Christian Smith

Professional Objective

To learn new technologies and new ways to apply existing knowledge.

Programming Languages: C Language (expert), Bourne/Korn Shell scripting, Python, C++, Java.

Operating Systems: Linux (GNU/Debian, RedHat), Solaris (2.x, 7, 8, 9), HP-UX (10.x,11.x), AIX (4.x,5L), NetBSD, Windows (NT4, 2000, XP).

Networking: Berkeley Socket Programming, TCP/IP, SNMP.

General Skills: XML, Databases (PostgreSQL, SQLite).

Software Engineer/Architect
Micromuse Ltd / IBM (http://www.micromuse.com/)
October 1998-Present

Projects:

Probe development: Developed numerous Netcool/OMNIbus probes, including SNMP trap daemon probe, ICMP ping probe and probe for Marconi PFM.
Netcool/OMNIbus Integration Products Infrastructure: Developed and/or maintained various components of the Netcool/OMNIbus infrastructure, including patching system, build system, probe libraries, probe java libraries and probe PERL libraries.
Netcool Installer: Co-designed and implemented a Netcool suite wide installation system for both Windows and UNIX. The installer GUI is based on the Mozilla application framework. The UNIX installer back end is based on a proprietary package system designed and implemented by myself.
Netcool/Precision SDK: Designed an SDK architecture for the Netcool/Precision product. This architecture is yet to be implemented.

Achievements:

Stream-lined probe development and testing, from implementation in C or Java (or PERL) to testing of single target against multiple versions of Netcool/OMNIbus. Such stream-lining allowed the OMNIbus Integrations team to increase their productivity to previously unheard-of levels within Micromuse.
Implemented the Netcool Installer framework, allowing the use of a single cross platform installer across Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX and AIX, with a single GUI across all platforms. Once all Netcool products are ported to the new installer framework, solutions that integrate multiple Netcool products should be easier to create and deploy.

Software Engineer Intern
RCP Consultants Ltd. (http://www.rcp.co.uk/)
August 1996-September 1997

RCP had a number of products specifically targeted at the currency trading market, amongst other things.

Projects:

TOF Configuration Wizard: VB based installation wizard. Provided a GUI configuration wizard for a serial (RS-232) based data archiver.
D3000 Components: Wrote and tested components for the D3000 project dealing system. The D3000 system was to be the next generation dealing system following on from the successful D2000 architecture written by RCP under contract to Reuters. Work included writing VB based GUIs for component testing purposes.

Rugby. Play regional level amateur rugby union. Member of the Battersea Ironsides RFC and Manor Park RFC
Football. Play a number of nights at the local sports centre with friends and colleagues.

Last modified April 2007.