Resume

Andrey Chernov

Address: Moscow, Russian Federation
details available on request
Home Phone: available on request
E-Mail: a…@vniz.net
Home Page URL:

Objective

I am interested primarily in FreeBSD-related programming (kernel, userland, ports), other *BSDs and Unixes including Linux, Russification, web server supporting, C coding, perl scripting, or another job matching my skills which can be performed remotely via on-line access from my home in Moscow (i.e. telecommuting).

Skills

Excellent:
FreeBSD (past Core Team member), Unix, POSIX conformance, HTML, HTTP, CGI, C, Lex, Yacc, Perl, Unix-like systems administration, Javascript, PHP, shell scripts, dialin/dialout, SLIP, UUCP, Russification, localization (single byte character sets), MIME, News/Mail/WWW services/agents tuning, Internet resources.
Relatively good:
Network administration, DHTML, SysV, other *BSD, Linux, Pascal, Fortran, Nroff, Basic, DOS, i386 ASM, Unix device drivers, TCP/IP, graphics formats, security issues.
Not tried, but will not be a big problem:
C++, Java, other OOP.
Almost disliked:
Databases.
Never and don't wanted:
Programming for MS Windows.

Experienced user on:

Education

Moscow State University, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Department of Automation of Computing Systems.

Specialist's Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science (Applied mathematician), which is of the same level as Master's Degree in Europe.

Language Proficiencies

Russian
(mother language);
English
(based on 'excellent is the highest' scale): good reading and writing abilities, average listening/speaking skills limited by the lack of practical experience.

Products, credits (incomplete)

Publications

Last Activities

Awards & Certifications

Additional Information

Birth Year: 19XX (full date available on request)
Birth Place: Moscow, USSR.
Family Status: Single.
Citizenship: Russian Federation.
Gender: Male.
Health: Not good. Movement disability due to accident.

Interests

Metaphysics, magick, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, religious studies, culturology, Asian cinema.

Work Experience

Project:
Software Russification
Organization:
None
Role:
Programming, consulting, standards clarifying, contacting vendors, writing user guides in Russification;
Personal contribution areas:
  • Messages translation, 8bit cleanness, POSIX Localization Model;
  • Russian character sets and RFC 1489 registration;
  • Internationalization standards conformance for WWW, Mail and News services;
  • Internet applications (MUA, news readers, WWW browsers, Telnet) internationalization tunings and programming;
Status:
Active
Project:
FreeBSD Operating System
Organization:
The FreeBSD Project
Role:
Past Core Team member, developer, porter;
Personal contribution areas:
  • POSIX Localization Model, 8bit cleanness, Russification;
  • Device drivers writing (f.e. some parts of serial port, console, multiplexor, old soundcards and cd-rom drivers written by me);
  • Alpha-numeric screen-oriented software and libraries, terminal emulation;
  • POSIX-conformance functions & interface fixes;
  • Security issues;
  • Software porting to FreeBSD;
Status:
Active
Project:
RELCOM Net (ex-SU Internet segment)
Organizations:
Relcom Co., Demos Co.
Role:
Programmer, System Analyst, Consulting
Personal contribution areas:
  • Service provider software for Unix: UUCP level, device drivers writing, transport agents, SLIP, dialup;
  • Useful software collection updates (FTP archive);
  • Russian Extended UUPC clone (UUPC/@) developer;
See also "Interview with Maria Stepanova" and "Chronology of Russian Internet" (both in Russian)
Status:
Finished
Project:
Software Porting
Organization:
Demos Plus, FreeBSD Inc.
Role:
Programmer
Personal contribution areas:
  • memory models tunings and adaptations to small address space;
  • Various system-depended tunings.
  • FreeBSD-related consulting.
Status:
Finished
Project:
Pretty Good Privacy
Organization:
None
Role:
Programmer
Personal contribution areas:
  • Character sets conversion subsystem development;
  • Messages translation;
  • Bugfixes.
Status:
Finished
Project:
Software Cracking
Organization:
None
Role:
Cracker, cracks/viruses/pirated stuff searcher
Personal contribution areas:
  • Removing nag screens, registration keys, reduced functionality;
  • Finding useful stuff.
Status:
Almost inactive
Project:
OS DEMOS
Organization:
IPK Minavtoproma
Role:
Programmer
Personal contribution areas:
  • Overlays mechanism;
  • Russification, messages translation;
  • Kernel and utilities debugging;
See also "All the truth about Demos" (in Russian)
Status:
Finished
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