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Resume: JULIAN H. STACEY BSc.Hons. <><><><><>( Computers & Cybernetics )
<>COMPUTER CONSULTANT: <>UNIX, NET & <><>SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
<><><><>( Lebenslauf auch in Deutsch erhältlich -- Resume also available in German )
<><><><>TEL +49 EMAIL
jhs[AT]berklix.com WEB <>http://
www.berklix.com/ ~ <><>jhs/
LOCATIONS Munich & Aachen Germany, (& Tunbridge
Wells, Kent, England)
PRE-REQUISITES No Smoke, No Microsoft, No relocation, No
cubicle, Freelance only.
EXPERIENCE 45 Years Computer Telecom & Electronics
Industry:
Electronics (since 1973), Sys. Eng. (since 1975);
Unix (since 1978), C Programming (since 1982),
for Unix & Embedded real time applications;
Hardware/software interfacing; Sys. Admin.
(Firewalls, Mail & Web Servers etc); Porting &
development to custom software requirements; Telecom
& Computer system planning and development; Project
costing & management.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE ( *
<><>T = Target System, H = Host System, C =
Combined )
<><><><><>________________________ Table Below. ________________________
<><><><><>HARDWARE SOFTWARE
PERIOD * COMPANY
Various Unix, Mainly BSD, See : ☞
http://berklix.com <>☜ 2021 <>See
Web For Recent Years C Vector Systems Ltd.
Intel 486 FreeBSD-4.9 & 10 http://berklix.com/scanjet
2003 & 4 T Motorola, Texas, Denmark.
Intel 686 DNS, HTTP, SMTP: surfacevision, bsdpie, a monorail
2002 on C ☜
Intel 686 FreeBSD support, NCD & UPS config etc 2001 on
C BSN
Intel 686 http://berklix.com speculative investigation. - C
Vector Systems
Intel 5&686 Apache + C CGI:
http://berklix.org/~jhs/ski/form.html - H Self
Intel 586 FreeBSD-4.4 4.8 & 5.1 + CD Mastering 2001 -
2003 C VSL (DDJ etc).
Intel 686 Linux + GNU tools 2001 C Speech Design, Germering
Intel 686 FreeBSD-3.4 + Firewall 2000 C Vector Systems
Intel 586 + SCO-5.0.5 FreeBSD-3.3 + Motif/Lesstif-0.89
1998-1999 C OPS(OCE) Poing
Intel 586 + HP FreeBSD 2.2 & HP-UX 10.3 1997.07-1997.12
C Dasa Ottobrunn
Intel 486 + HP Risc FreeBSD 2.0.5 & HP-UX 09 1996.06 C
BLV (Thyssen)
Intel 586 FreeBSD 2.1 1996.05 C Ditec Munich
Intel 486 Suse Linux + FreeBSD 2.1 1996.03 C Dekra Akademie
Mu.
HP 827 HP-UX 9.0 1995 C Siemens Nurenberg
Dec Alpha OSF1 V2.1+X11R6 1994-1995 C Tech. Univ. Munich
Intel 486 FreeBSD,(BSD4.4),X11R6 Since 1994 H Vector Systems
Intel 486 386BSD,(BSD4.3),X11R5 1993-1994 H Vector Systems
Intel 486 SVR4,X11R5 1992-1993 H Vector Systems
Intel 486 SCO SVR3 +X-Windows 1992-1993 T Siemens Hofm. Str.
NSC 32532 Mach, Minix, NetBSD Since 1991.02 C Vector Systems
DEC VAX 11/780 Unix V7 (IS 3.1) 1990 C Siemens Hofm. Str.
Symmetric(NSC 32016) Unix BSD 4.2 Since 1988.02 H Vector
Systems
Microwave signal generator VRTX,80186,C 1988.02-1988.11 T
Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz PC AT Msdos 3.2+Sun PCNFS
1988.02-1988.11 H Rohde & Schwarz
DEC VAX 11/780 IS3 (Unix V7) 1986.09-1987.10 C Siemens Hofm.
Str.
DEC PDP 11/70 IS1 (Unix V6) 1986.04-1987.10 C Siemens Hofm.
Str.
Siemens PC XT Msdos 3.10 1987.01-1987.10 H Siemens Hofm.
Str.
