Bruce Keats Resume

Bruce Keats

Ottawa, ON
Canada

613-447-3355
brucekeats@spoutcove.com

Achievements

	Proven expertise in product development and systems design.
	Extensive experience with realtime embedded systems and UNIX based systems.
	Extensive software development experience both in new and existing systems.
	In-depth knowledge and experience designing and implementing data communications protocols.
	Proactive and results oriented Project Manager.

Professional Experience

Senior Systems Architect

Spout Cove Ventures Inc, Ottawa, ON

Under contract to PSEPC, Federal Government of Canada

	June 2003 - Present
	Requirements gathering and analysis, System Architecture and High Level Design.
	Project management.
	Helped define the Canadian adaptation of ETSI TS 102 232 "Lawful Interception; Handover Interface and Service Specific Details for IP Delivery".
	Implemented the Canadian adaptation of ETSI TS 102 232.
	Web applications using HTML, JSP, JSF, Servlets, JAVA Script and CGI.
	Programming in C/C++/JAVA/PERL/JAVA Script
	Relation Database programming Mysql, mysql++ and JDBC.
	FreeBSD and Linux kernel work including device drivers
	Telecommunications including VoIP, IPSec, TLS/SSL
	X.509 PKI using various technologies including OpenSSL, Entrust and TinyCA.
	Wireless networking and protocols including IEEE802.11a/b/g/n.
	Internet application protocols such as DHCP, RADIUS, MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, PalTalk, Yahoo Messenger!, SIP, RTP, MGCP, PPPoE, AIM, ICQ, SMTP, ESMTP, POP3, IMAP, POPS, IMAPS, HTTP, TELNET, FTP.

Software Designer Manager

PacketDNA Technologies, Ottawa, ON

	July 2002 - Sept 2002
	Security solutions for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows CE (e.g. VPN client, firewall, secure filesystem).
	Built the software team.
	Worked on proposals, system architecture, etc.
	Defined software development environment and tools (e.g. Windows SDK & DDK, Visual C++)

Senior Software Designer

Innovance Networks Ottawa, ON

	Apr 2001 - Aug 2002
	Technical lead TL1 Interface. Scheduled, designed and documented development activity. Hired and trained junior designer to complete code and testing.
	Data Communications Architecture. Completed the system data communications architecture for the optical product line.
	Data communications designer. Designed, coded and tested address assignment feature. Drove initial design of system data communications design as part of a team.
	Code written for Solaris and vxWorks to automatically bring up data communications portion of network from initial bolt down without interaction with customer.

Senior Software Designer

Nortel Networks Ottawa, ON

	July 1993 - Mar 2001
	Equinox (Optera HDX) Data Communications system design. Joined the team early on to work on data communications system. Mentored and trained new team members to work on the various features. Managed/Scheduled team deliverables. Worked on OSPF router design feature.
	Express (Optera Metro 3500 MSP) SONET VP Rings. Worked on system design with other team members. Mentored and trained new team members to work on features. Designed, coded and tested SP/CP interface layer. Successful tradeshow demo of alpha product.
	Express EIM Enhanced. Next generation interface supporting higher data rates and more intrefaces. Started system design and worked on it until project cancelled.
	Express EIM. Worked on system design with other team members. Designed, coded and tested SNMP management feature for the bridges.
	Express NP. Worked on system design for the base and data communications part. Designed, coded and tested TCP/IP to OSI remote login software. Worked on X.25 interface design and implemented part of the design.
	Base software. OSI IS-IS router expert for all SONET/SDH products (at that time included OC-192, OC-48, OC-12TBM, ACCESS, TN-16X and Express). Ported existing software base onto new platforms. Supported existing platforms. Started the SONET interoperability initiative with PLM before moving onto Express.

Senior Data Communications Engineer

Telesat Mobile (TMI Communications), Ottawa, ON

	Jan 1990 - June 1993
	Worked on system design and protocols for the second generation mobile data service (X.25 based data service).
	Involved in the terrestrial voice interface negotiations.
	Created and implemented X.121 addressing scheme. Acquired X.121 address prefix from DOC.
	Developed the system emergency recovery plan.
	Hired, mentored and trained other software designers.
	Designed, coded and tested various protocol converters. Some of these were proof of concept prototypes rather than production systems to support customer trails.
	Trade show support including setup, teardown and booth duty.
	Pre/Post sales support engineer for first generation mobile data service (Inmarsat Standard C based)

Computer Systems Engineer

Canadian Microelectronics, Kingston, ON

	Sept 1988 - Aug 1989 (part time approx 25 hours/week)
	Packaging of VLSI tools for distribution to Canadian Universities.
	VLSI tool support for 3^rd party and freeware tools.
	Workshop and conference logistics including setting up hardware and software required for demos.
	SUN hardware and software support.

