From: olson@chico.wi.edu (Eric K. Olson)
Newsgroups: ne.jobs
Subject: Seeking position: Mac/Unix/Network Programmer/Admin.
Date: 14 Sep 92 23:51:43 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

To Whom It May Concern,

I am seeking a full-time permanent position or long-term contract
utilizing my skills in Macintosh programming (Object-oriented/C++)
and/or Unix/Macintosh/Network administration.

I have 10 years experience programming all kinds of computers, 5 years
programming the Macintosh, 3 years Object-Oriented Macintosh
programming, and 3 years Unix System Administration.  I have, at one
time, used most of the major computer systems available, and therefore
feel no apprehension when introduced to something new.  I am an
excellent writer and communicator, and would welcome the opportunity
to hone my skills in project and programmer management.

I am always interested in learning something new: in particular, I
would be interested in working on innovative Macintosh (or Newton)
software, cross-platform object libraries, network groupware, on-line
publishing systems, or integrated programming environments.

I am available November 1st and willing to relocate for the
appropriate opportunity.

Please feel free to contact me at my home (617 861 9728) or office
(617 258 5572) to discuss this matter further.  My resume is enclosed.

Sincerely,


Eric K. Olson



			    Eric K. Olson
			    72A Lowell St.
			 Lexington, MA  02173
			    (617) 861-9728
			 olson@genome.wi.edu

Education
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Sept '81-June '83   Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

Candidate for Bachelor of Science degree two years after returning.
Left for financial reasons.
 
Familiar with most major languages (C++, C, Pascal, Lisp, PL/1, APL,
and FORTRAN), assembly languages (PDP-11, 8080, Z80, 6502, 6800, 8086,
and 68000), and operating systems (Unix, Macintosh, VMS, and MSDOS).

Expert Macintosh programmer using THINK C, the THINK Class Library,
and MPW.  Very familiar with coding issues for Macintosh file system,
toolbox interface, and System 7.  Past works include application,
system, driver, and library level Macintosh software packages.  Have
been a Macintosh aficionado and programmer since the introduction of
the first Macintosh in 1984.

Expert Unix administrator on System V, Ultrix, and SunOS systems.
Familiar with programming Unix shells, sed, awk, and perl scripts.
Able to install and configure virtually any Unix software.
Particularly experienced at X, sendmail/SMTP, Usenet B and C
News/NNTP, and FTP, NFS, and Telnet connections between Unix and/or
Macintosh systems.  Can read and write sendmail configuration files and
find and repair Unix security problems.

Extremely familiar with most major Macintosh software and hardware
packages, including System 7, AppleShare, TOPS, MacDraw, MacWrite,
Excel, Word, and Quark XPress.  Able to diagnose, replace, and upgrade
memory, disks, logic boards and power supplies in all manner of
computer equipment.  Well versed in the variety of commercial, free,
and shareware software available for Macintosh and Unix platforms.

Experience
----------
Dec '91-Present					System Administrator
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA.

As a part-time system and network administrator for Whitehead, I am
responsible for specifying, purchasing, installing, configuring, and
administrating all computer equipment in a heterogeneous network of
DECStations, SPARCStations, and Macintosh workstations.  Instituted new
automatic network backup systems and set up standardized system
configurations for both Macintosh and Unix platforms (including
developing a perl system for centrally maintaining Unix configuration
files).  Provided off-site Macintosh connectivity via a Gatorbox
IP-Appletalk tunnel and a Shiva Appletalk dial-in network facility.
Configured and maintained a C-News NNTP Usenet connection.  Compiled
and installed MIT X11R5 and various other publicly available software
on all platforms, and provided user and programmer support as needed.

Sept '89-Present				Self Employed 
d/b/a Lexington Software Design, 72A Lowell St., Lexington, MA. 

Wrote and marketed Prepare(), an object-oriented extension library for
Macintosh programmers built on top of Symantec's THINK Class Library.
Prepare() provides much needed functionality that was not included in
the TCL, including a view editor, resource editor, programmer's text
editor, and numerous smaller objects.  The Prepare() distribution
consists of three sample programs provided in source-code form (the
View Editor, a file Browser, and a simple terminal program) which
demonstrate the use of all the objects, and Unix-like manual pages for
each object.  In addition to my programming work, I administered an
AT&T 3B1 running System V R3 Unix.

Mar '87-Sept '89				Director of Software
Pixelogic Inc., 800 West Cummings Park #2900, Woburn, MA.
 
Developed and maintained software for the ProViz video digitizer,
including routines for storing grayscale and dithered graphics in
various file formats, high-speed color picture preview, software
controlled contrast and brightness controls, and a Hyperscan
compatible device driver to allow images to be captured directly in
Hypercard.  Also installed and administered a LocalTalk network of
approximately 12 Macintosh systems, including one dedicated AppleShare
file server.
 
July '85-Jan '87				Technical Leader
Turning Point Software, 230 Western Avenue, Boston, MA. 
 
Enhanced and maintained the Softguard MACLoK copy protection system
for the Apple Macintosh.  Completely rewrote the protection
installation and key disk mastering system from Unix-style to
Mac-style C.  Added hard disk installation capability, compatibility
with Macintosh Plus and double-sided drives, and protection options
for various levels of security.  Wrote Mac-style user interface for
Disk Duplicator, and the entire Hard disk and Floppy disk installation
applications.  Created entirely new floppy disk signature track after
the old one was broken by Copy II Mac.  Also responsible for
maintenance of system software and AppleTalk network for all in-house
Macintoshes.

Sept '84-Apr '85				Software Engineer
I/O Video Inc., 225 Third Street, Cambridge, MA.
 
Wrote software interface for the Mac Private Eye, a one-bit video
digitizer for the Apple Macintosh.  Responsible for concept,
development and implementation of software allowing saving, loading,
copying, and pasting of Macpaint images generated by the digitizer.
Also wrote the manual for the hardware and software and recommended
hardware design changes.
 
Jan-June '84					Editor
SYNTAX Inc., Harvard, MA.
 
Editor of SYNTAX, a monthly publication for users of Timex-Sinclair
computers.  In charge of all facets of editing, writing, advertising,
and production.  I have worked at SYNTAX many times, previously as
Technical Consultant and Programmer.
 
June-Dec '83					Technician
M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science, Cambridge, MA.
 
Repaired terminals for the Lab and did hardware work for the Community
Information Service project, involving broadcasting news and other
information on a side channel of WMBR-FM for receipt by personal
computers.
 
Previous
--------
Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA.

I worked at DEC three times as a programmer, once writing automated
test programs for VAX/VMS DCL, once designing a protocol for
communications between database systems and a user-friendly personal
computer, and once writing automated test programs for FMS-11.
 
Taft Educational Center, Watertown, CT.
 
I worked at Taft twice, once teaching a course on using KIM-1
microcomputers in the physics lab, and once teaching BASIC and PASCAL
to high-school students.
 
Technical Education Research Centers, Cambridge, MA.
 
I worked for TERC twice, once writing a database system to catalog
educational software on The Source, and once translating Apple II
BASIC to the TRS-80.
 
Interests
---------
Volleyball, skiing, mountain biking, watersports, human engineering,
user interfaces, object-oriented systems, graphics, and architecture.

Personal
--------
Single, 29 years of age, excellent health.


-- 
Eric K. Olson
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA  02142
olson@genome.wi.edu	(617) 258-5572
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