FreeBSD programmer/technical writer looking for work

[Chris Costello]

Howdy folks,

   I'm currently seeking work, preferably full-time employment.
Technical writing is my specialty, and I'm very proficient in
UNIX C programming, strong in system security and administration.
My resume is included below; other formats (PostScript, PDF)
available at http://www.machined.net/~chris/resume/



Christopher M. Costello
4318 Tulsa Rd.             (713) 290-1306
Houston, TX 77092       chris at FreeBSD.org

Objective

   I am currently seeking employment in a position that will allow me to
   diversify my skill set and to apply my existing expertise in UNIX
   programming and documentation.

Skills
   Languages:
          C, C++, XML/XSLT, Perl, POSIX shell scripting, SGML, HTML,
          LAT[E]X, CSS
   Operating Systems:
          FreeBSD, BSD/OS, Linux
   Applications:
          Apache, CVS/RCS, DocBook, Perforce, XEmacs, XFree86
   Miscellaneous:
          Basic electronics, UNIX system administration, BSD kernel
          programming, Trusted Operating System research

Experience
     * Networks Associates Technology, Inc.,
       Safeport Network Services		December 2001-March 2003
       Responsible for most areas of technical documentation on the
       TrustedBSD project, including user and developer handbook chapters
       and system manual pages. Assisted in the organization of a book
       documenting the FreeBSD Security Architecture.

     * The TrustedBSD Project			July 2000-December 2001
       Managed CVS repository, developed and edited technical
       documentation.

     * The FreeBSD Project			August 1999-present
          + Wrote and edited manual pages and online documentation.
          + Gained basic working knowledge of file systems programming
            and updated old code in FreeBSD synthetic file systems in
            conjunction with devfs development.
          + Updated the FreeBSD Handbook and FAQ for FreeBSD 3.0, helped
            prepare the Handbook for publication as a book, and repaired
            and updated various manual pages. Derived documentation from
            existing kernel source explaining portions of some FreeBSD
            kernel interfaces.
          + Designed and implemented an XML-based system for open source
            developers to submit development status reports on
            sub-projects.

Publications
     * Costello, Chris. ``The TrustedBSD Project.'' DaemonNews October
       2001. < http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200110/trustedbsd.html > .

Education
     * Waltrip High School			August 2000-June 2003
       Participated on the Student Council, completed Pre-Calculus and
       Physics courses, as well as three years in the Automotive
       Technology program. Graduated with a GPA of 3.36.

     * Memorial Hall School			August 1999-June 2000
                              			June 2001-July 2001
       Straight-A student in math and science courses. Completed Geometry
       in the summer of 2001, and studied Algebra 2.

References: Available upon request.

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Chris Costello                                <chris at FreeBSD.org>
FreeBSD Project                           http://www.FreeBSD.org/
TrustedBSD Project                     http://www.TrustedBSD.org/