Toshiba T1100+ & NEC Msdos 3.2 & Minix 1.3
1987.06-~1991 H Vector Systems
NSC 32016 Sinix V2.0 1986.02-1986.06 C Siemens Perlach
Intel 80186 Sinix 1.0C 1985.07-1986.06 C Siemens Perlach
Siemens PCX,MX,MX2 Sinix/(Xenix/Unix V7) 1985.07-1986.06 C
Siemens Perlach
VAX 11/750 Unix BSD 4.2 1985.07-1986.06 H Siemens Perlach
NSC 32016 Own Software 1983.03-1985.06 T Vector Systems
Zilog System 8000 Zeus2.2 (Unix V7) 1984.01-1985.06 C BT
International
Model 30 & 11++ Zeus3.21 (Unix S3) 1984.01-1985.06 C BT
International
DEC VAX 11/780 VMS User+Management 2 Week Course ~1985 H BT
International
Tandem Guardian (Non Stop) 3 Week Course ~1984 C BT
International
Motorola M68000 Versados (assembler) 1 Week Course 1984 T BT
International
Intel 8086 iRMX86 (+ ICE86) 1 Week Course 1981 C BT
International
Intel 8086,8,& 9 (Hardware & Software) 2 Week Course
1981 C BT [Stone?/Rugby]
Intel 8080 MDS ISIS-II 2 Mth. ~1980 C BT International
Mostek Z80 MDS FLP80-DOS & CP/M 8 Mth. 1980-1981 C BT
International
Motorola M6800 SWTPC Monitor 2 Yr. intermittent 1979-1980 T
University of Kent
LSI M3, Xerox,BT CP/M (C80,WS,BDOS) 1980-1988 intermittent C
Westhawk
DEC PDP 11/40 Unix Version 6 1978.04-1980.07 intermittent H
University of Kent
Burroughs B6800 CANDE 4 Mth. 1979.06-1979.09 C BT
International
ICL 2960 (+ 4130) VME/K,EMAS (+ KOS) 2 Yr. intermittent
1977-1979 C University of Kent
Prime/Telenet IPSS Net. Ctl. System 3 Mth. 1977 C BT
International
Hasler M110 & M150 Message Switcher 3 Week Courses ~1976
T BT International
HP Minicomputer Assembler 2 Week Courses ~1976 T BTI
(Leafield?)
<><><><><>________________________ Table Above. ________________________
<><><><><>.
LANGUAGES & TOOLS :
EXPERIENCE
<><><><><>________________________ Table Below. ________________________
<><><><><>Preferred: C,
Unix, bsd make, bind/named, apache, cvs/sccs, gdb, bsd
kernel config, X-Windows, Groff, Html, Sendmail.mc, M4 etc.
Competent in: Tcl/Tk, TCP/IP, Apache, BSD-IPFW,
Named(Bind/DNS), PLF/PLM/PLZ, Algol, Basic.
Have Used: C++, CGI Perl, Assemblers: NS32000,
M68000, I8086, M6800, Z80, Macros:ML1.
Some Experience: HP-Mini, I8080, Z8000, and PDP11 Assembler,
Ada, Pascal, Fortran,
Forth.
<><><><><>________________________ Table Above. ________________________
<><><><>UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science, Honours Degree ‘Computers and
Cybernetics’, University of Kent at Canterbury,
England. (http://www.kent.ac.uk) Graduated 1980. (+ prior
Electrical & Electronic Engineering 1st year pass, Leeds
University (http://www.leeds.ac.uk) 1974+6
).
<><><><>Resume : Julian H. Stacey : 24-4-2025
WORK EXPERIENCE (newest first, O: = Own work, G: = Group project).
O: Project budget negotiation, Team recruitment
& management, Development & support, Prosecution of
debtors, Corporation Tax etc. Confidential. List skills
needed, I’ll tell you Yes or No & where [else] to
ask.
SCANJET FreeBSD CONVERSIONS for Motorola & others - -
O: NT to FreeBSD conversions : Ref.
www.berklix.com/scanjet/
DEVELOPMENT for Vector Systems, Munich - 2001
O: Bootable custom CDROM Mastering, FreeBSD 4.[3-5]
based.
Linux & GNU Tools etc for Speech Design, Munich - 2001
B: Linux [Debian + Suse] + GNU Tools
O: Advice on Software Patents, FSF & BSD code
embedding right etc.
