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+Bdale Garbee
+Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist
+Hewlett-Packard Company
+
+
+As HP's Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist, Bdale Garbee advises the 
+lead technologists in other HP business units and other HP decision makers 
+on technology and community aspects of Linux and Open Source applications.   
+He mentors internal communities on how to productively participate in the 
+Open Source development process, and encourages the adoption of Open Source 
+software and principles across the company.
+
+A contributor to the Free Software community since 1979, Bdale's background 
+also includes many years of hardware design, Unix internals, and embedded 
+systems work.  He was an early participant in the Debian project, helped port 
+Debian GNU/Linux to 5 architectures, served as Debian Project Leader, is 
+chairman of the Debian Technical Committee, represents Debian on the Ubuntu
+Technical Board, and remains active in the Debian community.
+
+Bdale serves as President of Software in the Public Interest, is on the boards
+of directors of the Linux Foundation, the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum, 
+and Open Media Now, and is a member of the Linux Journal Editorial Advisory 
+Board.  He is a frequent speaker at Linux and Open Source conferences, and 
+works closely with various projects in the Open Source community.
+
+In 2008, Bdale became the first individual recipient of a Lutece d'Or award
+from the Federation Nationale de l'Industrie du Logiciel Libre in France.
+
+Beyond his work at HP, Bdale engages in a wide variety of personal activities.  
+His most significant hobbies are high-powered model rocketry and amateur radio,
+where he is widely known for his contributions to packet radio, weak-signal 
+communications, software defined radio, and building amateur satellites.
+

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+Bdale Garbee
+4390 Darr Circle
+Black Forest, CO  80908
++1 719 495 0091
+
+Technologist and community builder.
+
+Awards:
+Lutece d'Or from FNILL during the event Paris Capitale du Libre in
+September 2008 as the FLOSS personality of the year.
+
+Non-Profit Roles:
+August 2006 - Present
+President, Software in the Public Interest
+July 2004 - August 2006
+Board Member, Software in the Public Interest
+http://spi-inc.org
+SPI is a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software.
+
+April 2006 - Present
+Chairman, Debian Technical Committee
+April 2002 - April 2003
+Debian Project Leader
+October 1994 - Present
+Developer, Debian
+The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system.
+
+Employment History:
+2008 - Present
+Board Member, The Linux Foundation
+http://linuxfoundation.org
+The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms.
+
+December 2005 - Present
+Board Member, CE Linux Forum
+http://celinuxforum.org
+CE Linux Forum is an international open source software development community of like-minded software engineers dedicated to the development and enhancement of Linux-based embedded devices in the consumer electronics industry.
+
+March 2008 - Present
+Board Member, Open Media Now
+http://openmedianow.org
+Open Media Now! is a non-profit trade group established to engage in a 
+variety of projects that improve upon both the functionality of, and 
+access to, open media solutions. 
+
+
+Employment History:
+January 2010 - Present
+Product Architect and Hardware Engineer, Altus Metrum
+Open hardware and software designs for high powered model rocketry avionics.
+
+May 2003 - Present
+Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist, HP
+Guided the development and ongoing evolution of HP's Linux strategy.  Serve
+as principal externally-visible liaison between HP and many Open Source
+communities.  Frequent and well-known speaker at Linux and related Open Source
+events.  Mentor internal teams on productive participation in community
+development processes.  Member of HP's internal Open Source Review Board.
+
+May 2001 - May 2003
+Engineer / Scientist - HP
+Worked on early Linux enablement for HP's Itanium systems.  Architect and
+chief developer of "Linux Enablement Kit" product for Integrity servers.
+
+March 1991 - Present
+Owner, Garbee and Garbee
+Consulting on computing and communications technologies.
+
+Sept 1989 - May 2001
+Technical Computing Manager, HP Colorado Springs Division (now Agilent Technologies)
+Responsible for management of computer and networking hardware, product 
+design applications, and associated support staff.  Significant 
+accomplishments included deployment of approximately 100 engineering 
+workstations, installation of  uninterruptable power to increase uptime, 
+implementation of a data backup and recovery strategy, co-author of site-wide 
+Unix Security and Administration standards, and implementation and 
+maintainence of Unix mail and notes applications for the site.  Consultant 
+to projects adding LAN interfaces to instruments.  Co-Instructor for site 
+Unix Admin seminars.
+
+Feb 1988 - Sept 1989
+Software Engineer, HP Colorado Springs Division (now Agilent Technologies)
+Sole software engineer for the 54121, 54122, and 54123 microwave 
+oscilloscope products.  Participated in the early design of the Wizard 
+software architecture, and influenced the architecture of the K2 processor 
+and graphics subsystems.
+
+June 1986 - Feb 1988
+Product Support Engineer, HP Colorado Springs Division (now Agilent Technologies)
+For 6 months, sole product support engineer for the Logic Analyzer product 
+line.  Motivated sofware defect fixes in the 163X family.  Managed a 
+cross-divisional team to re-engineer the 80286 preprocessor cable technology 
+in the face of multiple customer hot sites.  Designed and presented 
+the first 16500 service seminar in 3 countries.
+
+June 1984 - June 1986
+Engineer and Project Leader, Renaissance Systems
+Managed and worked on a variety of projects including operating system ports 
+to new hardware, development of an IBM PC clone in Eurocard format, a control 
+system for an experimental biotech research system, power supplies for laser 
+illumination, control software for industrial automation using embedded 
+processors.  Chief troubleshooter for customer-site problems due to 
+cross-disciplinary background, and strong communication and analytic skills.
+
+May 1984 - June 1986
+General Manager and Chief Engineer, WRCT Pittsburgh
+Managed an FM stereo radio station with an all-volunteer staff of 
+approximately 120 people.  Responsible for upgrade of the station 
+from class D to class A FCC license status.
+
+Jan 1983 - Aug 1985
+Network System Programmer, Carnegie Mellon University
+
+June 1983-Aug 1983
+Software Engineer, Western Digital System Technology Center
+
+June 1980 - Aug 1982
+Computer Operator, Tri-College Computer Center
+
+Academic History:
+Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Mathematics, 
+Carnegie Mellon University
+Graduate classes in Computer Architectures, and Softwate Engineering.  
+Undergraduate minor focus in Poetry.