Deborah J. O'Connell

abnuep@r.postjobfree.com

919-***-****

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Raleigh, NC 27613

GENERAL INDUSTRY BACKGROUND

Proven ability to manage globally distributed teams and resources to deliver projects on schedule and

in budget.

Proven ability to build core competency teams in networking, network processing, embedded software

development and standards development.

20+ years experience in software engineering and management. Experience in hands-on engineering,

project management, product development, system architecture, system integration, software

development and open standards. Electrical power/grid control software experience since 1992.

Technology experience includes electrical power control systems, network processing, routing,

bridging, real-time programming, embedded systems, industrial automation, process control, protocol

definition, industry standards leadership, system integration, DB manipulation, data communications,

Ubuntu, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, UNIX, Linux, HPUX, AIX,QNX, VxWorks, OSE, 20 years

programming in 'C', JAVA, other platforms, languages and OSes. 25 years in communications

protocols and technologies.

14 years as a principal in an engineering services consulting firm co-founded in 1984. Experience in

professional services, personnel management, business/finance, client/vendor relations, strategic

alliances, program management, marketing/product roadmaps, contract management, business

development, project management and senior consultant engineer.

EMPLOYMENT

Process Control Engineering, Consultant Engineer, 2008 – Present

Kapstone (http://www.kapstonepaper.com/), Kraft Paper Mill, Charleston, SC

MeadWestvaco, Kraft Paper Mill, Charleston, SC, 2007 - 2008

Powerhouse DCS Upgrade project SW design consultant –

Authored all software for the existing Kraft Paper mill power plant & SCG&E co-gen control system.

A comprehensive system to control power, steam generation, distribution, load shedding,

real-time event and alarm handling, breaker control and process variables.

Current system - Siemens/USDATA Factory Link HP-UX HMI based system and Oracle Unix based

Database historian. Fault tolerant, high-reliability. In-service 15+ years.

50,000 data points collected and under management by the existing HMI application requires

migration to the new HMI system.

Replacement system -Rockwell Automation (RA)FT View Site Edition System consisting of a FT

View SE server, FT View Data Server and FT View SE Client Computers communicating with

RA ControlLogix Programmable Automation Controller Data Concentrator

Process Control Network (PCN) Disaster Recovery System –

Implement Amanda based backup/recovery for 53 machine PCN for 7 classes of clients and

Amanda server 2.6.1, migration of Amanda 2.4.x clients to minimal 2.5.2 and 2.6.1 clients.

Foxboro Solaris 8, Foxboro Solaris 5, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Linux, HP-UX 10.20, Solaris 10

PCN mill shutdown/startup – new network config, Bay switches, routing, DNS, SNMP/Cricket.

Allen-Bradley Data Highway, Pyramid Integrator, Alarm PC system implementation, Powerhouse

Director of Software Development, Network Processors, 2004 – 2006

Hifn (http://www.hifn.com/), Morrisville, NC and Los Gatos, CA

Recruited and directed the software engineering team for Hifn’s line of network processors, the 5NP4G

programmable NP for packet processing up to OC-48, the 5NP4X NP for deep touch services up to 4

Gbps and the 5NP2G a low-cost NP for high-touch services at full-duplex speeds up to 2 Gbps.

Successfully managed the IBM NP software technology transfer from the IBM Rainier and Antero

PowerNP programs to Hifn. Negotiated/managed a key technology acquisition and IP transfer from

Silicon and Software Systems (http://www.s3group.com/). Responsible for all software development

releases for the nextgen NP, the 5NP4X, including assemblers, tools, chip simulation software, silicon

design verification, Boot, POST, board and chip test software and the complete routing and switching

reference software product. Committee member/contributor on Hifn’s Engineering Policy and Process

task group. Software liason to NPF and OIF standards bodies. Coordinated engineering and

managed resources located across multiple U.S. sites and China. Experience in full life cycle and

modified agile development process.

Consultant, 2006 - 2008, Director of Strategic Alliances, 2002 – 2004,

Red Plain Technology (http://www.redplain.com/), Raleigh, NC and Dublin, Ireland

redFOX - a patent-pending, high performance distributed object infrastructure for embedded systems,

multiprocessors and multicores. Second member of the founding team. Established the US presence.

Experience in all phases of an early stage startup in business and product development.

Global business management – East Coast, West Coast, Europe.

