Darin McGrew
Software Release Engineer

mcgrew@stanfordalumni.org

Senior level engineer with significant experience in Software Release Engineering, and with a demonstrated history of successfully learning new tools on the job.

Professional Qualifications

Software Release Engineering:

Design, implementation, automation, and documentation of source control, build, packaging, and installation procedures.
Creation of custom tools, and integration of custom, commercial, and open-source software.
Effective verbal and written communication in software development environments, including multi-national development teams.
Training coworkers and third-party vendors to perform various essential technical functions.
Experience with UNIX/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows environments including expertise with shell scripts, Perl, Python, make, Perforce, and CVS, and some familiarity with ExtraView, rpm, InstallShield, Installer VISE, Apache server configuration, ClearCase, and Continuus/CM.

Web Development:

Design, implementation, and documentation of intranet web applications.
Creation and maintenance of internet and intranet web sites using various web-development and site-management tools.

Professional Experience

Google, Mountain View, CA Software Release Engineer	2007–2010
Automated self-service releases, enabling developers to build, test, package, canary, and (in some cases) deploy their products independently. Automated nightly builds and tests. Migrated existing releases to new automation systems, new branch configurations, and new build environments. Coordinated source deliveries from multiple development teams, deploying numerous releases to production servers. Taught introductory accessibility classes for new employees, increasing general awareness of web accessibility among new employees.

Google, Mountain View, CA
Software Release Engineer

2007–2010

Automated self-service releases, enabling developers to build, test, package, canary, and (in some cases) deploy their products independently.
Automated nightly builds and tests.
Migrated existing releases to new automation systems, new branch configurations, and new build environments.
Coordinated source deliveries from multiple development teams, deploying numerous releases to production servers.
Taught introductory accessibility classes for new employees, increasing general awareness of web accessibility among new employees.

Epocrates, San Mateo, CA Software Release Engineer	2001–2007
Created scalable release and configuration management procedures, eventually supporting: Dozens of products (internal and external), some with multiple active development branches. Heterogeneous build and deployment environments, including multiple platforms for web application servers, desktop/laptop computers, and handheld devices. Intranet web application for automated server configuration verification. Coordinated migration of Perforce depot to Linux server without delaying aggressive development schedules.

Epocrates, San Mateo, CA
Software Release Engineer

2001–2007

Created scalable release and configuration management procedures, eventually supporting:
- Dozens of products (internal and external), some with multiple active development branches.
- Heterogeneous build and deployment environments, including multiple platforms for web application servers, desktop/laptop computers, and handheld devices.
- Intranet web application for automated server configuration verification.
Coordinated migration of Perforce depot to Linux server without delaying aggressive development schedules.

Hewlett–Packard, Cupertino, CA Software Release Engineer	1999–2001
Coordinated numerous source deliveries from multiple development teams. Created and taught introductory classes for new employees, which resulted in employees rapidly becoming productive in our development environment.

Hewlett–Packard, Cupertino, CA
Software Release Engineer

1999–2001

Coordinated numerous source deliveries from multiple development teams.
Created and taught introductory classes for new employees, which resulted in employees rapidly becoming productive in our development environment.

Compaq Computers, Cupertino, CA (formerly Tandem Computers) Software Release Engineer	1995–1999
Created intranet web application for release and media tracking. Created department intranet web site with input from multiple sources. Coordinated numerous source deliveries from multiple development teams. Coordinated migration to Continuus/CM without delaying aggressive development schedule.

Compaq Computers, Cupertino, CA
(formerly Tandem Computers)
Software Release Engineer

1995–1999

Created intranet web application for release and media tracking.
Created department intranet web site with input from multiple sources.
Coordinated numerous source deliveries from multiple development teams.
Coordinated migration to Continuus/CM without delaying aggressive development schedule.

Other Experience

Web Design Group, www.HTMLHelp.com Member
Content development, server configuration, and forum moderation for a web site that promotes creative, informative, browser-independent, and resolution-independent web sites that are accessible to all users worldwide.

Web Design Group, www.HTMLHelp.com
Member

Content development, server configuration, and forum moderation for a web site that promotes creative, informative, browser-independent, and resolution-independent web sites that are accessible to all users worldwide.

The King's Academy, Sunnyvale, CA Secondary School Teacher
Taught pre-algebra classes. Assisted drama director with acting classes and extra-curricular musical.

The King's Academy, Sunnyvale, CA
Secondary School Teacher

Taught pre-algebra classes. Assisted drama director with acting classes and extra-curricular musical.

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering—Computers, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Darin McGrewSoftware Release Engineer

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Darin McGrew
Software Release Engineer