Frank Laub

https://github.com/flaub

Skills

C, C++, LLVM/MLIR, Python, Rust, OpenCL, OpenGL, Javascript, HTML/CSS, x86 Assembly, Reverse Engineering, Machine Learning

Experience

Deep Learning Software Engineer2018 - current
Intel Corporation - Movidius - Seattle, WA Tensor Compilation

Primary contributor of PlaidML and helped lead the transition of the technology of the compiler to MLIR. Primary lead of the eDSL, allowing developers to write entire networks including custom operations that can be efficiently lowered to a variety of HW architectures.

Sr. Software Engineer2017 - 2018
Vertex AI - Seattle, WA Machine Learning

Design and implementation of:

• Optimizations of low-level ML kernels targetting embedded GPUs.
• OpenGL and virtual compiler backends for PlaidML.
• Runtime execution environment written in Rust.
• git-big: a command line extension to Git for managing Write Once Read Many (WORM) files.
• Continuous Integration system based on Jenkins.

Sr. Software Engineer2014 - 2017
Peach Fuzzer, LLC - Seattle, WA Computer & Network Security

Designed and implemented Peach API Security, an automated security testing tool for scanning and fuzzing web-based APIs.

Sr. Software Engineer2013 - 2014
Spiral Genetics - Seattle, WA Computational Genetics

Maintained a map/reduce framework written in C++. Design and implementation of:

• Algorithms to perform various computations on very large genetic sequences.
• A robust upload system for very large data files.
• A deployment system based on docker containers which integrated with many cloud-based AWS services.

Sr. Software Engineer2010 - 2013
CoCo Communications Corp. - Seattle, WA Computer Networking

Implemented protocols and drivers targeting the OpenWRT platform. Implemented the following RFCs from scratch in C:

• RFC 3376: Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 3.
• RFC 3973: Protocol Independent Multicast - Dense Mode (PIM-DM).
• RFC 5740: NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Transport Protocol.

Software Consultant2008 - 2010
Various Clients - Los Angeles, CA

Implemented a variety of ASP.NET applications for large and small clients.

Sr. Software Engineer2003 - 2007
CoCo Communications Corp. - Seattle, WA Computer Networking

Design and implementation of:

• A stack of ad-hoc wireless mesh networking protocols.
• Networking drivers for WinNT, WinCE, and Linux.
• An accurate network simulator for research, functional testing, and demos.

Software Engineer2002 - 2003
Cenzic, Inc. - Seattle, WA Computer & Network Security

Implemented substantial components of Hailstorm Web, a product that aims to discover vulnerabilities in online applications using fault injection. Implemented low-level COM-based hooks to intercept network communications within Internet Explorer.

Software Engineer2001 - 2002
Virtuoso - Seattle, WA Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Implemented an ASP.NET framework for a web application used by luxury travel agents, vendors, and consumers.

Software Architect1999 - 2000
World2One.com - Atlanta, GA Internet DotCom

First employee tasked with designing and implementing highly scalable web services for an early eCommerce site.

Software Engineer1998
RTS Software - Jerusalem, Israel Computer Software

Optimized a Java-based client application for a large call management system. Implemented backend interfaces for EDI, FTP, MSMQ, IVR, and a wide variety of other transport mediums.

Software Consultant1997 - 1999
Data General - Atlanta, GA Information Technology and Services

Implemented in-house enterprise tools and applications for a global customer support center.

Certificates

Machine Learning May 3, 2017
Stanford University on CourseraOnline

Open-Source Contributions

PlaidML
https://github.com/plaidml/plaidml

PlaidML is a framework for making deep learning work everywhere.

LLVM/MLIR
https://mlir.llvm.org

The MLIR project is a novel approach to building reusable and extensible compiler infrastructure.

DotWeb
https://github.com/flaub/DotWeb

An implementation of a javascript transpiler based on a decompiler that can translate .NET CIL bytecode into javascript.

OpenSSL .NET
https://github.com/openssl-net/openssl-net

C# wrapper for the popular OpenSSL libraries.

Patents

Protocol circuit layerFeb 1, 2006
U.S. Patent 8,208,466

Protocol link layerFeb 1, 2006
U.S. Patent 9,641,492
U.S. Patent 8,861,393

Network clusteringDec 29, 2004
U.S. Patent 8,948,178
U.S. Patent 8,233,480

Education

Computer Software Engineering Technology1995 - 1999
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, OR