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diff --git a/src/cv/index.md b/src/cv/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5db53da --- /dev/null +++ b/src/cv/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +--- +title: "Cullum Smith: CV" +heading: Cullum Smith +subtitle: Curriculum Vitae +description: "CV of Cullum Smith: Site Reliability Engineer in South Carolina" +date: July 1, 2024 +--- + +[cullum@sacredheartsc.com](mailto:cullum@sacredheartsc.com){.right} +SRE • Trading Systems • Linux/Unix + +Site reliability engineer specializing in the programming, administration, and +troubleshooting of production Linux systems within trading platforms. 9+ years +of development and operations experience. Strong skills in Unix internals, shell +scripting, system administration, and debugging, from userspace to the kernel. +Experienced in C, Python, Perl, and Ocaml, as well as networking, storage, and +infrastructure management of both bare-metal servers and virtual machines. +Extensive knowledge of Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris-based operating systems. +Highly motivated engineer that can solve low-level systems issues in fast-paced environments. + + +## Work Experience + +**Linux Engineer** at [REDACTED, Inc.]{.redacted} (Remote) +[2021-present]{.right} + + - Details forthcoming. + +**Linux Engineer** at **[Jane Street](https://www.janestreet.com/)** (New York, NY) +[2018-2021]{.right} + + - Investigated production errors and performance regressions using packet captures, + userspace profiling, and kernel instrumentation. + - Maintained Linux infrastructure and developed management tools for network + storage systems. + - Diagnosed performance bottlenecks in NFS application workflows and client/server + implementations. + - Designed and implemented automated systems for the deployment, configuration + management, and monitoring of Linux hosts. + - Wrote patches for bug fixes and performance improvements for various open source + applications in the GNU/Linux ecosystem. + +**Site Reliability Engineer** at **Thesys CAT** (Charleston, SC) +[2017-2018]{.right} + + - Designed infrastructure, networking, and operations strategies for the + implementation of the SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail. + - Led infrastructure rollout and configuration management effort using Ansible + for hundreds of bare metal and cloud servers. + - Implemented Kerberos-based authentication system for both applications and user + accounts. + - Built an object storage solution using FreeBSD and ZFS nearing a petabyte of + usable space. + - Created automated build and packaging pipeline for in-house software repositories. + +**DevOps Engineer** at **Thesys Technologies** (Charleston, SC) +[2016-2017]{.right} + + - Implemented market access software in C for Tilera’s TILE64 architecture, supporting + over $1 billion per day of order volume. + - Improved the accuracy of distributed C-based client risk checks while maintaining + low order latency. + - Responsible for implementation and monitoring of a C++-based software trading + platform as part of trading technologies DevOps team. + - Coordinated network connectivity and colocation with clients and stock exchanges + in North America. + - Assessed and resolved real-time trading and connectivity issues in a high-stress + environment while managing relationships with customers. + +**Software Engineer** at **SPARC** (Charleston, SC) +[2015-2016]{.right} + + - Developed benefit management software for the Department of Veterans Affairs + using Java, Spring Framework, and AngularJS. + - Led a special performance team which identified and mitigated application + bottlenecks. + - Achieved a >10x speedup by refactoring application-layer ORM logic into more + efficient database queries. + - Created and maintained CentOS VM images for Oracle Database. + +**Graduate Research Assistant** at **[Clemson University](https://www.clemson.edu/)** (Clemson, SC) +[2013-2015]{.right} + + - Designed and implemented a middleware system for watershed-scale sensor networks + using Java and NodeJS. + - Maintained a middleware backend which served over 50 live ecological sensor + deployment sites across South Carolina. + - Independently developed a metadata management system for sensor network hardware, + which was presented at IEEE and ACM conferences. + + +## Education + +**M.S. in Computer Science** at **[Clemson University](https://www.clemson.edu/)** (Clemson, SC) +[2013-2015]{.right} + + - Developed new data analytics and management tools for wireless sensor networks + in Clemson’s Dependable Systems Research Group. + - GPA 3.70 + +**B.S. in Computer Science** at **[Clemson University](https://www.clemson.edu/)** (Clemson, SC) +[2009-2013]{.right} + + - Graduated magna cum laude as an undergraduate researcher in the Calhoun + Honors College. + - GPA 3.82 |