DEVELOPMENT for a customer of Vector Systems, Munich - 2000
B: Internet planning for new empty site, inc. hardware
ISP rack & cable provision, Internal, firewall, &
web external FreeBSD-3.4 servers. Implemented 3 server
system, extending to 5 server inc. diskless configuration.
DEVELOPMENT For OCE Printing Systems, Poing - 1998-1999
O: Development of C, X-Windows & Motif application,
Target: Intel 586 + SCO-5.0.5 + Motif then Lesstif, Host:
FreeBSD-3.3 + Lesstif-0.89
DEVELOPMENT For DASA / Deutsche Aerospace, Ottobrunn -
1997.07-1997.12
G: Development of interface for Aircraft structural
design. TCL/ TK/ Tix, C etc.
FILE SYSTEM Data Rescue Investigation: Rank Xerox, Berlin -
1997.04
DEVELOPMENT For Vector Systems - 1997.02-1997.03
O: Development/ improvement: ISDN, TCP/IP etc.
VT220 EMULATION & EDITOR : BLW (Thyssen) - 1996
WEB CONFERENCE PAGES: Ditec, Munich - 1996.05
O: Page preparation: Data Warehousing Europe ’96
conference, & RAID ’96 conference.
LECTURER : UNIX SYSTEM ADMIN.: Dekra Akademie, Munich -
1996.03
O: Lectured for 2 weeks in German, to 17 people with
individual PCs. Determined syllabus, inc. System 5 ( SVR4 ),
Berkeley ( BSD ), Linux. Installed FreeBSD. Set & marked
own exam.
WEB CONSULTANT: PRE- LAUNCH SUPPORT: Europe Online,Munich -
1995.12
O: Pre launch support: Repaired World Wide Web ISMAP
control files, & HTML links etc.
WEB TOOLS & CONFIGURATION: Siemens, Nuremberg - 1995
O: Corrected web server configuration, wrote World Wide
Web CGI test scripts, obtained Oracle database interface
tools, assessed CGI/ forms scripting macro tools.
CONSULTANCY (ANALYSIS): Customer of Vector Systems, Munich -
1995
O: Consolidation of inter- operability of networking
components for future product. 1995
O: Prepared infrastructure for an Internet Web press
presentation. 1995
Planned cheap Internet server to save a customer
considerable money.
X11R6 X-WINDOW SYSTEM PORTING: Munich Tech. Univ., CAD Dept.
- 1994-1995
O: Installation & support of X-Windows X11R6pl11,
for DEC Alpha Computers 1994
O: Porting various support programs such as CMU /Sup to
Sequent. 1994
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM EXPANSION: Vector Systems - 1993-1994
B: Support of large FreeBSD system. Contribution to
source of FreeBSD project 1993-1994
B: Development of gateway NetBSD system. Contribution to
source of NetBSD project. 1994
O: Various minor kernel modifications, (such as memory
resizing, default parities etc) 1993-1994
O: Porting various support programs such as CMU /Sup to
PCS-Cadmus. 1993-1994
O: Porting Eprom burner driver to FreeBSD (Unix)
(incomplete). 1994
RUSSIAN X11 TOOLS DEVELOPMENT: Siemens, EWSD Hofmann Strasse
- 1992-1993
O: Development & Implementation of a 3 language
Cyrillic/ German/ English screen/ Keyboard/ Laser printer
combination with X-Windows, for SCO,( & also Unix SVR4
& BSD). Inclusive of BDF to HP PCL5 Font converter tool,
Cyrillic & custom font manufacture.
DEVELOPMENT For Vector Systems - 1991.01-1991.06
O: Building of a PC532 (25MHz NSC 32532 CPU, 32381 FPU,
32202 ICU, NetBSD (+ Minix 1.3/5 + Mach), 8 TTY, 8M 70nS
RAM, SCSI 300M Disk). Development/ improvement: GCC, Gh/
Postscript, & other FSF tools, Modem connection, SLIP
TCP/IP + uucp/ email + slip, Nroff driver for HP3P laser
etc.
REVERSE MACRO DEVELOPMENT Siemens, EWSD Hofmann Strasse,
Munich - 1990.01-1990.10
O: Customer specific data conversion (reverse macro)
tool.
DEVELOPMENT FOR Vector Systems - 1989.02-1989.12
B: Unix/ Msdos Directory/ tree transfer coms. prog. in
C. skips unchanged files, maintains datestamps,
supports inter computer pipes.
O: Rescue tool for physically damaged floppy discs
(written in C for Msdos and Unix).
REAL TIME CONSULTANT: Rohde and Schwarz, Munich -
1988.02-1988.11
B: Wrote self test software for 15 GHz microwave sweep
generator/ sawtooth oscillator & analyser. Developed
self test software working across 2 80286 processors via a
VRTX real time kernel, using Microsoft C Version 4,
Hitex ICE Emulator, Eprom’able code. Programmable
adjustment of tunable filters & YIG/ YAG components to
minimal/ maximal power consumption tests. Control &
compensation of analogue/ digital interfaces. Run time
evaluation of impedance networks using Kirchoff’s
laws. Model names SWM & ZAM. 1 Year project.
COMS. PACKAGE DEVELOPMENT: Siemens, EWSD Munich Hofmann
Strasse - 1986.09-1987.10
O: Designed and implemented an overlay package to add
task interleaving and multiple priority facilities to
existing VAX Unix V7 ‘FTSinix’ to BS2000 (IBM)
file transfer program. Implemented with German
functionality, and documentation.
G: Ported package above to also run on a PDP 11/70
running Unix Version 6, with RJE (Remote Job Entry).
O: Development study for control system for telephone
exchange development documentation dept.
CONSULTANT: Siemens Perlach Munich, Sinix Development Dept.,
Unix Release Engineer - 1985.07-1986.06
O: Production & automation of Unix Sinix Software
for 8 European languages & 2 CPU families (NSC-32x32
& I-80x86): developed & documented tools; cooperated
with source code control personnel; produced earliest
languages; trained personnel, guided & supervised
personnel for later language production.
O: Developed parallel multiple language simultaneous
compilation capability.
O: Top Makefile written to compile Sinix & all
packages in 1 language. Shell to produce 7 sequential
multiple language versions of Sinix through a weekend.
O: C compiler & Yacc improved, to select correct
language library.
O: Wrote Makefiles for libraries, delivery tree
production, etc.
O: Improved & extended countless existing Makefiles.
O: Produced a standard Siemens style product floppy, to
convert a Sinix system to a Sinix production/(compilation)
system.
O: Wrote program to check & duplicate product
floppies.
O: Specified & supervised a production support
program. (A Zilog style `upkeep´).
O: Made floppy production tools faster & network
independent.
O: Production logins secured.
O: Documentation of automation work and recommendations
for future work.
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, British Telecom International,
London, England - 1980.07-1985.06
O: Unix System Administrator + Computer Centre &
Network Support: Assessed, purchased & installed
hardware & software packages, Established automatic
system integrity and user data security package &
procedures. Optimised system configurations (disk layouts
& networks). Provided user technical support. Managed
Ethernet + associated peripherals + technicians. Installed
operating system & package upgrades. Interfaced computer
systems and peripherals. Supervised student projects.
G: Manned BT International Exchange during service
crisis. (Using PTT 3.4 KHz * 12 * 5 * 13~15 Frequency
modulation system, including upper/ lower sideband, pilot
levels, carrier regeneration etc).
O: Installed Unix C to Z80 Cross Compiler,
developed stack frame compatible IO routines, + down loader
for target Z80. Beta testing of replacement compiler.
Developed base for a table controlled terminal emulator.
O: Unix Administrator: developed system, trained
colleagues & successor.
G: Specified 70 Screen 2 Gbyte high reliability
database.
B: Designed and implemented hardware and software for a
Z80 SIO device driver on a Mostek micro development system
(in Z80 Assembler for MK3884-7).
O: Automated calculation of (a) noise, and (b) pulse
voltages, induced in many miles of telecommunications lines
from vaguely adjacent (a) electricity power supply grid
during short circuit surges, and (b) railway lines with
train power pickup conductors sparking; to evaluate EMI,
with respect to (a) requirements for gas discharge tubes for
human protection, (b) noise induced affecting signal/ noise
ratio. (Program written in Algol).
UNIVERSITY PROJECTS Canterbury, Kent, England -
1977.10-1980.06
O: Designed, built & tested plotter/ printer
mechanics, power electronics, & software (in PLF, like
PL/M).
G: Implemented parallel & serial port interrupt
components for a floppy disk file system (in PLF for
M-6800).
