E.MEL C. CELI                                     

 

E. CELI

EAST HOLLYWOOD AREA by Paramount Studios

Los Angeles, CA. 90038

(213)-359-7681

 

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OBJECTIVE:

 

            Seeking opportunity in research and development of networks and systems engineering.

 

           

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 

·         CONSULTANT, Networks and Systems   AMPTP and Inde. in Hollywood

·         Date: 7/01-Present  see blog regarding Producers Representation at  http://NewPROfilmsECHO.fortunecity.com

While a current Graduate Student attending Workshops, Seminars and School in Hollywood: Communicator, Entrepreneur, Part Time Consulting Services for company to Plan/Seek funding for a 21st Century Computer System for Theatrical audiences in the IPTV Carrier Class Video Head End for Carrier Class Networks and RBOCS.  Patents,  Copyrights, and other Intellectual Property Administration, Licensing, and Legal Negotiatons per parties involved under a None-Disclosure Agreemen (NDA).  Provide service  as a telecom/computer scientist consultant.  Linux and Open Source Software.  Write proposals, software concepts, content ideas and pitch to Primetime Broadcast and Cable Networks. Member of Screen Actors Guild Union http://www.SAG.org while also a member of  the http://www.IEEE.org High Technology Society.  Current Client is a TV prototype show Signatory to AFTRA/SAG.   Research Thesis on Technologies in Protecting Content Providers by using Technology to help local Hollywood Talent from piracy and unauthorized usage of their image and faces in the Internet and Digital Era of entertainment.  As an IEEE member  and SAG member, we are authoring Whitepapers for IETF, SMPTE, VQEG, ISO, ANSI, and other standards to influence PrimeTime Networks, Broadcast&Cable Networks, Manufactures of Last Mile Consumer Electonics or Theatrical Equipment Manufacters related to the Human to Human Entertainment Industry.

·         Sr. Lab-Manager /Programs Engineer                ADTECH Honolulu, HI             

·         Date: 11/00 – 7/01

Evaluate new Routing Protocols and Develop Test Plans. Generated  Engineering Requirements Document (ERD) for the EMULATION function of the ADTECH-ASX4000 Test Equipment.  BGP4, OSPF, ISIS, MPLS, etc… Each ERD defined a routing protocol Test Plan of the implemented EMULATON Software Application for the ASX-4000 Test Equipment.  Proposed a Carrier Class Network Simulation Lab but was created by one of the Directors without my input.  Three Directors(Derek Terawaki, Dana Matsunaga, and John Smith) confused my job duties and  the Network Simulation Lab became a Data Center Style non Telco standard test lab.  Due to the Merger of ADTECH, SMARTBITS, and SPIRENT, new employees were let go due to Downsizing.  The Network Simulation Lab was moved to Calabasas, CA.  Post 9-11-01 I Moved to Hollywood, CA to focus on the Content Provider side in the interest of Research Thesis on Last Mile Human to Human Protocols versus Machine to Machine Prototocols.

·         Sr. Applied R&D Engineer                 SPRINT LABS Burlingame, CA

·         Date:10/95 to 1/01

IETF, IEEE, ATM-F, ITU-T, ANSI T1, VQEG, Standards meetings.  Author Tech Report Summary(TRS), Tech Advisory (TA), Tech Recommendation(TR). Provide Systems and Carrier Class Network Test Plans, Feasibility Study, Scalability, Maintainability, Manageability. Research and Develop Applications and Test Methodology and provide an Executive Summary report per multi-vendor of Core Switches, Edge Switches, Carrier Class Network Element evaluation prior to multimillion dollar purchases based on comparative product assessment. Core and Edge Routers in the IP Internet Networks.  Evaluate new Routing Protocols and Develop Test Plans  After 5years of Full Time Employment with SPRINT LABS. SPRINT LABS (JIR) Job Internal Transfer to Hawaii was not available at that time.  Accepted any job from companies that were based in Hawaii.

 

SPRINT, Burlingame CA.

