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Prio |
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Role |
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Description |
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1 |
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SWRT |
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Member of Software Release Team, primarily as Linux Platform
Coordinator. |
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2 |
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CSS |
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Client Support Services Headquarters Staff Member,
assisting with project management. |
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3 |
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VEND |
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Serve in a vendor liaison role to help negotiate
contracts and to identify and qualify appropriate hardware
configurations. |
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4 |
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OTHER |
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Assist in other areas, for example, working with
the Infrastructure Software Development and
Architecture Directorate (ISDA) |
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"Big G" Goals |
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Role |
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Description |
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CSS/
ISDA |
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Shepherd a review of Linux Strategy, and an implementation of appropriate changes.
- Conducted Linux "Stand and Be Counted Survey".
- Investigated SuSE as a Laptop Platform.
- Investigated Ubuntu as a Laptop Platform.
- Utilized Fedora Community as well as various Red Hat channels to resolve obstacles to Linux roll-out at MIT.
- Worked with Red Hat on improving their value to MIT.
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CSS |
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Serve as a mentor for people and projects within CSS:
- Shepherd a significant CSS project to completion.
- Led Thunderbird review project.
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SWRT |
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Do software product lifecycle management:
- Investigate delivering OpenAFS for Windows users not joined to win.mit.edu.
- Investigate delivering OpenAFS for MacOS.
- Worked hardware issues that were roadblocks to roll-out of Dell Optiplex 745 and 755 hardware.
- Worked with McAfee to resolve a serious VirusScan update problem.
- Delivered Red Hat 5.
- Helped keep MIT RHN Satellite Server working well.
- Kept our Supported Linux apps up to date.
- Kept abreast of vendor product life-cycles.
- Outreach to Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Dell, Canonical companies or community members.
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ISDA |
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Contribute to Minerva (Athena follow-on efforts)
- Investigatedweb-based AFS.
- Appointed Athena Program Leader to move present Athena committments forward.
- Craft a MacAthena proposed features and implementation white paper.
- Provide historical perspective on Athena's technologies, customer impacts, and development processes.
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MIT |
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Made progress on time management skills. |
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Prioritized List of In-Progress Work |
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Prio |
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Role |
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Status |
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When |
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% |
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What |
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1 |
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SWRT |
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Ongoing |
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9/1/06 |
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Mentor SWRT (and others) in Linux Platform skills. |
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2 |
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ISDA |
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On Hold |
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3/10/08 |
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Produce MacAthena Proposed Functionality and Implementation white paper. |
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2 |
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SWRT |
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Changed |
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3/1/08 |
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Lead Modular Athena work. Assist where appropriate. |
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2 |
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SWRT |
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PROGRESS |
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3/13/08 |
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Participate in VMware Software Release Project |
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3 |
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ISDA |
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ON HOLD |
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9/1/07 |
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Assist with File Service aspects of Project Minerva |
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4 |
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SWRT |
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CHANGED |
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8/17/06 |
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Shepherd improved attach package for non-Athena OpenAFS, perhaps a common attach for non-Athena and Modular Athena. |
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4 |
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SWRT |
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PROGRESS |
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7/31/06 |
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Investigate offering advanced Satellite Server functionality to customers. |
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4 |
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SWRT |
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PROGRESS |
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1/16/07 |
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Shepherd OpenAFS for Windows Software Release. |
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6 |
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AC |
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PROGRESS |
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7/31/06 |
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Assist
with Shutdown of old Athena Kerberized NFS. |
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6 |
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SWRT |
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DROPPED |
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7/31/06 |
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Port AFS Wintorture to Linux. |
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Completed Work |
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Prio |
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Role |
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Scope |
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When |
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What |
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1 |
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SWRT |
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Ongoing |
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9/1/06 |
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Mentor SWRT (and others) in Linux Platform skills. |
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1 |
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ISDA /
CSS |
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Medium |
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11/10/07 |
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Review Linux support. Outcome: Move forward on Linux Collaboration Space web site. |
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1 |
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ISDA /
CSS |
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Medium |
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3/13/08 |
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Prototype Linux Collaboration Space with some baseline content. |
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1 |
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CSS |
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Medium |
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12/11/07 |
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Shepherd Thunderbird Support Statement through IS&T to Customers. |
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2 |
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SWRT |
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Medium |
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5/13/08 |
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Lead OpenAFS 1.4.6 for RHEL 5 Software Release |
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2 |
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CSS |
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Small |
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3/1/08 |
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Shepherd qualification of Dell Optiplex GX755 for Linux |
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2 |
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SWRT |
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Small |
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10/30/07 |
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Help establish IS&T Supported Linux Software update channel on yum server. |
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2 |
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CSS |
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Small |
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7/1/07 |
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Shepherd qualification of Dell Optiplex GX745 for Linux |
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2 |
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SWRT |
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Large |
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12/14/07 |
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Lead Red Hat Enterprise 5 Software Release |
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2 |
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SWRT |
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Medium |
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4/1/07 |
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Shepherd creation of a Linux test platform. VMs backed up by TSM, and a couple partitions on the disk if necessary. |
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2 |
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CSS |
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Medium |
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4/26/07 |
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Lead project to review the tradeoffs in supporting the Thunderbird email client. |
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2
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SWRT /
ISDA
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Large
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2/16/07
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Deliver SuSE Linux Laptop Pilot multi-boot configuration to GovConnection for sale.
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3 |
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SWRT |
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Small |
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8/16/07 |
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Assist with TSM 5.24 for Linux Software Release |
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3 |
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SWRT |
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Small |
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10/30/07 |
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Open Office 2.0 Software Release (part of RHEL 5). |
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3 |
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SWRT |
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Small |
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6/13/07 |
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1% |
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Lead VirusScan for Linux 5.10 Software Release. |
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5 |
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SWRT |
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Small |
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10/30/07 |
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Shepherd a Software Release Effort to update the Linux
TechTime Client (part of RHEL 5). |
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