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Jerry Busko

Windham,NH

Summary

Principal Engineer at Alvaria, Inc. with expertise in cloud-native solutions and microservices. Developed a scalable telephony product that significantly improved system reliability and performance. Demonstrated leadership in Agile environments, delivering innovative solutions to complex customer challenges.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Engineer/Tech Lead

Alvaria, Inc.
Westford, MA
08.2008 - Current
  • Architected product replacing the UMS embedded telephony device with TDM/SIP capabilities on Alma Linux.
  • Developed a Java-based server on AWS for real-time recordings transfer from EC2 to S3 storage.
  • Migrated the UMS project build from Clearcase on CentOS to GIT using gmake on Alma Linux.
  • Converted a legacy TCP/IP interface in C++ on Windows to Kafka and Protobuf for improved scalability.
  • Created the UMS Telephony device image using AIMB275 PC motherboard, CentOS Linux, Tomcat 10, and Java 1.8.
  • Developed a Java microservice for cloud integration with existing UMS telephony device using Spring Boot and Docker.
  • Engineered an uploadable binary for Broadcom 53312S switch with integrated C library on VxWorks.
  • Implemented failover functionality across four external ports on product NICs for enhanced resilience.

Principal Engineer

Alvaria, Inc.
08.1998 - 08.2008
  • Designed and developed a recording server in C on Linux, recording 300 simultaneous conversations by capturing RTP streams over UDP.
  • Ported the Octasic 6100 device driver to slave control board, adding echo cancellation and conferencing features.
  • Created a device driver for Octasic 6100 to enable echo cancellation on RTP streams from master controller board.
  • Developed Kana interface for email integration into the Ensemble telephony system running on Solaris.
  • Migrated a Solaris-based Unison telephony product to Windows NT Server, enhancing compatibility.

Project Leader

MRS Technology
Chelmsford, MA
07.1997 - 07.1998
  • Engineered embedded software utilizing C on 68040 motherboard to control lithography functions of 6700 micro-lithography tool for flat panel display manufacturing.

Senior Software Engineer

MRS Technology
Chelmsford, MA
01.1993 - 06.1997
  • Designed software for micro lithography tool, enhancing production of field emission displays.
  • Developed calibration methods using MATLAB for precise control of lithography processes.

Senior Software Engineer

Cirrus Technology
Nashua, NH
05.1990 - 12.1992
  • Developed software that integrated Adobe-compatible PostScript into a high-resolution laser film recorder.
  • Produced graphical images with an accuracy of 1/10,000 of an inch on the embedded Sparc 1E processor.

Education

Bachelor - Computer Science, Business Administration

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Skills

  • C and C programming
  • Java and Bash scripting
  • Perl and MATLAB
  • Embedded systems development
  • Multi-threading techniques
  • AWS cloud services
  • Jenkins automation
  • VxWorks real-time OS
  • GDB debugging tools
  • Protobuf data serialization
  • Kafka messaging system
  • SIP and RTP protocols
  • Version control with Git
  • Spring Boot framework
  • Kubernetes orchestration
  • Docker containerization
  • Redis in-memory database
  • SQL database management
  • RabbitMQ message broker
  • Sumo Logic monitoring
  • Datadog observability tools
  • Qualys security solutions
  • Nexus repository management
  • MSSQL and Sybase databases
  • Agile methodologies
  • Scrum framework practices
  • CI/CD processes
  • Microservices architecture
  • Event-driven design patterns
  • Distributed systems engineering
  • High-availability solutions
  • Cloud-native application development

Timeline

Principal Engineer/Tech Lead

Alvaria, Inc.
08.2008 - Current

Principal Engineer

Alvaria, Inc.
08.1998 - 08.2008

Project Leader

MRS Technology
07.1997 - 07.1998

Senior Software Engineer

MRS Technology
01.1993 - 06.1997

Senior Software Engineer

Cirrus Technology
05.1990 - 12.1992

Bachelor - Computer Science, Business Administration

Rochester Institute of Technology
Jerry Busko