G: Developed multi input data logging micro system (in
PLF for M-6800).
O: Wrote multiple function plotting program, with
automatic floating point self scaler and offset (in Basic).
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, British Telecom International,
London, England - 1975.02-1977.09
G: International Packet Switching System: profitability
costing, systems planning, installation, configuration,
testing, linking to American Telenet System.
‘Prime’ computer hardware.
B: Time Multiplexed 50 Kbit/s Satellite Link:
Experimental viability testing of Canadian Link, Cascaded
multiplexers ( { 50 Kbit/s > 24 * 2.4 Kbit/s } + { 2.4
Kbit/s > 50, 100, 110, 200 & 300 bit/s} ). Testing
experimental FIFO buffer to compensate for varying satellite
propagation loop delay (due to both shorter term atmospheric
perturbations & longer term satellite path drift).
O: Testing of experimental 50Kbit/s time multiplexed
satellite connection to Italy. via COMSAT SPADE. (COMSAT =
Communications Satellite Corporation, USA;
SPADE = Single channel per carrier, Pulse code
modulated, multiple Access, Demand assigned,
Equipment).
G: Implementation planning 4.8 Kbit/s commercial time
multiplexed service to Canada.
O: Designed & produced extra PCBs for Hasler M150
telegraph message switcher.
O: Costed and designed a telegraph speed and code
converter. 5/7 Unit, 50/2400 baud etc.
TEST TECHNICIAN, Time Electronics & Feedback
Instruments, Kent, England - 1974.08-1975.01
B: Oxygen analyser and extremely high precision
voltmeter.
VARIOUS OTHER COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
O: Lecturer for Faraday (Electrical & Electronic
Engineers) e.V. <>www.berklix.com/free/talk/
2007 & 2013
O: Organiser SFD Software Freedom Day
<>www.berklix.org/sfd/ 2010 & 2011
O: Exhibitor of BSD Systems @ Vintage Computer Fest
Europe (www.vcfe.org). 2000-2005 etc
O: Supported Munich Council’s dumping Microsoft
for Linux <>www.berklix.com/~jhs/stadtmuenchen/
2003
O: Stand Organiser for BSD- Unix @ Linux Park, Systems
Exhibition 2001
B: Co Founder of BIM ( www.berklix.org/bim/ )
& MECC ( www.berklix.org/mecc/ ) 1999 on
BIM= Berkeley In Munich MECC= Munich Electronic &
Computer Consultants
O: System Administrator for BIM : Berkeley in Munich (
www.berklix.org/bim/ ) 1999 on
B: Code contributor to FreeBSD (
www.berklix.com/~jhs/src/ ) 1994 on
Src/ diffs + ports/ Hylafax, Exmh, Estic ports wrappers etc.
B: Member of the XFree86-3.0D beta test team. 1994
O: Ported: Minix 1.2 to Toshiba T1100+, modified: driver
for higher density Floppies. ~1989
G: Wrote Unix style overlay for Msdos. ~1986-90
O: Started English Firm, recruited & managed other
programmers. 1986 on "
G: Prepared business plan to found a company in UK
designing Unix computers. ~1984
B: Designed and built hardware & software for an NSC
32016 16/32 bit system ~1983
NATIONALITY British (& both parents); Security
cleared by Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve & British
Telecom)
SECURITY I’ve never been near political or
religious extremism; I abhor drugs & never touched them;
No police record.
Alcohol only in moderation, Never any driving & not till
after work. No epilleptic or similar machine control risk
liability. Not colour blind (eg re. wiring & resistor
codes & reaction buttons).
PERSONALITY
I enjoy computer development (soft & hardware), &
participate in public source projects, eg www.freebsd.org
etc. I do not touch Microsoft or games. Organiser for
various groups www.berklix.org Berklix <>(& Ex GEA:
German English Association) Beer Gardeners weekly,
wind surfing, ski, bike & hiking trips, barbecues,
firework displays, elections, web & mail lists. Support
democracy, <>(I ran & enforced clean elections for
UKC/SU & GEA; urged elections for FreeBSD core (later
accepted); complained to British Consul re. 2009 Munich mass
EU election registration failure, & promoted
registration for 2014 election).
NON- SMOKER I require smoke free offices. I declined to
renew a contract in a smoked office.
