Dwayne Lee

Encinitas, CA 92024
858-525-2581(cell) dwayne.lee@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dwaynele
SUMMARY
Senior Staff Engineer / Architect with expertise in large scale horizontal syste
ms deployment and operations. In-depth knowledge in computer systems, large sca
le (grid / cloud) computing infrastructure, data management systems, web develop
ment / infrastructure, CAD / EDA environments and software development. A "big
picture" thinker with excellent problem solving skills, able to create pragmatic
solutions. An MBA with specialization in managing innovation and information t
echnology. Strong software development skills and management experience.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Platforms: Solaris, Linux
Languages: C, C++, Java, J2EE, Perl, PHP, TCL / TK, shell
Middleware: IBM / Rational Clearcase, Platform Computing LSF, Sun Grid Engine
Databases: Oracle, MySQL
CRM: Siebel, Sugar
Web Technologies: Sun Directory Sever, Sun Web Sever, Sun Application Server, Ap
ache/Tomcat, Joomla!, TWiki, phpbb3, JavaScript, Ajax, Prototype, jQuery, HTML
/XML, css, Flash, web security, web analytics, SEO, SEM
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sun Microsystem 1996-present
$12 billion global provider of network computing infrastructure solutions includ
ing software, systems, storage, services and microelectronics
Senior Staff Engineer: Compute Resources, San Diego, CA (2004 - present)
Designed architecture and infrastructure to support large computing environment
(internal Cloud), with over 10,000 cpu and a petabyte of storage.
. Worked with users to define requirements and support best practice usage of th
e computing environment through use of internal grid system and data management
system.
. Evaluated new products and technology for deployment into environment with foc
us on continuously improving service.
. Performed system administration on systems and storage and creating automation
where possible.
. Help define storage architecture (SAN, NAS, clustered) and debugging issues.
. Part of a small team that launched and evangelized OpenSPARC. In five months,
14 millions lines of code were released.
. Architected, built and maintained the http://opensparc.net web site. Used many
technologies to support an open-source community site, leveraging the best prac
tices from other communities. Including code development, graphics design, web
analytics, SEO, SEM and security.
. Received 2006 Chairman's Award for outstanding effort and innovation.
Senior Staff Engineer: Enterprise Server Group, San Diego, CA (2002 - 2004)
Lead engineer for all infrastructure; systems, networking, workload management,
data management and CAD tools for next generation server design team.
. Setup and deployed LSF, Clearcase and CAD tools to support server design team.
. Created comprehensive monitoring system using Sun and open-source tools. Syste
m deployed in three regions resulting in a significant increase in reliability o
f the systems for end-users.
Senior Engineering Manager, Sunnyvale, CA (1996-2002)
Held several different roles within design automation group. Managed software de
velopment, CAD methodology and involved in EDA vendor business issues.
. CAD manager for next generation SPARC microprocessor setting up CAD environmen
t and methodology for engineering team. Played key role in developing CAD datamo
del used in next generation internal CAD tools.
. Oversaw SunCraft process for evaluating and purchasing EDA tools, liaison with
EDA vendors and vendor negotiations. Involved in CAD budgeting , planning and
other program management functions.
. Engineering manager for workload balancing system for 10000+ cpus, a data mana
gement system, a defect and eco tracking system, web infrastructure.
. Drove the creation of a set of metrics for measuring utilization of computing
resource, to measure performance and to set improvement goals.
. Involved in the Sun Community Source Licensing of the microSPARC-IIep and the
picoJava core.
National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA 1992-1996
$2 billion global manufacturer of semiconductors
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Corporate Design Automation Group
Hired and led a 15 member team in design and development of corporate wide CAD e
nvironment using object oriented modeling techniques, repository technology, loa
d balancing software, Tcl/Tk and Distributed Computing Environment's (DCE) Distr
ibuted File System (DFS).
. This system was part of an effort that saved over $4 million in R&D costs and
reduced time-to-market by 4 months for key VLSI products.
. Established software engineering methodology and quality metrics for software
group.
. Developed a multi-platform software development environment, including configu
ration management, defect tracking system, release management and automated test
regression for the development of CAD environment and tools.
. Involved with defining networking and network architecture for group.
. Developed new automated library generation system and environment that improve
d creation of cell libraries to support ASIC design kits using Cadence,Mentor Gr
aphics, Viewlogic and Synopsys.
Sony Corporation, Microelectronics Group, San Jose, CA 1991-1992
$78 billion global manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information
technology products
Senior CAD Engineer
Team leader for CAD with key role in setup and maintenance of CAD environment an
d systems. Evaluated, purchased and setup CAD environment; consisting of Cadenc
e EDGE, Verilog, Veritime, Dracula and Meta Software HSPICE software tools. Tra
velled extensively to Japan to interface with counterpart groups.
. Purchased, installed and administered workstation and networking infrastructur
e.
National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA 1987-1991
Senior Software Engineer
Lead engineer in developing CAD framework within an ASIC environment involving b
oth internal development and vendors such as Cadence and Mentor Graphics.
. Performed system administration tasks for network of Sun and Apollo UNIX works
tations. Wrote policies and guidelines document for UNIX network administration.
. Designed software tools to automate the process of updating and maintaining si
mulation libraries and the creation of design kits for ASIC ECL and CMOS technol
ogies. Developed EDIF readers and writers for design information transfer.
. Developed software development standards, evaluated software management tools
and setup and implement methodology for software configuration management.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration, Santa Clara University. Santa Clara, CA
Emphasis in Managing Technology and Innovation and in Information System Design
Honours Bachelor of Applied Science, Electrical Engineering with Computer Scienc
e option
University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada