Peter Seebach

Summary

I'm a UNIX guru, C language lawyer, and all-purpose computer guy. I'm also: A voting member of ISO C committee from 1996 to 2005. A competent technical writer and editor. A quick learner. Not afraid of debugging, maintenance, and documentation. An efficient, dedicated, worker. And, most importantly, looking for work that gives me a chance to learn new skills and work with interesting people. I am currently seeking day-job type employment. I will discuss specific projects, but NO RECRUITERS. Will not move, will not work in an office on a regular basis.

Relevant Skills

Objectives

Relevant Professional Experience

Freelance Consulting

Independent consultant (1990-2007)

• Documented Linux shared library architecture.
• Reverse-engineered, and documented, embedded Linux installs on a variety of systems.
• Wrote detailed article on setting up Pebble Linux as an access point on the 4521.
• Picked up new languages and environments on short notice.
• Edited writing for clarity, content, and style.
• Wrote articles on diverse technical topics, from processor architecture to web design.
• Made deadlines, or provided advance warning of schedule problems.
• Documented systems and new features.
• Advised clients on backup strategies and practices.

Wind River Systems

Engineer (2001-2003)

• Debugged BSD/OS SMP kernel issues.
• Wrote the majority of the Programmer's Guide for BSD/OS 5.0.
• Documented operating system and programming environment.
• Wrote tutorials for development environment.
• Tracked, isolated, and fixed bugs.
• Administered systems while regular sysadmin was out.

BSDi

Member of Technical Staff (1997-2001)

• Updated manual pages.
• Fixed malfunctioning computers.
• Back-up system administration work.
• Provided technical support.

Spanlink Communications

Programmer (1997)

• Wrote modules and tools for reuse by other team members.
• Did presentations on programming and CGI.
• Wrote specifications for modules.

Xerox (Intran Operations)

Technical Support Consultant (1994-1997)

• Provided technical support to naive users.
• Guided naive end-users through SunOS install.
• Helped system adminstrator with backups and other tasks.
• Reviewed and updated documentation.

Relevant Professional Service

ISO C Standards Committee (Voting Member) (1996-present)

• Standardized C language.
• Drafted improved language to clarify standard.
• Resolved defect reports against C standard.

Relevant Publications

C Unleashed (2000)

• Provided technical editing for several chapters.
• Wrote chapter on C99 standard.
• Wrote chapter on recursion.

Hacker FAQ (1995-present)

• A guide to hackers – now translated into five other languages.
• Not about people who break into computers.

Infrequently Asked Questions on comp.lang.c (1995-present)

• A parody of the comp.lang.c FAQ.
• Posted on April Fools' Day in 1995

The Cranky User (2001-present)

• A fairly regular column at IBM developerWorks, focusing on usability issues.

IBM developerWorks (2001-present)

• Wrote articles about issues ranging from component systems to user privacy.
• Wrote introductory guide to Cell architecture compiler and SDK.
• Many articles on Linux and Open Source development practices.
• Articles on embedded systems.
• Cell architecture bringup guides, SDK introductions, explanations of compiler architecture, and more.
• Picked up any technology an editor wanted an article on.

Janitor (2002)

• Award-winning Interactive Fiction game - won 5th place in IfComp 2002.
• Co-written with my friend Kevin Lynn.