LANGUAGES Native English, Fluent German (I happily
negotiate & win legal contract terms, but my
grammar is poor, esp. written) . I can read French (but
rusty), I understand a reasonable
amount of French if spoken slowly & clearly.
CAR DRIVER Estate Car (Station Wagon) in Munich, German
licence issued , UK licence issued 1974
PERMITS Unlimited German residence permit (& still
so post Brexit). Registered at Munich tax office.
OWN RESOURCES
Equipped to work in my office, your office, & remote via
Internet :
· Internet Connectivity: DSL 16Mb/s flat
rate connection. 2 Firewall Gateways, Multiple mirrored
permanently connected (24/7) Internet servers at 2 remote
sites. 5+ domains.
· Computers: approx.20+ Unix Systems inc. :
FreeBSD & Ex NetBSD: NSC 32532; 2 UPSs
(Uninterruptible Power Supply) secure power for gateways,
internal servers, fallback PBX, fax etc. 2 PBXs, multiple
switches/hubs (fallback reserve).
· Test Gear: Logic Analyser, Oscilloscope,
DVMs, Eprom eraser & programmer.
STANDARD & PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PACKAGES AVAILABLE
My own bootable encrypted USB stick, (& prior CDROM
)self mastered with FreeBSD (www.freebsd.org) , is available
to embed customer products on, with X-Windows, and any of
24064 (@ 2014-10-02) BSD, & other packages available,
plus customisation, compilation, installation,
configuration, & support. DSL + ISDN Auto answer+ dial-
on- demand+ timeout, & Firewall, Web HTTP , FTP , SMTP
via UUCP , PPP, IMAP, Popmail, Email to fax servers. Custom
packages: Cyrillic/ Chinese/ German/ English X-Windows +
keyboard + printer environment; Screen & printer BDF/
PCL font conversion tools etc Sources: BSD
automaticly updated via net. CVS ).
PRODUCTS & DEVELOPMENTS: Web, Internet, X-Windows, Unix
Servers.
In addition to Internet Unix & FreeBSD X-Windows,
Firewall, Server & Workstation systems; Support, custom
development and tools for various other systems is also
available.
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filter, + Groff, & Ghostview (Postscript previewer)
using X-Windows & FreeBSD (Unix) Optimal Format: A4
paper with Postscript, PCL or BJC. Ascii Format OK, HTML
format poor (back end tool). <>(The WYSIWYG mechanism
is also available for Chimera (a web browser), & Xfig (a
figure generator), & is extensible.
In English & German. : PDF , Postscript, Plain Text,
HTML , ( No MS Word, monopolist proprietary non
standard).
See Pages 5 & 6 for Annexes:
Limited Driver & Kernel
Exposure + Management & Organisational Experience +
Agents & Recruiters Notes
Resume : Julian H. Stacey : 24-4-2025
Page 5 : Limited Driver & Kernel Exposure ( Beyond { Unix since 1978 + C since ~’81 + BSD since UCB 4.2 + FreeBSD patch-set contributor before FreeBSD adopted versions numbers, eg inc. 386BSD) } )
- 6800 parallel port relay
& stepper motor control, designed developed built tested
& documented hardware & software.
- Wrote Z80 embedded sio driver (interrupt with watchdog
polling);
- Hardware & software design & build of an NSC 32016
prototype microcomputer inc. monitor in C + hand assembly of
test loop, tested with logic analyser; (followed by work
toward building a product & company).
- Read parts of Lions’ book & bits of code on
Version 6 Unix <>(Around ’82) .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions%27_Commentary_on_UNIX_6th_Edition,_with_Source_Code
- Enhanced Minix floppy driver to double the capacity;
- Searched for tape driver bug on Symmetric 375 (BSD 4.2)
(but link-able kernel modules had other bugs, so wrote
recovery program instead).
- Run time init for VRTX RTOS devices,
- Looked in FreeBSD kernel re 16M bounce buffers & cache
etc.
- Rolled custom kernel FreeBSD configs for decades,
- Looked for clues to failure & chip-sets etc in FreeBSD
drivers (last urtwn, re. heat, still pending).
- 3 of Addison Wesley series "Design &
Implementation of *BSD.." on the shelf.
- Nothing big yet, always something else more urgent to fix
or develop, but interested to do more.
Page 5 : Management & Organisational Experience
Liason operational &
projects departments & suppliers, BTI london.
