Guy D. Albertelli II

Employment

• Production Architect
  Jan. 2010 - Current
  Release Engineer
  Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2010
  Kosmix
  Responsible for making daily releases a for all test, stage and production environments for all external apps at kosmix.com/righthealth.com/meehive.com while ensuring a 99% uptime (and striving for 99.9%)
  • Achieved over 250 days of 100% operational uptime and over 99.9% of functional uptime while simultaneously pushing hundreds of releases out.
  • Implemented daily automated product releases.
  • Implemented daily performance and stability tests.
  • Daily process maintained as number of app components grew from 3 to over 20.
  • Daily process maintained as 3 complete overhauls of entire site infrastructure.
  • Implemented munin monitors for site performance, stability and correctness.
  • Implemented log watcher scripts to alert devs to production errors.
  • Acted as first responder to all site outage issues. Responsible for debugging what component was failing.
  • Measured and recommended application deployment arrangements and design ideas, optimizing for speed, safety or cost savings.
  • Automated a daily system for harvesting, versioning, and pushing around dozens of internal data sets, measuring in the 200 gig range.
  • Diagnosed and corrected issues in caching infrastructure as it grew from a 1 gig data set to a 100 gig data set.
  • Designed and participated in implementing a solution to grow caching infrastructure to multiple terabytes sharded across a handful of nodes.
  • Designed and implemented a crawler for gathering data from thousands of semi-structured data sources.
• Member-Manager
  2005 - Current
  EduCog LLC
  Responsibilities include system administration of the LON-CAPA servers. Development of internal applications for handling customers, and record keeping. Managing accounting information and filing taxes.
  Linux (Fedora), LON-CAPA, Perl
• Specialist in Educational Technology
  1998 - Nov. 2007
  Michigan State University
  Design, implementation and support of LON-CAPA, an open source distributed content management system and online course management system, with a heavy emphasis on sharing sophisticated randomized online and offline assessments. In use at over 100 institutions worldwide and supporting over 17,000 students at some institutions. Handling millions of student homework problems a term. http://www.lon-capa.org/
  • Technical Director
    2002 - Nov. 2007
    Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Michigan State University
    Continuing development of LON-CAPA. Direct programming team of 4-8 developers, some remote. Gather requirements from users, hold twice a year development planning and priority meetings, give presentations at conferences. Coordinate releases (total of 12 major releases). Involved in all major technical decisions. Involved in interviewing programmers. Continued maintenance and enhancement of the Linux based cluster serving the MSU users and the separate development servers.
    Co-director: Gerd Kortemeyer
  • Software Developer
    2000 - 2002
    Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Michigan State University
    Initial development of LON-CAPA. Along with writing software gathered design requirements from users and specified initial design. Lead workshops on LON-CAPA for users and software developers. Implemented source control system and bug reporting system. Built Linux based cluster for running the system, including backups, and a developement cluster.
    Supervisor: Gerd Kortemeyer
  • Software Developer
    1998 - 2001
    Physics Department, Michigan State University
    Researching, defining, and implementation of all features and changes to the CAPA project, an online randomized homework engine for college level assessments. Handled 3 major releases. Setup and maintenance of CAPA server for MSU.
    Supervisor: Edwin Kashy
  Perl, C, C++, Javascript, HTML, XML, CSS, Java, Linux, LaTeX, CGI, Apache, TCP/IP, MySQL
• Contract Programmer
  2005
  Connected Mathematics Project
  Developed Java applets teaching basic math concepts (targetting 5th through 7th grade) for the Connected Mathematics Project
  Supervisor: Sabrina Keller
  Java
• Software Developer
  1994 - 1998
  Physics Department, Michigan State University
  Wrote software to control a Scantron(tm) bubble sheet scanner connected to a NeXT running CAPA, a randomized numerical and conceptual homework assessment engine. Converted existing CAPA tools from NeXT for front end, to Tcl/Tk. Extended functionality of CAPA, and fixed bugs.
  Supervisor: Edwin Kashy
  Tcl/TK, C, HTML, CGI, Digital Unix, Linux, NeXT
• Research Assistant
  1997
  Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University
  Research Assistant, advisor Roger Crawfis
• Teaching Assistant
  1996 - 1997
  Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University
  Teaching Assistant for computer service courses at Ohio State University (1 semester teaching basic computer skills, 2 semesters teaching C++ to non-computer science students)
• Contract Programmer
  1996
  Physics Department, Michigan State University
  Implemented a simulation of x-ray diffraction of a specific compound to discover the possible underlying structure.
  Supervisor: Jerry Cowen
  C++ on Linux
• Teaching Assistant
  1995 - 1996
  Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University
  Teaching assistant for computer science service course, teaching Basic to non-programmers.

