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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:54 -0800
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>
To: Mel Allen <allen@s-aassociates.com>
Subject: Re: new job opportunity if interested
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:56:18 -0700 Mel Allen <allen@s-aassociates.com>
wrote:

> I just wanted to run it by you. Tony and I are looking hard to help
> you find more engineers for your openings. Did they fill that QA
> opening?

I think they did.  They're hiring back one of the bozos that quit a few
months before the acquisition.  I don't particulary like it because,
well, I think he's a bozo, but he does know the product extremely well,
so training is non-existent.  Except for the anti-bozo training.

I think I'm somewhat burned out on finding someone, I'm having very
little luck.  I'm trying not to give up though.  I do appreciate your
efforts.


> Mel Allen
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> To: Mel Allen
> Subject: Re: new job opportunity if interested
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> Hi Mel,
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> I'm sure you have had a hard time, because it seems like they are
> asking for a lot of stuff, much of it probably not that necessary.  I
> think I'm going to try and keep my vector of heading to more and more
> managment roles.
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> a
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> On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:22:28 -0700 Mel Allen <allen@s-aassociates.com>
> wrote:
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> > Andrew Sharp
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> > Here is a job that we have had a very hard time identifying someone
> > for. they would be ok with contract or fulltime. Please let me know
> > what you think.
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> > * Must haves:
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> > E.g., they must have x86 kernel experience, specifically
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> > not just drivers, and they must know how memory management works (in
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> > great detail).  They should know the structure and function of the
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> > x86_64
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> > They should also have a proven track record with large open-ended
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> > kernel
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> > * Nice to have:
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> > Real time Linux, RT Linux, real time kernel, virtualization, VT-x,
> > VT-d,
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> > VMM, hypervisor, APIC, LAPIC, I/O APIC, HPET
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> > * Applicable drivers (nice to have):
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> > APIC, LAPIC, I/O APIC, chipset drivers, MCH, ICH, ACPI, HPET,
> > virtual, MMU
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> > E.g,. if there are drivers mentioned (very common), another
> > filtering
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> > step should check if they are drivers for virtual devices, or for
> > x86
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> > systems devices, like APICs.  Peripheral device drivers alone are
> > not of
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