasyCASE, RFFlow, InstallShield.

Software: Syntax TAS, Samba, Hummingbird Maestro, MKS Toolkit, MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Excel), MS Exchange, Lotus Notes, Eudora Pro, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Meeting Maker, AmiPro, Act 3.0, OpenMail.

Education: Bachelor of Arts Computer Science with Business, May 1990
Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
  • Self-financed 60% of college education.
  • Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges, 1990.
Other: Co-Founder of the BMRCCUG (Boston Metro Rational ClearCase User Group)


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