Chair of NPF Software Working Group, 2001 – 2002

Network Processing Forum (http://www.npforum.org/)

Charter Chair of the NPF Software Working Group. Produced the industry’s first five software

standards. Directed SwAPI’s six Task Groups (IPv4, Framework, Foundations, Interfaces, Functional

API, Packet Handler) and four Study Groups (IPv6, MPLS, Multicast, High Availability). Extensive

experience working with geographically distributed teams comprised of members from among 80+

consortium companies.

Director of Network Processing Group, 2001 – 2002

IP Infusion (http://www.ipinfusion.com/), Cary, NC

Established and directed IP Infusion’s Network Processing Group. Responsible for the NP product

roadmap, program management, product development and customer relationships. Developed

network processor support for IBM Rainier, AMCC, Intel, Vitesse and Motorola/C-Port NPs.

Responsible for RTOS and network processor enabled versions of IPI’s routing protocol suite and

Platform Abstraction Layer (PAL) development. Developed key alliances in the embedded systems

industry, resulting in partnerships with semiconductor, real-time operating systems, design services

and software tools companies, enabling IP Infusion to close $US 14.7M in series C funding.

Nortel Senior Principal SW Engineer (IC-6), 1998 – 2001

Nortel Networks, Open IP Environment, RTP, NC

Acquisition/transition companies: Bay Networks, Phase2 Networks

Director, Phase2 Networks, managed the BayRS2000 initiative. Managed the technology and core

team integration for the Bay Networks acquisition of Phase2. Managed the integration of the

Phase2/Bay core team into Nortel RS, building Nortel Open IP. Established and directed Nortel Open

IP Network Processor Initiative and NP software roadmap. Nortel key individual contributor in SW

R&D, director level.

Planned and managed globally distributed development projects

Directed Nortel Open IP Engineering strategic alliances for network processing and RTOSes.

Successfully worked with Nortel's Open IP Strategic Alliance Partners to develop a standard

backend forwarding plane interface, predecessor to CPIX and NPF API

Created the Multiple Virtual Router Reference Design for the IXP1200 and Open IP for Feb 2000

Intel Developer Forum. Intel Certificate of Excellence and Nortel Networks Pride Awards received

for outstanding performance and lasting contribution to the Nortel Open IP Environment / Intel IXP

1200. Created original (patentable) IP - Multiple Virtual Routers theorized and implemented.

Created the Multiple Virtual Router Reference Design for the IBM NP, C-Port/Motorola. Delivered

reference ports, TTM proof-points and development aids to enable Open IP with network

processors. Demonstrated with IBM, Intel and Motorola at Networld+Interop 2000, Intel at Intel

Developer Forum 2000, and Radisys at Embedded Systems West 2000.

Co-organized with Intel the Dec 2000 IETF BOF on the “Separation of Control and Forwarding”,

currently IETF ForCES Working Group.

Official liaison and key contributor to CPIX and transition to NP Forum.

Architect/Principal software engineer for the Control/forwarding plane split of the Phase2 stacks

and multi-threaded architecture and reference port of Phase2 software.

Senior IP Protocol Engineer Phase2 Networks – owned and managed multiple protocol products.

Directed BayRS protocol mining and external software acquisition for the Phase2/Bay product

development.

Principal/CTO & Sr. Consulting Engineer, 1984 – 1998

P C Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA and Raleigh, NC

Co-founded and managed a software/systems engineering company specializing in real-time

embedded systems, data communications for networking and industrial automation.

14 years in business development and company management. As client-facing Senior Consulting

Engineer, provided comprehensive project management and engineering services.

Detailed client/project summaries are available upon request. Clients included IBM, Nortel,

Fujitsu Network Switching, Siemens Nuclear Medicine, Johnson & Johnson, MeadWestvaco

National Mobile Radio Communications of Canada of Bell Canada Enterprises, Allen-Bradley PLC

programming, documentation, Data Highway projects. Product development included the IBM

6611 Multi-Protocol Router.

Software Specialist, 1981 – 1984

Computer Communications Specialists, Inc., Norcross, GA

Responsible for project management, software engineering, and system integration for a company

that specialized in software for IBM's communications front-end processor, the IBM Series/1.

Involved in the process of growing the company from 8 to 100 employees.