Systems Engineer-Consultant

Date:06/93 to 10/95

Provide Consulting Services to the Advance Technology Lab.  International Network and  Domestic Network research and development.  Aim at future technology for SPRINT.  Speech Compression, DCME/PCME, SDH, ATM, Automation and etc...  Systems evaluation and testing of various technology and vendors.  International or domestic standards.   ITU-T, ANSI T1 Standards meetings.  Utilize variety of test equipment for  both narrow band and broad band test. Interface with vendors and Sprint staff to  determine the best solutions pertaining to the technology.  WAN, LAN, E1, T1, and etc...               Many applications are simulated,  demonstrated, and investigated.  Lab integration for inteoperatability is essential as well as general maintenance of systems under test.

 

AACI, San Jose CA.

Counselor

Date:02/93 to 06/93

Provide Counseling and Consulting Services to the community.

           

GO Corporation/ XXCAL Agency, Foster City

CONSULTANT

Date:11/92 to 02/93

Mobile Technology.  Penpoint OS version 1.0 Go FAX and Go Mail projects.

PenPoint Notebook OS software configuration management.  Utilizing

build and makefile technology.  Support software application project

for pen based computers (TABLETS).  Using DOS and PC platforms. 

 

Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.

CONSULTANT

Date:04/92 to 07/92

Provide technical assistance to both R&D or Customer sites.

This involves systems design and test support.  Services

provide for final test for system (bullet proofing) simulation

and automation.  Perform QA on real time operating systems.

Fiber Optic technology.  System administration on various

computer platform.  RBOC, BELLCORE, and other Standards.

 

Raynet Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.

Date:01/91 to 08/30/91

Software Application Engineer, (FITL), Fiber in the LOOP.  SLC96

and Local Exchange systems.  RIDES, TL1 support.  Provide technical

support to field service engineers and customers.  Interface with R&D with

system bugs during integration.  Utilized new laboratory equipment's

from PCs to Pyramid Technology systems.  Responsible with the X.25

links between routers and hosts.  Unix system administration with

a Pyramid Technology system.  Covered both WAN and LAN applications.

 

Raynet Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.

Date:04/90 - on call basis

Contract : Raynet Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.

Duties: Consult for software projects and systems support.

 

MICC, Santa Clara, CA.(start up company)

Date:04/90 TO 11/90

Systems Engineer, Consult in systems software/hardware development

on a T1/PCM equipment.  Test and verify systems design.  Procurement

of parts and vendor interface.

 

Raynet Corporation, Menlo Park, CA.

Date:08/88 to 03/90

Systems Test Engineer, Software development on automated test

stations for a FITL SLC96 telephony system.  Borland's

turbo PASCAL was the programming language used to control a PC

plug-in card for IEEE-488 standard bus telephony equipment.

Develop a PC user interface using DOS platform in both Pascal

and 'C'.  Utilized an 8051 assembler, 'C' compiler and an

emulator.  Hands on with UNIX with the SUN 386I workstation.

Wrote UNIX utilities for systems test. LOC-1 system  integration.

 

DSC Communications, Santa Clara, CA

Date:02/87 to 08/88

Staff Engineer,  System development under UNIX and DOS environments. 

Embedded design using 'C',65C02 and 68000 programming. Used

the HP9000 'UNIX' and HP64000 emulator workstations.   Other

activities include telephony network simulations with DACS, channel

banks, modems, channel access test sets, signal analyzers and

other test equipment.  Product evaluations on various competitor

products and new models.  PCM, telephony, Long Distance and Echo.

 

Granger Associates, Santa Clara, CA (merge with DSC)

Date:08/83 to 02/87

Associate Engineer, Interfaced with customer installation of products.

Troubleshoot digital circuits.  Major emphasis on firmware development

with the 65C02 processor. Implemented automated test stations

controlled by a PC via IEEE-488 standard bus.  PASCAL and 'C'

Programming were utilized in R&D.  PCM, telephony, Long Distance.

 

Fairchild Semiconductor Linear Division, Mountain View, CA

Date:02/80 to 08/83

Electronic and Mechanical technician, Maintained pneumatic (robotics)

equipment.  Program microcomputer controlled wire bonders

and pick/place equipment.  Worked with product engineers in

verifying final packaging process for military standards.

 

 

EDUCATION:

          

            National University, San Diego, CA: extension Los Angeles, CA

Lifetime Alumni Status pursuing a Masters to PHD on a monthly   Nightschool working adult program adusting to employment workhours. 

Year:PRESENT

 

            SAGindie.org

            Budgeting Contracts for SAG Signatory projects

            Film and TVpilot Budgeting Projects

            Year: 2003- Entrepreneurial Present.

            http://www.SAGindie.org

 

            SAG Conservatory at American Film Institute (AFI)

            Contract Review of Talent Agency, General Services Agreements

            Student Film Participation at AFI projects.