Chaired Student Union Elections Committee: Managed election
of ~2,500. chaired unruly meeting of many hundreds, after
previous 2 chairs no confidenced.
Business plan & Venture Capital seeking, Canterbury (NSC
32016).
Team of 2: assessing & specifying 1 million pound
database (1983 prices).
Responsible for DP esp. Unix services to 30 developers, BTI
London.
Managing 2 technicians for BTI, London.
Supervision of student project, BTI, London.
Responsible for Siemens 7 language 2 CPU architecture
production.
Created Vector Systems Ltd, sought & found work for
associates.
Organised countless ski trips for up to 38 people in 13
cars.
Recruited & installed programmer for VSL on 3 Siemens
developments.
Recruited & flew over kernel programmer to present to
Siemens.
Landlord of 2 UK rental properties ... tenant relationships.
Sys. eng. requirements: design, budget, lethal floor loading
alert.
Lecturing in German (& controlling some !) &
examining for Dekra.
er for elections & firework launch teams of sports &
social club.
Organised organisers of ski trips & beer garden trips.
Created & run many mail lists on http://berklix.org
Host other peoples domains & lists on Berklix servers.
Created & organised http://berklix.org/bim/ &
http://berklix.org/mecc/
Organised BIM exhibition manning for Elektronik Boerse &
Systems Expo.
Team assembly, management, & use of lawyer to sue
debtor.
Recruited team of speakers for http://berklix.com/free/talk/
Management of Vector Systems Ltd, UK, inc. company tax
etc.
<><>Resume : Julian H. Stacey : 24-4-2025
Page 6 : MONEY, CONTRACT
TERMS, & AGENTS & RECRUITERS:
German / Deutsch & French / Francais @
http://www.berklix.org/trans/
Contract Terms: Preamble
- That the employer (or agent)
will pay the contractor does Not entitle a potential
employer or agent to waste time offering one sided contract
terms.
- The contractor has long business experience, & used to
rejecteing some Client’s initial predatory clauses,
sometimes argued as supposedly ‘standard’ (from
employers’ one sided view).
- A reasonable balanced contract is easy for Both sides to
sign with minimum delay to project. Agressive one sided
contracts are always rejected, & delay your business.
- Contractor is just as free to reject Client’s terms
& job, as Client is equally free to reject
Contractor’s terms & services.
- Don’t waste time offering one sided contracts.
Sometimes foolish lawyers for the employer draft one sided
contracts seeking to protect employers from all risk &
expose consultants to maximim risk. Such lawyers delay or
frustrate business from even starting. Such lawyers line
their own fee paid pockets at expense of employer &
contractor.
- I have frequently rejected contracts with un-balanced
terms.
- I’m a professional, contracting & negotiating
35+ years since 1985.
- Contracts must be balanced for both sides, else Not signed
& no work starts. The money & the work are of equal
value, else the price would rise, Both contractural partners
are Equal in negotiation, neither has the right to shove
their draft contract on the other.
- Employer or agent contract terms if received are treated
merely as a first suggestion for consideration, equally if
contractor offers employer or agent contract terms, please
treat them the same: Suggestions.
- Both sides should offer reasonable terms for quick
acceptance, not one sided terms that foolishly delay or
prevent business.
- Technical project managers (usualy employees) often
don’t realise when they let their company lawyer
provide a contract unchecked, that such contracts often
seeks to prove lawyer’s worth to the employer, by
over- securing employer’s interest at the expense of
the contractor; Such lawyer’s agression delays or
kills business when contractors then reject un-balanced
terms.
- Project manager should, (though they don’t always)
skim any such "standard" contract their lawyer
provides, with the eyes of a recipient contractor, to check
it’s roughly balanced, before sending it to the
contractor, to avoid project delay when one sided contract
terms are rejected.
- As a professional engineer with decades of experience,
I’m aware of many agent ploys that delay & deter
business agreements, often such foolishness is tried by
young recruiters with far less experience, who haven’t
yet moved on, & haven’t yet learnt: Don’t be
too agressive, don’t waste our time, annoy, &
promote dis-trust, as it Stops business contracts.
