From: Bernardo Innocenti Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 04:14:59 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Add untracked files X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=88bdcc939c632201f5a0fb386a8518f78264268c;p=wiki.git Add untracked files --- diff --git a/EmployedWorker b/EmployedWorker new file mode 100644 index 0000000..32abb21 --- /dev/null +++ b/EmployedWorker @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +=== Earlier Jobs === + +When I was still underage, I worked as a hardware assembly +line over the summer, for long enough to purchase my first +hard drive and a faster CPU card :-) + +I also worked on one of first multimedia productions ever +made for the Commodore CDTV, and at that time SCSI CD +writers were as big as computers. I'm afraid the whole +project was a complete flop, but doing full motion video + +When I was 19, I worked as an IT guy for a small consulting +company. This time I spent all my earnings to purchase a +shining new Sun SparcStation 4! + +=== SEAC === + +I worked as a software and firmware engineer for +SeacCompany from June 1996 to April 2000. + +My assignments ranged from developing C++ software +for Windows to writing firmware for 8 and 16bit +microcontrollers. + +I worked both on fully-automatic clinical analyzers with +robot arms and smaller instruments for emergencies. + +Additional details are available in my old and outdated CV: + + http://www.codewiz.org/resume_it.html (italian) + +I had to quit from SeacCompany to begin my ConsultingWork, +but I continued to work with them first as a consultant +and then through DevelerCompany. diff --git a/FunWithWeapons.jpg b/FunWithWeapons.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..53d57ce Binary files /dev/null and b/FunWithWeapons.jpg differ diff --git a/GilbarcoCompany b/GilbarcoCompany new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee0a0fd --- /dev/null +++ b/GilbarcoCompany @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +See: http://www.gilbarco.com/page/home + diff --git a/GreenishBitmaps1.jpg b/GreenishBitmaps1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9013b90 Binary files /dev/null and b/GreenishBitmaps1.jpg differ diff --git a/MarconiCompany b/MarconiCompany new file mode 100644 index 0000000..76d4a36 --- /dev/null +++ b/MarconiCompany @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +See: http://www.marconi.com/ diff --git a/MicroControllers b/MicroControllers new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3ee9840 --- /dev/null +++ b/MicroControllers @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Processors and microcontrollers I know include: + + * ARM - I used ARMs from several manufacturers including Intel, Motorola/Freescale, + Samsung and Sharp. Actually, the real ARM wizard was a co-worker of mine in + DevelerCompany, but sitting next to him for years and supervising many of his + ARM projects made me learn a lot. + + * Intel 80C196 + + TODO diff --git a/MyOlpcDesk2.jpg b/MyOlpcDesk2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b80d8d9 Binary files /dev/null and b/MyOlpcDesk2.jpg differ diff --git a/MyOlpcDesk3.jpg b/MyOlpcDesk3.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..818c3fe Binary files /dev/null and b/MyOlpcDesk3.jpg differ diff --git a/MyOlpcDesk6.jpg b/MyOlpcDesk6.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7586f02 Binary files /dev/null and b/MyOlpcDesk6.jpg differ diff --git a/MyOlpcDesk7.jpg b/MyOlpcDesk7.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99eb32e Binary files /dev/null and b/MyOlpcDesk7.jpg differ diff --git a/OlpcLab1.jpg b/OlpcLab1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..243bb9c Binary files /dev/null and b/OlpcLab1.jpg differ diff --git a/OlpcLab4.jpg b/OlpcLab4.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..711afbe Binary files /dev/null and b/OlpcLab4.jpg differ diff --git a/OlpcLab5.jpg b/OlpcLab5.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f55337 Binary files /dev/null and b/OlpcLab5.jpg differ diff --git a/OlpcLab7.jpg b/OlpcLab7.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..496d76d Binary files /dev/null and b/OlpcLab7.jpg differ diff --git a/SeacCompany b/SeacCompany new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c04fce8 --- /dev/null +++ b/SeacCompany @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +See: http://www.seacfi.com/ + +As of this writing, SEAC is fully owned by Radim Group: http://www.radim.com/ diff --git a/SparcStation b/SparcStation new file mode 100644 index 0000000..86f01c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/SparcStation @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +I used to own one. Yes. A nice Sun SparcStation 4. + +At that time, Java was cool new technology, Solaris +was one of the coolest commercial UNIX systems and +the SPARC was a powerful RISC processor. + diff --git a/SystemAdministratorRole b/SystemAdministratorRole new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3590dd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/SystemAdministratorRole @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +=== One is glad to be of service === + +I've been taking care of big iron since my first job as +an EmployedWorker and in the '90s I've been providing free, +but commercial quality, telecommunication service to a total +of 450 registered users with my own BullettinBoardSystem +called SystemShockBbs. + +I've been using many different OSes, see SystemArchitectRole +for a list. + +=== Production systems === + +I've designed and helped implementing the following +production systems, all of which are still in service: + + * '''DevelerCompany's IT infrastructure''' - Leveraging + my earlier work for SiriusCompany, for over 6 years I've + been continuously growing and restructuring the network, + the servers and their intricate mesh of services and + support scripts. The main server, called {{trinity}}, + contains 1TB of storage and offers file storage, user + authentication, e-mail, and many web-based services to a + highly heterogeneous and complex environment comprising + several versions of Linux, MacOsX and Windows clients. + Another server, called {{asterisk}}, acts as a VoIP PBX + and secondary slave for many (but not all) of {{trinity}}'s + services. + + * '''http://www.fieremostre.it/''' - A cluster of 4 RedHat + servers, two web frontends and Java appservers and two + database and filesystem backends with hw SCSI RAID5. + Fully managed remotely, including power fencing and + robotized tape juggler. + + * I've configured and installed a cluster of 5 nodes on + blade CPU boards with shared fiber-channel RAID storage. + I used a pre-release of RedHat's Advanced Server product + to implement a shared storage pool of 1.5TB with GFS1. + The system initially went to production without the GFS + pool because of reliability concerns with this new + technlogy. + + * '''Genexpress Lab''' - A combo of two servers, each + acting as a gateway and file server for a security ring. + This design was done for the Department of Bioengineering + of the University of Firenze, in Prato's Scientific Center. + +My philosophy is using mainstream hardware whenever possible +and concentrate most services on few phisical systems. +The savings in cost can be used to increase availability and +performance through redundancy. This strategy leads to +datacenters that are easy to understand and maintain, while +at the same time scaling up much better than +traditional asymmetrical solutions (like web server, +mail server, db server...). + +Being fond of UNIX culture, I tend to keep my systems as +open as possible and at the same time very secure. + +TODO: add a list of server software I use/know + diff --git a/TelecomItaliaCompany b/TelecomItaliaCompany new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1de89bf --- /dev/null +++ b/TelecomItaliaCompany @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +Telecom Italia is the largest phone carrier in Italy. + +See: http://www.telecomitalia.it/