            Year:2003-Present

            http://www.SAG.org

 

            Screen Actors Guild Foundation

            Workshops, Conversations with Legends in the Industry.

            Year: 2003-Present

            http://www.SAGfoundation.org

 

            Time Warner(formerly COMCAST) Cable Original Public Access

            TVpilot Pubic Access Channel Show format

            Computer Non-Linear Editing of TV show

            Apple G5-Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iLIFE

            Adobe Premiere, AVID, etc…

            Year: 2005 – 2008

 

            Various Hollywood Conservatory for Human Communicators

            Van-Mar, Gloria Gifford, etc…

            Method Acting - Human Communications Theories

            Auditioning Techniques, Cold Readings, etc…

            Year:2002

 

            Human to Human Communications

            Internet Radio Host in Hollywood

            Poetry Noise Radio Show alias MEL BRANDO

            Produce a Program for RADIO.

            Purpose is to Signatory for AFTRA

            Year:2002

            http://www.KCLAFM.com

 

            Human To Human Recording Industry

            Member of http://www.BMI.com

            Singer/Songwriter Product R&D

            Workshops, Seminars. 

            Editing a Music Video with ADOBE PREMIERE

            Year: 2001 and since 1992-Present

            http://www.CDBABY.com/CD/emel

            http://www.CDBABY.com/CD/emel2

          

            Internet Protocol (IP)

            Global Knowledge Educational Seminars

             Provisioining Layer 1,2,3, Routers and Switches

             BGP4, OSPF, and Network Configuration Design Lab

             Cisco Routers and other Manufacturers of IP based technologies.

            Year:1999

            http://am.globalknowledge.com

 

            Asynchronoous Transfer Mode SEMINAR

            ATM training on NEC(5 days),Burlingame CA-on site.

            Year:1993

            NEC America, Inc.

            1525 W. Walnut Hill Lane

            Irving, TX 75038

           

            ATM SEMINAR(1 day), Burlingame CA-Hyatt.

            Year:1993

            Telecommunications Research Associates

            P.O. Box A

            St. Marys, KS 66536

            1-800-872-4736

 

            National University, San Diego, CA: extension San Jose, CA

            BSCS, Diploma recieved. Core classes are Data Structures, Compilers

Relational dBase,'C', "C++", and UNIX, Operating Systems, ADA, and Algorithms.   Utilized an AT&T UNIX based mainframe for class projects. GUI project utilizing MSDOS.

Year:1992

 

            Pyramid Technology Corporation Educational Services

            Year:1991

            Attended OSx Systems Administration(5 days) CT-4000.

            Attended X.25 Systems Installation and Maintenance(5 days) CT.

 

            ATE Instrumentation Conference, Anaheim, CA

            Year:1989

            Attended seminars on product manufacturability and testability.

 

            Hewlett Packard, Santa Clara, CA

            Year:1987

Attended hands on training on the HP64000 and HP9000 UNIX software development workstations.

 

            DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA

            Mission College, Santa Clara, CA

            Years:1983 to 1987

            General Education for a BSEE or BSCS transfer.

 

            Heald Institute of Technology, San Jose, CA

            Years:1981 to 1983

            ASEE, Hardware electronics analog and digital design implementation.

            Final Project was a 6809 microprocessor based controller.

            IBM programming in both Assembly and Basic.

 

            Mt. View High School, Mountain View, CA. USA

            Year: 1979-1980  Junior and Senior

 

            AWALT High School, Mountain View, CA. USA

            Year: 1977-1978  Freshman and Sophomore

 

            Graham Jr. High School, Mountain View, CA. USA

             Year: 1975-1976  grades 7th and 8th

 

            Benjamin Bubb Elementary School, Mountain View, CA. USA

             Year: Class of 1974

         

 

References Available Upon Request

 

TOM OSHIDARI, works for http://www.Ditechcom.com Engineer Manager

 

MIKE LARA, works for HP, friend since Benjamin Bubb Elementary, CA. USA.

Email address: [email protected]

 

JENNIFER BONAR, works for TEKLICON, INC..,

friend since Benjamin Bubb Elementary, CA. USA

Email address: [email protected]