User:Gbraad

= Gerard Braad — 吉拉德 =

Software engineer for both Unix/Linux as Windows based software in different programming and scripting languages. Has broad knowledge about maintenance of a mixed OS and virtualization environment using both F/OSS and proprietary technologies. Active user of Red Hat Linux since the Vanderbilt release (RHL 4.1).

I am a developer with a unique blend of creative, managerial and technical talents. I am highly motivated and constantly trying to broaden and deepen my extensive knowledge and expertise. From childhood, I have been active in IT; I clearly turned my hobby into a career. Through my openness and involvement I can turn each problem into a challenge that needs to be tackled with a successful outcome. I can be technical, but have excellent communication skills as a team leader, a quality which I have shown many times as IT manager.

Recently I have worked for a software development company as a full-time developer for .NET, Java and dynamic languages. My last assignment dealt with interoperability and cross platform support (x86/Windows, Linux and ARM/Linux) of a large .NET codebase. As part of my interest I give lectures on software development (and Open Source) and promote Open Source activities throughout China. As hardware engineer I deal with MIPS, FPGA, ARM and DSP projects.

Associate member of FSF, FSFe, ACM

Activities within Fedora

 * Fedora Ambassadors
 * Member of FAmSCo
 * Regional Mentor for APAC
 * Promotion and marketing of the Fedora brand
 * Speaker about Open Source and Fedora at Linux User Groups
 * Activities in China
 * Member of 中文用户组 / Fedora Zhongwen User Group ("FZUG")
 * Assisting the Chinese Fedora/Linux community
 * Chinese MeeGo Community, representing the MeeGo™ Spin by Fedora
 * Project-lead of the Fedora-MIPS port
 * Compatibility testing for primary and secondary architectures (e.g. ARM, MIPS)
 * Maintainer of coLinux images

Areas of Expertise

 * Software Development
 * Desktop/web development
 * cross platform GUI
 * .NET, Java, Python, etc.
 * Performance tuning and debugging
 * Continuous integration and deployment management
 * System administration
 * Linux/Un*x and Windows
 * Broad knowledge of virtualization technologies
 * VMware ESX
 * KVM, OpenVZ, Qemu, Xen
 * TCP/IP and network protocols
 * Routing, HTTP, ...
 * Management
 * Testing

Certifications

 * Microsoft Certified Professional
 * Sun Certified Java Programmer
 * Object-Oriented Foundations
 * DSDM Foundations
 * etc.