Richard A. Holmes 
P. O. Box 1689
Colleyville, TX  76034
rholmes@ccrma.stanford.edu
(817) 403-0927


Synopsis
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Complete software development experience from requirements analysis
and marketing needs to finished product, including architecture,
design, implementation and coding, test design, and verification. 


Unix, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows NT platforms.
C, C++, Java, CGI, SQL, perl, shell(s), sed, awk, ksh, assembly
language, and visual programming.   Expertise includes file systems,
APIs, I/O subsystems, shared libraries, kernel (Unix, Macintosh),
enterprise storage, data replication, Software Configuration
Management, Clearcase, Standard C Library implementation, user
interface, directory services, 64-bit porting.


Education
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Stanford University, 1988.  
	M.S. Computer Science, GPA 3.7
	Systems specialty
	Courses in sound synthesis


National University, 1991
	B.S. Computer Science, GPA 4.0


Professional Experience
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Mathematics Teacher, August 2003 - Present
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Subjects include Algebra, Geometry, and Mathematical Models at DeSoto
High School and Valley View High School, Texas.  Math and science
competitions coach.  
 

Storage Replication, VERITAS Software:  Feb 1999 - May 2001
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New functionality and defect repairs for the VERITAS Volume Replicator
product, which performs block-level replication of data over a
standard network at the device driver level, providing data integrity
in catastrophic situations.  Recent work includes strategies for fast
resynchronization of data after failure, and additional support for
migration between primary and secondary data sites.  Design and
administer networked Volume Manager and VVR systems. 


Hewlett Packard:  January 1996 - February 1999
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Received STAR award for distinguished leadership and technical
contributions.  


Lead cross-functional project to improve binary compatibility,
including a web-based query system.  

Investigate, design, and implement new functionality and defect
repairs for HP-UX Standard C Library APIs and standards conformance.  


Reproduce, investigate, repair, and test security defects based upon
internal tests and external hacks.   


Manage the HP-UX patch content, build, documentation, tools, and
release strategy for the libraries and header files. 


Lead for HP-UX system and libraries year 2000 compatibility strategy;
identify and resolve ambiguities in POSIX specification related to
date routines. 


Apple Computer:  July 1988 - Jan. 1996
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Technical lead for small development group to architect, design,
implement, qualify, and deliver file manager subsystem containing over
100 file system APIs for file system compatibility layer. 


Design and implement tools to exercise micro-kernel features,
including concurrency and synchronization primitives, message passing
and filtering, I/O subsystem, virtual memory and address space
management, etc.  Instrumentation of kernel code for performance and
coverage analysis.   


Develop test modules in C++ object-oriented framework for the
Macintosh / Microsoft FAT file system interfaces. 


Add language features to a system call scripting language parser
written in C++, implement external functions for QuickTime component
manager verification tool.  


Implement SQL queries via web and C-programs.  Participate in
requirements and design of Oracle / SQL database for defect tracking.  


Design and implement an interactive, windowing test shell in C++ for
low-level Window Manager, Dialog, and Menu Manager verification. 


Implement system-level performance measurement tools for Macintosh
operating system, including instrumentation, measurement, and results
analysis.  


Awards, Honors, and Other Activities:
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  - Graduating valedictorian at San Francisco City College May 1987. 
  - Three scholarships for outstanding academic achievement while at
    SFCC. 
  - Top 1% of 1992 applicants  to graduate school in verbal skills, top 4% in 
    analytical skills as shown by 99th and 96th percentile scores on
    GRE test.