A perpetual tinkerer, I like building and fixing things. If you want
to get an idea of my sense of humor and capabilities, have a look at
my thermostat project - https://github.com/mattcaron/thermostat,
as that is a better demonstration of how I think than the summary at
the top of a resume.
University Of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI - May 2002
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Dean's List, Centennial
Scholarship
Most flavors of Linux, Apache, Security, HTML, JavaScript, Java,
LATEX, C, C++, C#, D, Mono/.NET, Perl, BASH, PHP, Python, MySQL,
PostgreSQL, SQLite, Make, git, Virtualbox, VMWare, KVM, OOP Design
Patterns, Agile, Logic Analyzers, 
C/OS-II RTOS, FreeRTOS,
Microcontrollers, Rust, Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes
Rumble / YouTube channel November 2024 - Present
Token November 2022 - August, 2024
- Embedded development - battery charging and power management,
LED animations, FreeRTOS, SPI, I2C and BLE communications.
Consulting for various clients December 2020 - Present
- Embedded development - ESP and ATMEGA families, FreeRTOS and
Arduino stacks / libraries, MQTT, and serial communications, etc.
- Documentation - FLOSS license analysis, policy documents, etc.
Homeschool Teacher December 2020 - September 2022
- Homeschooling my children
Independent Contractor December 2019 - November 2020
- Vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, Kubernetes,
Istio, Ansible, Terraform
Red Lion Controls, Ballston Lake, NY -
November, 2015 - December 2019
Senior Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer
- Lead team developing firmware for industrial sensor
modules. (FreeRTOS, C, Rust).
- Developed firmware for ethernet switches and industrial control
modules (Linux, C, Perl, BASH) with a specific focus on improving
system security.
- Developed firmware for industrial sensor modules. (FreeRTOS, C).
Sixnet / Red Lion Controls, Ballston Lake, NY -
November, 2008 - October 2015
Build Engineer / Engineering IT
- Responsible for maintaining and improving automated build
systems including cross compilation for firmware and builds on
multiple platforms. (GCC, Make, git, GNU autotools, BASH and Perl)
- Developed firmware for ethernet switches and industrial control
modules (RTUs). (C, C++, Perl, BASH) with a specific focus on
improving system security.
- Bare metal board bringup, validation, and debugging of new
hardware. (U-Boot, JTAG).
- Developed automated unit and regression tests. (Perl)
- Performed Trac modifications (plugins, custom code) to optimize
for our needs and work flow. (Python, PostgreSQL)
- Deployed virtualization systems to provide on-demand system
images for testing and development. (Virtualbox, KVM)
- General engineering-focused IT support and assistance. (Ubuntu,
Fedora, MySQL, Perl, exim, cron, BASH)
IMT Services Corporation, Inc., Warwick, RI - October,
2005 - November, 2008
Developer & Systems Administrator
- Wrote and maintained web code (Perl, PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, XML, SOAP, SVN)
- Maintained existing servers (Suns running Solaris), including
hardware replacement, tape backups, system maintenance, application
upgrades, etc. (Amanda, rsync, Solaris)
- Wrote specifications and recommendations for purchase of new
servers and systems, including planning and executing
deployment. (Ubuntu)
- Worked on critical infrastructure redundancy to ensure maximum
uptime in the datacenter. (BASH, Perl, MySQL)
- Ensured customer data remained private and secure.
Integrated Solutions, Inc., Phoenixville, PA -
November, 2004 - October, 2005
Developer & Technical Writer
- Developed technical documentation specification and wrote
technical documentation of existing systems.
- Developed various Web services and servers (daemons) for clients
(C#/.NET).
Atlantek, Inc./Zebra-Atlantek, Inc., Wakefield, RI -
May 2002 - November 2004
Driver Development Manager (July 2003 - November 2004)
Printer Firmware Developer (Dec 2002 - July 2003)
Printer Driver Developer (May 2002 - Dec 2002)
- Proposed, scheduled and implemented a major revision/rewrite of
core product drivers. (C++)
- Responsible for development of embedded firmware applications on
various Motorola (Freescale) processors, interacting with sensors,
motors, and heaters, as well as USB and Ethernet interface
firmware/driver (C)
- Responsible for developing, testing and troubleshooting custom
printer drivers for photo ID printers. (C++)
References available upon request.
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