User:ParallelWolverine

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I am a computer engineer who loves "close to the metal" work, which explains why I'm always found working with compilers, architecture and tools which show me exactly what the computer is really doing.

After a couple years at G.E. working on the CMU/DARPA Warp systolic array supercomputer project, I joined Intel Corporation in 1989 to work on iWarp. Projects I've been part of at Intel include the world's first TeraFLOP supercomputer (ASCI Red), compilers and architecture work for the iWarp, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Itanium, Pentium 4 processors and Intel Software Development Products.

I am currently the chief evangelist, spokesperson and director of business development and marketing for Intel Software Development Products. You can think of me as a customer oriented engineer who wanted to keep marketing in check - so I ended up in charge of it... after years of being a compiler engineer.

I have contributed to a book on iWarp, a book on programming for Itanium and a book on “Multi-Core Programming.” I am the author of Intel Press book titled “VTune Performance Analyzer Essentials.”

I recently finished a new book, an O'Reilly Nutshell book, Intel Threading Building Blocks: Outfitting C++ for Multi-core Processor Parallelism (Paperback). California: O'Reilly Media, ISBN 978-0-596-51480-8.

I am currently focused on software development for multi-core processors. I have the good fortune to get to work with many people, inside Intel and outside, who are helping invent the future of computing by creating tools to help make parallelism more accessible.

My focus is on what we can do with existing languages not new programming languages. So things like OpenMP, parallel libraries and Threading Building Blocks are of special interest to me.

I have been writing a monthly column since late 2006 on Go Parallel

When not playing with computers, I enjoy backpacking, coin collecting and woodworking. My son and I were part of Crew 708-I1 hiking at Philmont Scout Ranch in 2006, which I highly recommend. A highlight of my time with the Boy Scouts, during which I was an Assistant Scoutmaster for 7 years including 2 years as Scoutmaster.

I am an graduate of the University of Michigan Engineering College and a Wolverine football fan - my blood runs maize and blue.