| Craig V. Miller |
cvmiller@gmail.com http://www.makikiweb.com/ |
| Project | Client |
Service
Rendered |
Result |
| ABC Downlink |
ABC Affiliate TV Station |
Helped plan, coordinate, and manage
contractors, installed two 10 meter steerable dishes, and remote
control system. |
Downlink outperformed customer expectations, and is still in use today. |
| TV Studio Move |
Independent UHF Station |
Assisted in planning, then created
and documented new station video plant, repaired video switcher,
counseled on transition plan (from old studio to new). |
Station continues to reference studio documentation I created. |
| National Public Radio (NPR)
Downlink |
NPR Affiliate |
Listened to Client's downlink
problem (unable to co-locate at studio), recommended a remote
site, secured authority for use at remote site, coordinated, and
managed contractors, installed LNA and aligned dish, installed
backhaul 13 Ghz microwave to bring downlinked information back to
client's studio location. |
Station was able to downlink over
40 SCPC channels simultaneously, a 10x improvement at lower cost. |
| Software Upgrade |
NPR Affiliate |
Met with Client to understand
additional features to be added to custom radio station automation
software package, implemented additional features, and, after
successful testing, deployed new software at client's location. |
Delivered additional features
within the client's timetable, updated software still in use
today, allowing client to reduce operations costs. |
| Redundant Data Downlink |
Real Time Stock Quote Service
Provider |
Worked with client to test 1.2m
data downlink dishes, facilitated location selection, and
installed redundant dishes. |
System was in use for eight years, providing real time stock quotes to the state of Hawaii. System has been superseded by internet delivery of the data. |
| DWDM/CWDM Application Notes |
JDS - Canada |
Worked with Client Systems
Engineering to understand the Optical requirements of the JDS
CWDM/DWDM solution. Authored two application notes as part of the
JDS Solution channel collateral |
Delivered Application Notes,
allowing client to better convey solution to their channel &
more technical customers. |
| Software Verification Services |
Seaway Networks - Canada |
Established software regression
and release procedures for client, including automated test
scripting, utilizing open source tool expect-lite |
Delivered automated regression and
release system, allowing customer to deliver three software
releases with repeatable and reliable software verification. |
| Product Modernization | Ciena Networks - Canada |
Spearheaded implementation of IPv6
support on Ciena carrier ethernet switches from Prototype to SW
requirements to SW verification |
Successful General Availability release to Customers |
| IPv6 Auto Host Discovery |
Open Source |
Authored open source software to
automatically detect IPv6 hosts on networks, v6disc |
Aided network administrators in discovering what IPv6 devices are on their networks |
| IPv6 Brouter on OpenWRT |
Open Source |
Authored Brouter configuration
script for OpenWRT (Chaos Calmer). Allows bridging of IPv6, in
IPv4 NAT environments, thus extending IPv6 when additional
prefixes or /64 are unavailable, v6brouter |
Enables deployment of IPv6 in SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) environments, where the ISP did not deploy the recommended /56 address block |
| Deployment of IPv6 Green field
Network |
Camosun College - Victoria, BC |
Provided expertise in installing,
configuration, and use of IPv6 in a Teaching Lab environment |
Students now receive training in IPv6 each semester, creating a fresh pool of future Network Administrators who have knowledge of IPv6 |