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\headline={\rm May 1992\hfil R\'esum\'e of \bf Tom Jennings\hfil Page
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\centerline{666 Illinois St., San Francisco CA 94107}
\centerline{voice: 415-552-8156}
\centerline{Internet: {\tt tomj@fidosw.fidonet.org}}
\centerline{FidoNet: {\tt 1:125/111}}
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% Passport Number 051007005
% DOB: 31 July 1955
% Massachusetts
% Expires Nov 1995


\section{Synopsis.}

{\narrower In general, I consider myself a Systems Programmer. My
strongest skills are those that are to some degree near hardware:
systems design, telecommunications, operating system software, device
drivers, hardware interfaces. I am an excellent troubleshooter. I am
an extremely fast and accurate `C' and assembly programmer. I have
written a half-dozen user/operating manuals. I am also a decent \TeX
nician. Other skills include hardware design, electronics, machine and
hand tools.

In 1984 I conceived, designed and implemented the FidoNet\trademark{}
amateur computer network, to date the largest privately owned 
store-and-forward computer network in existence, with 16,000 member
systems on five continents (9500 in the U.S.) as of April 1992.
FidoNet-compatible software is now available on very nearly all
personal-computer hardware. I remain involved in FidoNet standards and
other committees and as editor of the network newsletter, FidoNews!

In March 1987, as author of Fido/FidoNet, I received the first Andrew
Fluegelman Award, given by the Software Publishers Association, for
software excellence. (And to date, the only individual author, and
non-commercial software package to receive the award.)

In March 1992 I received, along with five others, the Electronic
Frontier Foundation's ``Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier'' award,
for Fido/FidoNet and it's social ramifications.

My most recent non-computer project was converting a passenger car to
Propane/LPG motor fuel, and self-publishing a 40 page how-to booklet
describing the project. Other interests include alternative-energy,
building sustainable living systems, small-scale publishing,
appropriate technologies, camping, home-made anything.

At the moment I am working on ways to make electronic communication
available and routinely useful to non-technical people.

I am in good health, and a non-smoker who doesn't mind if others
smoke.\par
}

\section{Employment history.}

Since May of this year I have been traveling, and doing small
consulting jobs on the side, including work for radio station
KKSF-FM.

January--May 1992: {\bf KOIT-AM/FM} {\it(Radio station)} (400 Second
St., San Francisco CA 94107; Randy Pugsley, John Buckham) One of three
engineers involved in moving KOIT's studios to their new location;
assembled, wired and tested three on-air and production studios.

December 1991: {\bf KKIQ-FM} {\it(Radio station)} (Walnut Creek CA) As
a contracting engineer, built, wired and tested four new studios
(on-air, news, two production), completed in 12 days, including
documentation.

December 1991--May 1992: {\bf Saskatchewan Telecommunications} (Regina
Sask.~Canada) Designed and implemented a complete, high-performance
asynchronous telecommunications and test program.

December 1991: {\bf KKIS-FM} {\it (Radio station)} (Concord CA)
Rewired their backup/AM on-air studio.

July 1991: {\bf Cygnus Support} (814 University Ave., Palo Alto CA
94301; John Gilmore) Staff programmer. Unix/MSDOS/GNU
telecommunication software ports; installed upgraded sync driver into
KA9Q's NOS. 

March--June 1991: {\bf KKSF-FM} {\it(Radio station)} (77 Maiden Lane,
San Francisco; Tim Pozar), 1991: Assistant engineer. Maintained the
station's on-air and production electronics; analog cart machines,
audio recorders, CD players, studio wiring, multi-channel mixing
consoles, etc. (Short duration because I was filling in for the
asst.~engineer on leave of absence.)

1990--1991: {\bf Self Employed}: Consulting for Communitree Group
(1047 Sutter St., San Francisco CA 94109; Dean Gengle) Wrote a rather
large and complex windowing user interface for a medical laboratory
viral testing robot.

1986--1990: {\bf Self Employed} (d/b/a Fido Software) Development of
the FidoNet protocols and programs on a full-time basis, income
derived from licensing of the original Fido/FidoNet program, custom
versions for various corporations involved in communications 
(U.S.~ Postal Service, Canada Post, etc) as well as assorted small
contracts.

1985--1986: {\bf Apple Computer} (Mariani Blvd, Cupertino CA)
Macintosh OS/ROM group Programmer. Features and fixes to Macintosh ROM
(Macintosh SE and Mac II).

1982--1985: {\bf Phoenix Technologies} (then known as Phoenix
Software), 320 Norwood Park South, Norwood MA 02062, (Neil Colvin
(owner), Lance Hansche) Programmer. First employee after the owners
partner. MSDOS system implementation and sundry utilities, from 86DOS
0.86 (MSDOS precursor, ca.~1981) through MSDOS 3.05. Dozens of one-off
specialty projects. Designed ``portable BIOS'' that later led to the
Phoenix ROM BIOS. Ported MSDOS to IBM Displaywriter, DEC Rainbow 100,
Otrona Attache 8:16, and many other early (pre-IBM PC/XT) computers.
Wrote Phoenix's ``PTEL'' telecommunications program. 

1982: {\bf Avco Everett Research Laboratory}, Everett MA, (George
Adaniya) Staff Engineer. Designed a real-time 
multi-channel megabyte/sec data collection system using 24 Intel
8085's, involving hardware and software design. Updates to a real-time
imaging system using Signetics' 8x300.

\section{1981 and beyond.}

1981: {\bf Microft Inc}, East Falmouth, MA, (Thomas K. Campbell) Staff
Engineer. CP/M, CP/M-86 BIOS computer consulting services. 1979--1980:
{\bf CSSN}, (Boston MA) Staff Engineer. Wrote very decent even by 1992
standards tape backup system (non-streaming DC450XL). ``Large'' Z-80
based computer system design (hard disk, tape and floppies) hardware
and software, CP/M and proprietary operating systems. 1978: {\bf Solid
State Technology}, (Woburn MA) Programmer. 8085 system software for a
far too early multi-tasking desk-top computer (``Athena 2000''). 1977:
{\bf Bose Corp} (100 Mountain Road, Framingham MA 01760) Engineering
technician. Also Ericcson PBX maintenance. 1973--1976: {\bf Ocean
Research Equipment}, (Falmouth MA 02540) (Cliff Adams, Thomas 
K.~Campbell) Electronic technician, programmer. 
Ocean-going side-scan sonar, acoustic navigation, mechanical systems.
Operated acoustic navigation and sonar systems in the field (North
Atlantic, Great Lakes, Buzzards Bay). Wrote code in FORTRAN IV for
accoustic navigation systems, Data General NOVA 1200 assembly for 
flow-measurement software (in use in Boulder Dam). As of 1990,
O.R.E.~was still using test equipment I designed and built for them. {}\blob

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