[sudoroom] Introductions

[adam scislowicz]

Hi, my interest in sudoroom stems from the respect I have for several of
the individuals participating in sudoroom. I regret that I have not had
more time to participate but I have just recently moved, started on a new
project (
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/10/amd-announces-arm-based-opteron-cpus-due-to-launch-in-2014/),
and in general the last few months of my life have been extremely hectic.

My background for the last 12 years has been in technology startups,
specifically semiconductors and usually for communications purposes
although my current endeavor is in creating a more efficient form of
compute cluster via an array of custom ASICs now to be integrated into
several different CPU cores. All of this work in communications and
analytics is along my longer-arc goal of a more connected and transparent
world by way of new communications systems enabling the tracking of value
contribution and equity in a more fluid way, reducing the need for
artificial structures and instead allowing for a more rapid quorum and
coordination system which balances between the needs of the many layers
(individuals, communities, organizations of intent, nations), with the
intent of allowing the layers themselves to shift with less violent or
wasteful side effects.

Over those 12 years I've worn many hats, grown a company of 6 to 120 and
sold two startups. My primary skills are in technical management and
customer interaction with a strong background in graph theory, logic,
information theory, embedded software development, and ASIC design.

I'm glad to be in the company of so many interesting and diverse
individuals and I hope to be of service to the cause.

Warm Regards,
Adam


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Tony Barreca <tony.barreca at gmail.com>wrote:

> Sorry that I have not done this earlier, but I actually didn't realize it
> was part of the culture until I read Eddan's note.
>
> I met Matt Senate as a participant on the coordinating team of the "Code
> for Oakland" hackathon, and he and his mentions of Sudoroom really piqued
> my curiosity.
>
> I am mostly a startup guy, and founded an "interactive TV" company that
> went under in the "dot-com" bust.  More recently, I have been a development
> executive for an email services startup and a mobile application startup.
>
> I also have a fair amount of "big company" computer industry experience.
> For example, I worked at Sun Microsystems for 7 years, during which time I
> was first the Solaris Kernel director, and then the owner of all
> SPARC-based virtualization.  The group of which I was director delivered
> both the SPARC Hypervisor and Virtual Machines (LDoms) subsystems.
>
> All that managerial experience has meant that I've been pretty hands-off
> for a while, but my commitment to open data and open government has induced
> a high level of motivation to get more hands on again.  To that end, I am
> in the process of learning Python.
>
> Why am I interested in Sudoroom?
>
> First, it's interesting, and from what I can tell, this mailing list in
> jam-packed with interesting folks.  I really like the idea of a hacker
> space in central Oakland, and view it as a potentially amazing community
> asset.  The world needs changing and the only way to get it done is to do
> it.  Seems to me that that is at least in part what Sudoroom is about.
>
> Another reason is serendipity.  You have to put yourself in the way of
> interesting stuff if you want interesting stuff to happen, right?  I'm less
> clear about what my destination on this journey might be.  I'd love to be a
> part of an emerging startup community in Oakland, and to that end, have
> decent connections to The Sand Hill Road Gang.  Seems like that might not
> be the preferred approach among Sudoers (not mine either, truth be told),
> but it's true.
>
> As long as no one minds my hanging out on the mailing, my current intent
> is to follow developments as they unfold and wait for an organic
> opportunity to get more involved.
>
> --
> Tony Barreca
> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybarreca
> Skype: tonybarreca
> Twitter: tbarreca
> Mobile: (510) 710-5864
>
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