Blade M. Doyle
2489 Lincoln Ave. - San Jose, CA, 95125
Phone: 408.445.9342
Email: bdoyle@ecst.csuchico.edu
Home: http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~bdoyle
Objective: A career where I can use and enhance my knowledge and experience
in software development, programming, and design.
Education:
California State University, Chico
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science: December, 1997
Emphasis: Software Development
GPA: 3.583
Skills and Training:
Languages: ANSI C, C++, MIPS assembly, PERL, Shell scripting, HTML, SQL
Operating Systems: UNIX (SunOS, Solaris, IRIX 5.3, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5),
Windows (3.1, 95, NT), DOS, MacOS(7.x - 8.x), Linux
Relevant courses: Assembly Language Programming,
Algorithms and Data Structures,
Compiler Design,
Operating Systems Programming,
Software Engineering
Software Development Projects:
Java byte code interpreter,
CPU scheduler simulator,
HTML web-browser,
Various Ray-Tracing and animation demos
Experience:
January 1998 to Present - Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
Senior Technical Support Engineer
* Provide front and backline support for IRIX Operating System including:
RAID and XLV, Kernel Tuning & Debugging, Crash Analysis, Software and
patch installations, peripheral configuration & troubleshooting,
desktop environment, account management, and IRIX OS utilities (sar,
par, cron, fx, tar, cpio, etc.)
* Supported applications include: Legato NetWorker 4.x,
Insignia SoftWindows, Mineset, and Performance CoPilot
* Verify customer-reported bugs and filed reports with engineering
* Major Account Technical Representative for Walt Disney Feature Animation
June to August 1997 - Apple Computer Cupertino, CA
System Administration Intern
* Responsible for technical and operations support for hardware, software,
and networking for engineers in the Software Development Division
* Directed setup and administration of servers used to process AppleShare,
ftp, and backups
* Provided Mac & UNIX hardware & software desktop support as needed
* UNIX support for SUN and AIX systems including DNS and NIS for managed domain
* Major Projects: Developed and implemented web-based automated backup strategy
June to August 1996 - Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
System Administration Intern
* On-call support for manufacturing department
* Responsible for initial diagnosis of software, hardware, and mechanical
problems for servers, workstations, and conveyers
* Maintained NIS maps for local subnet
* Formulated implementation of building-wide backup strategy
June to August 1995, 1994, 1992 - Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, CA
Software Development Intern
* Assisted development of test plans for Sunvideo and CDE software products
* Sorted and prioritized bug reports for graphics group
* Conducted cross-platform performance analysis of Adobe Photoshop
* Assisted in diagnostic regression testing
* Performed System Administration tasks
References / Code Samples / Transcript: Available upon request