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**Bernie Innocenti** \\
Linux and Firmware Engineer
\\
Boston, Tokyo
Email: **bernie**@**codewiz**.**org** \\
Website: [[https://www.codewiz.org/ | codewiz.org]] \\
[[https://gitlab.com/berniecodewiz | GitLab]] | [[https://github.com/codewiz | GitHub]] | [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/codewiz | LinkedIn]] \\
Latest version of this page: [[https://www.codewiz.org/resume | codewiz.org/resume]]
=== Objectives ===
System design, real-time systems, sensors, robotics, compilers, parallel computing, graphics acceleration, machine learning,
low-latency networking, distributed systems.
Work related to science, technology, electronics and aerospace is likely to interest me, //especially// if it's not already listed below.
=== Summary ===
* Senior Firmware Engineer, Starship Avionics & Sensor Development, [[https://www.spacex.com/ | SpaceX]]
* Senior Software Engineer, Android Networking, [[https://careers.google.com/locations/tokyo/ | Google Japan]]
* Senior Software Engineer, Search Infrastructure, [[https://careers.google.com/locations/cambridge/ | Google Cambridge]]
* Co-founder, [[https://www.sugarlabs.org/ | Sugar Labs Foundation]] (edutech non-profit)
* OS Developer, [[http://www.paraguayeduca.org/ | Paraguay Educa]], [[OneLaptopPerChild | One Laptop Per Child]]
* CTO & Co-Founder, [[https://www.develer.com/en/ | Develer]] (Linux / embedded engineering firm)
* Open-source contributor ([[https://gcc.gnu.org/ | GCC]], [[https://www.kernel.org/ | Linux kernel]] and various others)
=== Skills ===
* **Programming**: C++23, Rust, C, Java, Python, Go, Java****Script, Type****Script, PHP
* **Scripting**: Bash, Perl, Lua
* **Assembly**: ARM, x86, m68k, 6502, PowerPC, Z80
* **Microcontrollers**: NXP i.MX RT (ARMv7), Coldfire, M68705, TMS320 DSP
* **Other Languages**: HTML + CSS, GLSL, SQL, LaTeX
* **Natural Languages**: Italian (native), English (excellent), Spanish (fluent), Japanese (JLPT N3-N4)
* **Operating Systems**: Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Arch, Ubuntu, Debian, uClinux), Android, macOS, NetBSD, Solaris, AmigaOS, Windows
* **Development Tools**: GCC (contributor), Clang, Visual Studio Code, GNU make, ninja, bazel
* **Execution domains**: realtime, event-driven, async/await, multithreading, client/server, GPU offload
* **Frameworks and APIs**: POSIX, Web****Assembly, Qt, OpenGL, Win32, Protobufs
* **Version Control**: Git ([[https://codewiz.org/gitweb/ | self-hosted]], [[https://gitlab.com/berniecodewiz | GitLab]] and [[https://github.com/codewiz | GitHub]]), Perforce, Subversion
* **Network Protocols**: HTTP, QUIC, TLS, IPv6, TCP, UDP, DNS, DNSSEC, DHCP, TFTP, BGP
* **Sysadmin**: KVM, Docker, Puppet, Google Cloud, systemd, Nagios, Grafana
=== Work Experience ===
==== Senior Firmware Engineer, SpaceX (Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2024) ====
* Sensor Development: Design control firmware for navigation and fuel control
* Starship Avionics: Co-maintainer of C++ firmware framework
* Test engineering: Build Linux-based CI pipelines and testbeds for firmware projects
==== Senior Software Engineer, Google (Sep 2011 ~ Sep 2021) ====
* Android Core Networking: Lead developer of the [[https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/modular-system/dns-resolver | DNS resolver]], including monitoring and experiments system
* Google Search Infrastructure: Develop features for high-throughput, high-availability, distributed web serving for billions of files
* [[https://amp.dev/ | Accelerated Mobile Pages]]: Tech lead of global CDN for news sites integrated with Google Search
* Instructor of advanced C++ and Linux programming courses for Tokyo and Taipei offices
* Conduct system design interviews, mentor new employees and host interns
==== Senior Systems Administrator, Free Software Foundation (Oct 2010 ~ Sep 2011) ====
