David Nesting
I desire to work in a fast-paced technical position, as a consultant to application development teams, problem solving, performing code reviews, setting best practices, and evaluating new technologies.
Qualifications
I am an extremely fast learner with excellent diagnostic skills, making me an asset in any troubleshooting position or as an evaluator of new technologies. My background is in programming and operational support of large application infrastructure, including:
- Programming: Perl (expert), Java (experienced), C, assembly, etc.
- Internet: IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DNS, DHCP, SIP, LDAP, etc.
- Security: X.509, PGP/GPG, basic cryptography, firewalls, etc.
- Operating systems: Windows, Unix (Solaris, GNU/Linux, AIX)
- Web standards: HTML, CSS, XML, XSL(T), RDF, SVG, Unicode (internationalization), focus on standards-compliance
- Application environments: Vignette VCMS, WebSphere AS, CGI
- Technical writing, including software documentation and user manuals.
- Large-scale application clusters and automation
Experience
- 2007-present — Site Reliability Engineer at Google
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I have root at Google. I support some of the services at Google, which includes a bit of support and troubleshooting as well as software engineering.
- 2003-2007 — Technical Architect at AT&T (SBC Communications, Inc.)
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Responsibilities include providing technical guidance and strategy for multiple development teams, developing standards for technologies used by these teams, and acting as a technical consultant and web subject matter expert. Designed and implemented large-scale distributed LDAP infrastructure for “Single Sign-On” web authentication. Other responsibilities include acting as the organizational representative for fraud and threat management and the technology standards board and a core member of the application server standards committee.
- 2001-2003 — Senior Analyst at SBC Communications, Inc.
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Provided 24x7 operational support for web and application servers in the capacity of a technical lead. These systems were high-profile and acted as the primary production servers for www.sbc.com and several major revenue-generating applications.
- 1999-2001 — Analyst at SBC Communications, Inc.
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Though a Java shop by this point, there were still some legacy applications and projects that needed development and support. I was and continue to be a Perl subject matter expert.
- 1998-1999 — Consultant at SBC Communications, Inc.
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Responsibilities included web application development (Perl), support and architecture of SBC’s primary Intranet web site and infrastructure. Developed several significant applications still in use at SBC.
- 1996-1998 — Texas Networking, Inc.
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Worked the helpdesk, responding to telephone and e-mail support for the Internet Service Provider. Focus turned to public-facing web site development, Perl programming, and producing customer documentation, ultimately producing several Intranet sites and applications.
Interests and Focus
- Electrical engineering
- Embedded systems and J2ME
- Radio; licensed amateur radio operator WL7RO
- Aeronautics and astrophysics
- Member, Internet Society
- Participant in Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working groups
- Law
Contact Information
I am not currently soliciting employment. Non-specific inquiries will be ignored. Obvious headhunters will be treated with hostility. If you'd like to proceed anyway, my e-mail address is david@fastolfe.net.