:E-Mail: luca@llucax.com.ar
:Web: http://www.llucax.com.ar/
+:Location: Berlin, Germany
+:Nationality: Argentine with Italian citizenship
+:Birth: 1979-02-15
+:Updated: |date|
+
+.. |date| date:: %Y-%m
Profile
- Programming languages theory with deep practical knowledge of modern
C++, C and Python.
-- Wide range of web development knowledge.
- Concurrent and network programming, including POSIX threads, BSD
sockets, TCP/IP and TIPC_ (Transparent Inter Process Communication)
experience.
-- GUI programming using GTK+ (glade/libglade included).
+- VoIP knowledge (specially H.248).
- Object-oriented design and programming.
-- Shell scripting and Linux system administration.
+- Shell scripting and Linux system administration and performance tunning.
- Training people on programming topics.
.. _TIPC: http://tipc.sourceforge.net/
- Founding and actual member of LUGFI_ (2002) and LUGMEN_ (1998)
Linux/FLOSS_ users groups, making several conferences.
-- Several FLOSS_ projects collaborations including (but not limited to):
-
- Linux_:
- Bugfix in ``bttv`` module for Leadtek WinView 601 TV card (2001).
-
- LIRC_ (Linux Infrared Remote Control):
- Debug of ``lirc_gpio`` module (2002).
-
- PEAR_ (PHP Extension and Application Repository):
- Added ``Date_Span`` class and bugfixes (2003).
-
- xmi2code_ (a roundtrip code generator from XMI):
- Added PHP support and other minor features and bugfixes.
- Became project maintainer (2003).
- dia2code_ (small utility used to generate code from a Dia diagram):
- Added PHP support (2003).
-
- SQLObject_ (object relational manager for Python):
- Minor features and bugfixes (2006-2007).
-
- TurboGears_ (rapid web development megaframework):
- Minor features and bugfixes (2006).
-
- Gnomad2_ (GTK+ music manager for devices using PDE protocol):
- Minor GUI improvements (2005).
-
-- Hooks_, a PHP mini-framework for Unix-like console based website
- administration, project founder and co-leader, mainly used for LUGFI_
- and LUGMEN_ and related projects websites (2001-date).
-- Development and maintenance of LUGFI_ and LUGMEN_ websites
- (1999-2004).
-- Developed an OO PHP framework based on PEAR_ and several applications
- using it to build an intranet (2001-2004).
-- Published several articles on the web (1999-2005). Two of them were
+- Publication of several articles on the web (1999-2005). Two of them were
published on `Linux Free Magazine`_, year 1, number 1 (2003).
-- Development of Etherled_, which includes an ISA NE2000 compatible network
- adapter driver and a small, custom IP/UDP stack for 8051 micro-controllers
- in C and ASM (2005).
-- Design, development and maintenance of Sercom_, an automated compilation and
- testing system for programs written in C/C++ to speed up the correction
- process of programming exercises (2004-2009).
-- Development and maintenance of eventxx_, a thin C++ wrapper for
- libevent_ (2007).
-- Development of Pymin_, a Linux_ router administration tool based on a daemon
- server written in Python (2007).
-- Development and maintenance of ev.d_, a thin D wrapper for libev_ (2008).
-- Development and maintenance of mutest_, a simple micro unit testing
- framework for C and C+ (2008).
+
+- Several collaborations to popular FLOSS_ projects including (but not limited
+ to):
+
+ - Linux_ (2001) [C]: Bugfix in ``bttv`` module for Leadtek WinView 601 TV
+ card.
+ - LIRC_ (2002) [C]: Debug of ``lirc_gpio`` module.
+ - PEAR_ (2003) [PHP]: Added ``Date_Span`` class and bugfixes.
+ - xmi2code_ (2003) [C++]: Added PHP support and other minor features and
+ bugfixes. Became project maintainer.
+ - dia2code_ (2003) [C]: Added PHP support.
+ - SQLObject_ (2006-2007) [Python]: Minor features and bugfixes.
+ - TurboGears_ (2006) [Python]: Minor features and bugfixes.
