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Wesley Irish President Coyote Hill Consulting LLC 1022 Wilmington Way Redwood City, CA 94062-4037 email: wirish@coyotehillconsulting.com |
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Hello, and welcome to my home page...
My mostly current history (aka: résumé, resume, curriculum vitae, CV, ...)
can be found here.
Present: Chairman of the Board of Directors, West Valley Flying Club (WVFC), is the largest non-profit flying club in the country. We have aircraft, facilities, and instructors at both the Palo Alto (PAO) and San Carlos (SQL) airports. From the new student pilot just learning how to fly, to the seasoned pilot looking for a new challenge or just a nice selection of rental aircraft, we have something for everyone.
Present: President, Coyote Hill Consulting LLC, which I founded in February 2002 after many years with Xerox PARC. At Coyote Hill I specialize in IT, systems, and technology consulting for a wide variety of clients of all sizes - including higher education, research, corporate, start-up, and public sectors. My availability can vary greatly depending on other commitments; please contact me if you would like to discuss your needs. (I am also the author of the NS-Lists mailing list system designed specifically for schools.)
2008 - 2010: Vice President Information Technology & Hosting Services, iControl Networks. At iControl I was responsible for server hosting and server infrastructure for the iControl service, infrastructure and support for the office / engineering / development / QA environment, phone and alarm systems, etc. During my tenure we implemented numerous technical and operational improvements across the IT and Hosting spectrum. Some examples include: Implemented a help desk ticketing system to better manage and track customer requests and internal tasks, new standards for desktops and laptops resulting in greatly improved reliability and supportability, comprehensive storage and backup plan to properly protect the company's work and intellectual property, improved building and network security while making authorized access easier, improved inventory and asset tracking, overhauled the system build and deployment process, designed and implemented High Availability network and systems for new production environments, overhauled monitoring systems and process, worked with customers to create and manage their own production environments for the iControl solution, created and managed a robust and accurate time infrastructure.
2006 - 2007: Vice President Operations, Topix, a Top 10 News site (comScore, April, 2008). While at Topix I was responsible for all aspects of IT infrastructure and support for the office and development environment as well as the public facing collocation facilities. During my tenure I rebuilt the Operations team and then led the redesign and rebirth of most of the infrastructure systems, including: the mail system, public web site reliability, performance, and serviceability, release management, system monitoring, remote access, and firewalls and systems security.
2004 - 2005: Director of Networking Systems, Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS), at Stanford University. During my time at Stanford I was instrumental in the development and promotion of significant initiatives for Electronic Security and Overhauling Stanford's Network to better meet security, performance, functionality, operational, and cost-effectiveness demands. I was responsible for Stanford's many Internet and Internet2 connections, backbone design and operation, operational network security including firewalls and intrusion detection, basic network services, as well as local network service for specific departments.
2002 - 2003: Interim Director Network Services, San José State University. I played a significant role in improving campus network security and improving the reliability and operational effectiveness of the University's Internet connection, the campus network, and the University Computing and Telecommunications (UCAT) Network Services group.
1984 - 2002: Xerox Corporation, primarily at Xerox PARC where I was a Senior Member of the Research staff, Senior Network Scientist, Chief Technologist of Technical Infrastructure and Systems Development (TISD), and Network Manager. As Senior Network Scientist I worked on many different aspects of Networks, Network Operations, Network Management, Network Monitoring, Communications, Distributed Systems, and Infrastructure. As Chief Technologist of TISD I was responsible for the technical oversight, direction, and planning for all of PARC's Networking, Computing, and Telecom infrastructure and systems. This included providing the technical leadership and direction for the TISD staff. As Network Manager I had direct operational responsibility for the Center's network and Network Support Staff. Related to these activities I was involved in numerous projects, including: protocols, interface design, network performance, routing & router design, high-speed networking technologies, firewalls & security, distributed services, interoperability, network management, etc. Details about my experience and background can be found in my history.
In addition to my regular job(s) at PARC I was also a member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and I was team leader for the Xerox Emergency Amateur Communications Team (XEACT). In the summer of 2001 I earned my EMT certification and was a key member of the ERT's medical team helping to teach CPR and AED.
Outside of work I am a Disaster Services Volunteer with The American Red Cross, a member of the ARES/RACES emergency communications services, and I am a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight. I also do volunteer work for some of our local public schools in the Redwood City School District and the Sequoia Union High School District. A few years ago I helped design and implement a campus network for Roy Cloud School and taught a 4th and 5th grade chess class at North Star Academy. I am currently an advisor to the joint Woodside / Carlmont High School Robotics Team, known as Team100, and sponsor and host their web site: www.team100.org. I sponsor and host www.troop991.org, the web site for Redwood City based BSA Troop 991, and I am a Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor. I am also an assistant coach for the Woodside High School Quiz Kids team - Quiz Kids is a Bay Area TV trivia show where high school kids compete for fame and fortune, and a chance to travel to Europe!
My hobbies and interests include: Flying (Private Pilot Airplane SEL, Instrument Rated, Advanced Ground Instructor, and I am working on my Commercial Airplane and Helicopter certificates), Amateur Radio (Extra Class), Emergency Preparedness (EMT, SCBA, Wilderness First Aid, ...), Woodworking, Hiking (including climbing Mt. Shasta), Bicycling (in 2006 I completed the Honolulu Century Ride with Team-in-Training), Running (I ran the Rock 'n Roll 1/2 Marathon in San Jose in 2006 and the Dipsea in 2008), Skiing, and taking family vacations, either by plane or in our motor home.