* Develop and consolidate infrastructure comprising approx. 100 virtual machines and 50 domains
* Maintain project hosting and collaboration services for the GNU Project
==== Co-founder, Sugar Labs (May 2008 ~ present) ===
* Lead of the [[https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Infrastructure_Team/Resources | Infrastructure Team]]
* Member of the Sugar Labs Oversight Board (2008 ~ 2011)
* Fundraising, partnerships and organization of events
==== OS Developer, Paraguay Educa (Jan 2010 ~ Aug 2010) ====
* Coordinate engineering team to develop new features for [[https://sugarlabs.org/ | Sugar Learning Environment]]
* Build, test and release OS updates for 4600 laptops deployed in rural schools
* Organize computer programming and "hacking" workshops for students
==== Volunteer at One Laptop Per Child (May 2007 ~ Apr 2008) ====
* In-house maintainer of the X11 windowing system and graphics drivers
* Input drivers, keyboard layouts and i18n
* Platform development, packaging, release engineering
==== CTO, Co-founder at Develer (Nov 2002 ~ Apr 2007) ====
* Designer of [[http://bertos.org/|BeRTOS]], a modular, open-source RTOS for 8bit and 16bit microcontrollers.
* Built team of highly skilled Linux and firmware engineers
* Wrote firmware for embedded systems and DSPs (over a dozen different architectures)
* Created project hosting and remote collaboration infrastructure
* Business development and customer relationships
==== Freelance (2000 ~ 2009) ====
* **Telecom Italia Labs**: Design and implement compiler & interpreter of an object-oriented configuration language for a network simulator
* **Selex Communications**: Design and develop DSP modem firmware for Air Traffic Control radios
* **Gilbarco Veeder-Root**: Internal training of 200h for 45 engineer on Embedded Linux, OOP and C++
==== Instructor for European Fund's engineering courses ====
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DLab | DLab]]: Multimedia programmer course (600h for 20 participants). My students designed a [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/dlab/files/Starshocks/0.5%20beta/ | 2D game engine]] from scratch
* [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/gfactory/ | GFactory]]: Videogame development course of 450h for selected 15 participants
* PAW (Web Application Programmer): 300h for 15 participants
* Workshop on GIS Systems in Iannina, Greece (30h for 15 participants)
==== Co-founder and CTO, Sirius SRL ====
* Firmware and power control for laser hair removal
* Created company's IT infrastructure and Internet presence
==== Firmware engineer, SEAC R&D laboratories ====
* Control software for clinical analyzer robot with 18 stepper motors
* Software, firmware and driver development for laboratory instruments: photometers, incubators, hematology
=== Education ===
* Diploma in Mathematics, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (Firenze, Italy)
* Undergraduate student of Software Engineering (Università degli Studi di Firenze)
* Undergraduate courses of Education Technology and Mathematics (Harvard Extension School)
* Personal research in compilers, algorithms, operating systems, network protocols, 3D graphics
=== Personal Projects / Volunteer Activity ===
* [[https://gitlab.com/berniecodewiz/mandelwow | Mandelwow]], a 3D fractal demo written in Rust and OpenGL
* [[https://www.codewiz.org/wiki/CorebootX230 | Coreboot hacking]] on Thinkpad laptops
* [[GeekiGeeki]], a wiki engine backed by Git, powering this website
* [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bernie | Fedora developer]]
* [[https://launchpad.net/~codewiz/+archive/ppa | Ubuntu packager]]
* GCC maintainer (mostly m68k backend)
* Minor contributions to the Linux kernel
* Co-maintainer of [[http://bdm.sourceforge.net | Background Debug Module]] driver for Freescale Coldfire series
* [[https://www.netbsd.org/ | NetBSD]] developer
* Sysop of [[SystemShockBBS]], a FidoNET technology BBS