System Analyst, 1981

Medical Data Research, Inc., Norcross, GA

Research Associate, 1979 – 1980

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

EDUCATION

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, B.S. 1979

Continuing Education, Industry related seminars - IBM, Nortel, Cisco, other

ENGINEERING PROJECT SUMMARIES

Project: IBM, Network Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC

Summary: IBM 6611 Multi-Protocol Router.

Project: National Mobile Radio Communications of Canada, a subsidiary of Bell Canada Enterprises

Summary: A semi-custom trunking mobile radio system optimized for public safety usage.

Project: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Summary: Software for programming and monitoring data from implanted pacemakers. US FDA

approved.

Project: MDT, Inc. (formerly P&ID, Inc.), Atlanta, GA

Summary: Change Management software for industrial PLC's, robots, HMI's and other intelligent devices.

Project: Revlon, Oxford, NC

Summary: The Warehouse Automation System for Revlon. The Automated Module System interfacing

the Material Management Control System to the physical warehouse.

Project: Johnson & Johnson, Rochester, NY

Summary: The Cartridge Packaging Line, the sole producer of reactive film/cartridges for medical

diagnostic labs. US FDA approved.

Project: The GAP, KY

Summary: The Warehouse Management & Distribution System for The Gap. Conversion to a transaction

based system integrated with HPUX warehouse management product.

Project: Samsung Electronics, Kihung, South Korea

Summary: The migration of Samsung's Semi-conductor Fabrication process to a year 1996 compliant

system. The QNX version in place was due to reset to year 1980 due to the old QNX 4-bit year. This was

analogous to a catastrophic Y2K problem. DRAM production at Samsung, Hyundai and LG were among the

semi-conductor companies affected by this problem.

Project: Northern Telecom, RTP, NC

Summary: Tape Generation Software Update System for DMS10 switches.

Project: MeadWestvaco, Power Engineering, Charleston, SC

Summary: MeadWestvaco's Kraft Paper mill power plant control system and SCG&E cogen plant.

Comprehensive, fault tolerant system to control power and steam generation, distribution, load shedding, real-

time handling and reporting of events and alarms and real-time control of the power grid.

Project: Northern Telecom, Factory Network Group, Research Triangle Park, NC

Summary: Computer Automated System Test Network for Spares (CAST II), the High Volume Line Card

Network, and design on a proposed Product Reference System Network.

Project: Mead Coated Board, Columbus, GA

Summary: Barcode Label System for a Mead re-packaging plant.

Project: Construction Data Control, an affiliate of Weyerhaeuser, Atlanta, GA

Summary: Integrated Construction Accounting System, a modular product for the construction industry.

Project: Hercules, Covington, GA

Summary: Process control software for industrial fiber production.

Project: Siemens, Atlanta, GA

Summary: Maintenance tracking system for Siemens Nuclear Medicine products.

Project: Mead Paperboard, Atlanta, GA

Summary: Data collection system for Mead Paperboard - remote paper mills to corporate headquarters

Project: Telxon Corporation, Atlanta, GA

Summary: Route inventory control system for a Telxon cosmetic product customer.

Project: Process and Instrumentation Design, Inc. (later MDT, Inc.), Atlanta, GA

Summary: Industrial programmable controller online documentation software product.

Project: ITT Grinnell, Statesboro, GA

Summary: Realtime data collection system for an iron foundry.

Project: Lanham Machinery, Atlanta, GA

Summary: Plant control system for industrial bakeries.

Project: Freightliner Trucks, Portland, OR and Mount Holly, NC

Summary: Numerical controller frame rail punch control and data collection software for truck assembly

plants.

Project: IBM Boca Raton/Chrysler, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Summary: The data communications component for Chrysler's assembly plant automation system

deployed at several plants in the early 1980’s. Project was described in detail in several trade journals.

Project: IBM GPAX Group, Atlanta, GA

Summary: General Purpose Automation Interfaces for IBM customers – Chrysler, Iconix, Gesco, MCC

Powers and Motorola of Israel

Project: Westin Hotels, Detroit, MI and Los Angeles, CA

Summary: Data communications and call accounting system.

Project: Southern Company, Georgia Power, Atlanta, GA.

Summary: Data collection, access control and time reporting software for Plant Vogtle (nuclear) and Plant

Scherer (coal) in the early 1980’s.

Project: Coca Cola, Atlanta, GA.

Summary: Point-of-sale and store inventory software, barcoding, hand held data collection and

communications in the early 1980’s.

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