Founder/Treasurer/Designer

Daemon Software Group Ltd, St. John’s, NF

	May 1987 - Sept 1989
	Part of the team that supplied and installed email package running on DOS PCs for MUN's Telemedicine Department.
	Wrote the data communication portion of the package.
	Design started in May 1987 and product put into service in Sept 1989.

Systems Programmer

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF

	Sept 1986 - Sept 1987
	Support VIVID VLSI design tool set.
	Port VIVID toolset to new hardware such as input tablets, AED displays and the DECStation series workstation.
	Create install scripts and batch software for general release.
	Support existing VLSI design tools and environment provided by Canadian Microelectronics.

Programmer

Nordco Limited, St. John’s, NF

	July 1984 - Sept 1984
	Install 4.2BSD UNIX onto VAX11/750
	Trained staff on operation and support for VAX11/750 running 4.2BSD UNIX.
	Provided device driver for a RAMTEK graphics display which uses a DMA interface.

Programmer

Northern Telecom, Ottawa, ON

	May 1983 - April 1984
	Supported ’86 compiler/linker/loader/librarian purchased in source code form which was originally written in Fortran 77 running on IBM mainframe (VM/CMS).
	Added support for the 8089 assembly language to compiler/linker/loader/librarian.
	Wrote an 8086 emulator in C language to run on IBM mainframe to simulate the hardware until it was ready.
	Wrote and maintained several REXX scripts

Programmer

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF

	May 1982 - Sept 1982
	Wrote a device driver for a Tektronix plotter connected to a DEC LSI-11 running RT-11. Code was a mix of assembler and Fortran 77.

Education

Enterprise JAVA Programmer

Algonquin College

April 2006

Project Management Courses

Algonquin College
2005-2006

M. SC (EE)

Queen’s University at Kingston Kingston, ON
May 1990

Thesis was in the area of compiled fault simulation for VLSI circuits. Areas of specialization were VLSI circuit design, fault tolerant computing and data communications

B.Sc (h)

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF
May 1987

Honours degree in Computer Science. Honours dissertation was in the area of silicon compilation.

B.Sc

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NF
May 1986

Major in Computer Science. Areas of specialization were programming language theory, operating systems, computer architecture and digital circuit design.

Technical Skills

	Programming in C since 1979. C++ since 1995. Other programming languages include JAVA, PASCAL, FORTRAN (66 & 77), BASIC, LISP, PROTEL.
	Various assembler languages including Intel x86, Motorol Power PC, Motorol 68K, Intel x86, IBM 360/370, DEC PDP., SL-1
	Operating systems (reverse chronological order) Linux (CentOS, Fedora, RHEL), FreeBSD, Windows XP/NT/2000, Windows ME/98/95, VxWorks 5.4, Solaris 8, pSOS 2.1 & 2.0, HP UX, SOS, SUN Os, VMS, DOS, UNIX 4.2 BSD, IBM VMSP (cp/cms), RT-11, RSTS/E. Lots of versions of UNIX (Solaris, HP UX, SUN Os, 4.x BSD, System V, System III, V7, ULTRIX).
	Protocols (reverse chronological order), RADIUS, DHCP, FTP, various Internet chat protocols, TCP/IP protocol stacks, IP routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP), MPLS, VoIP, ATM, ATM management, SMMP I & III, X.25, OSI protocol stack, OSI routing protocols (ES-IS, IS-IS), SMTP, FTP, ISDN, MSAT Data Service, INMARSAT Standard-C & Standard A.
	Various Web packages including MS Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Mozilla Composer, etc.
	Web development including JSP, JSF, CGI, JAVA scripting, PHP, etc.
	Familiar with SUN JAVA development environments J2SE and J2EE.
	Databases including mySQL and Sybase

Patents and Publications

“ATM Protection Switching Method and Apparatus”, US Patent 6654923 and US Patent 6898177, for Nortel Networks.

“Name Resolution Protocol, system and method for resolving a flat name space to an address space”, US Patent 6738828, for Nortel Networks.

“Routing of data packets in a heterogeneous network”, US Patent 6820120, for Nortel Networks.

“CSCAN: A Compiled Fault Simulator for Scan Path Circuits.”, M. Sc. Thesis, Queen’s University at Kingston, April 1990.

“SIMPLE – a Silicon Compiler for ASIC Devices”, Volume 4 of Progress in Computer Aided Design.

“The Design and Implementation of the SIMPLE Silicon Compiler”, B. Sc. Honours Dissertation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, May 1987

Awards Received

	W W King Fellowship 1987
	Royal Canadian Army Bursary 1983
	Royal Canadian Army Bursary 1981
	Royal Canadian Army Bursary 1979
	Robert G. Reid Scholarship 1979
	Korean Veterans Scholarship 1979

References

Available on request.

Security Clearance

I currently have Level III Top Secret Security clearance.

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