Some examles of agents ploys are at:
http://berklix.org/mecc/#false One more example to beware:
Some agents sign up workers exclusively, then keep them on
hold unpaid, unable to work elsewhere, then delay as they
still havent signed up the employer ! Dealt with by having a
German style "Ausfall-honorar" in contract, so
agent must pay half of daily rate for each day the job is
delayed not through fault of contractor. (Shades of UK
"Zero Hours Contracts")
Resume : Julian H. Stacey : 24-4-2025
Partial Deposit
Pre-Payment: I require an initial pre-payment from new
customers to prove employer or agent can afford to pay &
will pay at least some of the consultancy ordered. Amount
negotiable. Early exit clauses OK. If you won’t pay a
deposit in advance, your last option is you can pre pay into
an escrow account (German: Treuhand Konto?): The bank
selection, & charity default recipient on failure by
Date etc, all to be mutually agreed & your deposit paid
before work starts. I’ve experience using lawyers for
debt collection from dead beat debtors. It’s extremely
annoying, grossly inefficient, & not my profession,
hence a deposit is required.
Consultancy Rates
Are Negotiated In Euros Per Hour For Work in Munich or
Aachen area, Germany Offices (mine or client’s)
Outside Munich or Aachen commuter area, extra costs are
charged: Please do Not mislead your client or yourself
by just multiply hourly rate by 8 hours/day & GBP/EUR to
get some false Pounds Per Day rate ! You probably need to
add German MWST (=VAT).
Hourly Rates in Euro or Sterling on enquiry. Currency
Rates at http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/rates/ A discount may
be available for fast payment &/or some charity type
work.
Consultancy Cost Component Examples For London or Berlin
etc:
Consultancy On Site At Client, eg in London or Berlin:
Initial week(s) on site, as determined by client &
consultant (not agent) discussing technicly, then
periodically on site at client during development project,
at an hourly rate somewhat more than the Munich/ Aachen
office rate. Typically no more than 32 Hours per week of
work (Mon AM & Fri PM typically travelling).
Travel Time between Consultant City & Client City:
Payable by client at half the hourly working rate. (Neither
client nor contractor to pay all wasted travel time.)
Air Flight Costs Business rates as clients short term
schedule changes preclude finding tourist rates. Weekly
flights, or for days clients require visits. Trains usually
less practical. Choice of planes, trains or rental car or
own car is at Consultant discretion, Not client or agent.
Client to pre pay travel costs before booking (as some
clients pay too late, & occasionaly go bust on the job,
so contractor will Not use his own credit card!). Best that
the secretary of client’s project manager helps
contractor find flights & deploys firm’s debit
card to pay for tickets.
Remote Consultancy From Munich / Aachen Offices:
Once consultant understands technical requirements of
client, consultant reduces working presence in eg London/
Berlin etc to part time, doing most development in Munich /
Aachen office, at a somewhat cheaper rate with no expenses,
& as no travel, more work done, typically 40 hours per
week.
Transport Costs In Client City Airport/ hotel/ client
office taxi/ train as appropriate. ( Agent to offer estimate
of what consultant needs to charge, as agents often keep
client locations secret, & only agents know geography
& transport infrastructure between airport, client
office & hotels, & eg London & Berlin
conurbations are huge.)
Hotel Costs:
Business rates, clients schedules preclude tourist rates.
Agents alone know client location, what other local events
may affect hotel occupancy & transport, all unknown to
consultant (eg Munich Oktoberfest & Hanover Computer
Fair occasionally book out all hotels for 100+ Km radius).
If agents don’t know their own city, they should find
an estimate eg here http://www.booking.com (unlike most,
bookings often flexible): No flat rental as project &
rental termination/renewal dates mis-match, & it takes
months to find a flat, & consultant should be working as
a highly paid specialist, not wasting time seeking &
arranging travel & accommodation, that could be done by
secretarial staff of client or agent. One project after
development I would have been required on site for delivery:
my business partner thought he needed the security guards
only available in his luxury hotel, so I told him I’d
have to price a room in same hotel for same security,
he thought I didn’t need his security. I refused the
project. No loss :-)
Foreign City Nightly Allowance:
Cost of a cheap pizza & a beer alone does Not compensate
business trips in foreign cities, alone & bored, meal
followed by drink at pub or finding a cinema etc +
transport. All major employers financially compensate
employees who have to travel, above the price of hotel +
meal, & I require similar reasonable commensurate
compensation, though not luxury. Some places I won’t
go to or work for: too dangerous, whether biologically or
criminal or vile governments, etc.
Resume : Julian H. Stacey : 24-4-2025