+ - Gnomad2_ (2005) [C]: Minor GUI improvements.
+ - DMD_ (2008-now) [C++/D]: Minor improvements to the compiler and runtime.
+
+- Creation of several small/medium sized FLOSS_ projects as part of a team:
+
+ - Hooks_ framework for LUGFI_ and LUGMEN_ websites (1999-2004) [PHP, Apache,
+ MySQL]: Development and maintenance of both websites (programming and
+ sysadmin).
+ - MECON Intranet (2001-2004) [PHP, MySQL]: A framework and
+ several applications using it done at Ministerio de Economía. The code was
+ freed (MECONlib_, SAMURAI_, YATTA_, AI_, Intranet_) but never released
+ properly.
+ - Etherled_ (2005) [C, ASM]: A remote controlled, programmable stroboscopic
+ image projector device using a 8051-family micro-controller, including an
+ ISA NE2000 compatible network adapter driver and a small, custom IP/UDP
+ stack.
+ - Sercom_ (2004-2009) [Python, SQL]: An automated compilation and testing
+ system for programs written in C/C++, including a security-aware backend
+ process to compile and test in a sandbox.
+ - Pymin_ (2007) [Python]: A Linux_ router administration tool based on a
+ daemon server with client/server infrastructure.
+
+- Development of several other `personal FLOSS projects`_ including (but not
+ limited to):
+
+ - eventxx_ (2007) [C++]: A thin C++ wrapper for libevent_.
+ - ev.d_ (2008) [D]: A thin D wrapper for libev_.
+ - mutest_ (2008) [C, C++, Python]: A simple micro unit testing framework for
+ C and C++.
.. _Linux: http://www.kernel.org/
.. _LUGFI: http://www.lug.fi.uba.ar/
.. _`Linux Free Magazine`: http://www.kernelproduktion.com/newfile24.htm
.. _Etherled: http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/etherled/index.html
.. _Sercom: http://git.7542.fi.uba.ar/w/release/sercom.git
-.. _eventxx: http://www.llucax.com.ar/~luca/eventxx/
+.. _eventxx: http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/eventxx/
.. _libevent: http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/
.. _Pymin: http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/pymin/index.html
.. _ev.d: http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/ev.d/index.html
.. _libev: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev.html
.. _mutest: http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/mutest/
+.. _personal FLOSS projects: http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/
+.. _DMD: http://dlang.org/
+.. _MECONlib: http://git.llucax.com.ar/w/mecon/meconlib.git
+.. _SAMURAI: http://git.llucax.com.ar/w/mecon/samurai.git
+.. _YATTA: http://git.llucax.com.ar/w/mecon/yatta.git
+.. _AI: http://git.llucax.com.ar/w/mecon/ai.git
+.. _Intranet: http://git.llucax.com.ar/w/mecon/intranet.git
Experience
- Assistant teacher, teaching programming topics covering C, C++,
POSIX threads, BSD sockets and GTK+ GUI and more.
-2006-date:
- `Integratech S.A.`_ - Development and maintenance of a small (but carrier
- grade class 4/5) monolithic softswitch for NSN_ Argentina. Design and
- development of a new modular and distributed version of the softswitch.
+2006-2011:
+ `Integratech S.A.`_ - Development and maintenance of a monolithic (carrier
+ grade) *softswitch* (H.248 in particular). Design and development of a new
+ modular and distributed version of the *softswitch*.
.. _`Ministerio de Economía`: http://www.mecon.gov.ar/
.. _FIUBA: http://www.fi.uba.ar/
Secondary school diploma, specialized in science, technology
and design - CNBA_ (Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires), Argentina.
-1998-date:
- Computer engineering - FIUBA_ (Facultad de Ingeniería, `Universidad de
- Buenos Aires`_), Argentina. Working on the thesis: `Improving the
- D programming language garbage collector`__.
+1998-2010:
+ Informatics Engineering - FIUBA_ (Facultad de Ingeniería, `Universidad de
+ Buenos Aires`_), Argentina. Thesis: `Garbage collection in the D programming
+ language`__.
__ http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/dgc/index.html