Leonardo Boiko’s Résumé

Summary

Computer scientist. Debian GNU/Linux user and advocate since 2001. Programmer of very low-level (C) and very high-level (Ruby, Scheme, Python) languages, but not those in-between (Java). Sysadmin, command-line addict, Emacs devotee. Lispnik. Technical writer. Webdeveloper of that kind who reads specifications for fun. Dabbler in design & the arts.

Skills

• Programming languages:

  • C
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • Lisp
  • Scheme
  • Bash
  • XSLT
  • PHP

• Web:

  • HTTP & REST
  • HTML, XHTML, CSS
  • Ruby on Rails
  • web.py

• Unix & open-source programming (GNU build tools, CVS/Subversion/git, Emacs, syscalls, stdlib, gdb, valgrind, &c.)

• Systems administration

• SQL, esp. PostgreSQL

• Fluent English, native Portuguese, basic Japanese

• Technical and creative writing

Experience

1. Systems administrator, Google Brazil (January 2008–October 2008)

   • Improvements & maintenance in internal Ruby on Rails system
   • Ample work in documentation
   • Troubleshooting of Linux systems and networks
   • Operating system installs and upgrades involving automation and virtualization
   • Linux helpdesking

2. Technical writer, Mandriva Linux (September 2007–November 2007)

   • Writing, design, & typography of educational Linux security material

3. Systems administrator, Orolix Software (January 2007–July 2007)

   • Development of internal Python-based software distribution systems
   • MySQL database consulting & maintenance
   • Linux servers administration and troubleshooting involving virtualization

4. C programmer, Conectiva Linux (August 2004–Mar 2005)

   • Development of C library for SyncML parsing
   • Sysadmin for group servers (Subversion, Apache, networking &c.)

5. Scholarship student, Federal University of Paraná (March 2001–December 2006)

   Participated in numerous scholarship programs, including:

   • Installation and maintenance of statistics lab’s Debian GNU/Linux network
   • Development and maintenance of large-scale chess server in C, used in local chess tournaments
   • Development of Python (web.py) webapp for chess tournament management
   • Development of Java-based university management webapp, using Tomcat, XML, XSL, and web standards
   • Graph Theory assistant teacher for a year

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science, Federal University of Paraná (March 2001–December 2006)

Contact information

Leonardo Boiko— leoboiko@gmail.com
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
+551184555436
Jabber (Google Talk): leoboiko@gmail.com