Education

• 1996-1997
  Master of Science, Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Adviser: Roger Crawfis
• 1992-1996
  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Graduated with Honors.

Grants

• Senior Personnel
  2000-2006
  NSF ITR: Investigation of a Model for Online Resource Creation and Sharing in Educational Settings (Award Number: 0085921)

Publications

• Mark Urban-Lurain, Guy Albertelli, and Gerd Kortemeyer, Using Information Technology to Author, Administer, and Evaluate Performance-Based Assessments, Frontiers in Education, 2005.
• Gerd Kortemeyer, Matthew Hall, Joyce Parker, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Guy Albertelli II, Wolfgang Bauer, and Edwin Kashy, Effective Feedback to the Instructor from Online Homework, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2005
• M. Hall, J. Parker, B. Minaei-Bidgoli, G. Albertelli, G. Kortemeyer, and E. Kashy, Gathering and Timely Use of Feedback from Individualized On-Line Work, Frontiers in Education 2004.
• Guy Albertelli, Gerd Kortemeyer, Alexander Sakharuk, and Edwin Kashy, Personalized Examinations in Large On-Campus Classes, Frontiers in Education 2003.
• Kashy, D.A., Albertelli, G., Bauer, W., Kashy, E., Thoennessen, T., Influence Of Non-Moderated And Moderated Discussion Sites On Student Success, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Vol.7, No. 1 (2003)
• Kortemeyer, G., Albertelli, G., Bauer, W., Berryman, F., Bowers, J., Hall, M., Kashy, E., Kashy, D., Keefe, H., Minaei-Bidgoli, B., Punch, W., Sakharuk, A., and Speier, C., The LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach, Computer Based Learning in Science Conference, Cyprus, 2003.
• G. Albertelli, B. Minaei-Bidgoli, W.F. Punch, G. Kortemeyer, and E. Kashy, Concept Feedback in Computer-Graded assignments, Frontiers in Education 2002
• D.A. Kashy, G. Albertelli, E. Kashy, and M. Thoennessen, Network Technology as a Complementary Tool in Higher Education: An Examination of Educational and Cost Effectiveness, Chapter in “Monograph on the Mellon CEUTT Program”, edited by Saul Fisher, Mellon Foundation (2002)
• D. Kashy, G. Albertelli, G. Ashkenazi, E. Kashy, H.-K. Ng, and M. Thoennessen, Individualized Interactive Exercises: A Promising Role for Network Technology, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, ISBN: 0-7803-6669-7, vol. 31, p. 1073 (2001)
• D. A. Kashy, G. Albertelli, E. Kashy and M. Thoennessen, Teaching with ALN Technology: Benefits and Costs, Journal of Engineering Education, 89, 499 (2001)
• E. Kashy, G. Albertelli, M. Thoennessen, Y. Tsai, and D. A. Kashy, ALN Technology on Campus: Successes and Problems, Proceedings of the 2000 Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Catalog Number: 00CH37135, ISBN: 0-7803-6424-4, Session S1D, p. 1, (2000)
• E. Kashy, M. Thoennessen, G. Albertelli and Y. Tsai, Implementing a Large On-Campus ALN: Faculty Perspective, On-Line Education: Learning Effectiveness and Faculty Satisfaction, Proceedings of the 1999 Sloan Summer Workshop on Asynchronous Learning Networks, edited by John Bourne, The Sloan Consortium, ALN Center, p.225 (2000)
• E. Kashy, M. Thoennessen Y. Tsai, N. E. Davis, and G. Albertelli II, Melding Network Technology with Traditional Teaching: Enhanced Achievement in a 500-Student Course, Chapter in "Interactive Learning: Vignettes from America's Most Wired Campuses", edited by David G. Brown, p. 51, ISBN 1-882982-29-0, Anker Publishing Company, Boston (2000).
• Kashy, M. Thoennessen, G. Albertelli and Y. Tsai, Implementing a Large On-Campus ALN: Faculty Perspective, Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 4, Issue 3, ISSN 1092-8235 (2000)
• M. Thoennessen, E. Kashy, G. Albertelli II, and Y. Tsai, Response to Student Attacks on On-Campus ALNs, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks 1999.
• E. Kashy, M. Thoennessen, Y. Tsai, N. E. Davis, and G. Albertelli, Evidence of Enhanced Productivity in a 500-Student Lecture Course, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks 1998
• G. Albertelli, R. Crawfis; Consistent Tetrahedralization of Finite Element Meshes; Proccedings of IEEE Visualization '97
• Guy D. Albertelli II, J. A. Cowen, C. N. Hoff, T. A. Kaplan, S. D. Mahanti, J. H. Liao, and M. G. Kanatzidis; Magnetic behavior and Coulomb-lattice-gas ordering of Mn²⁺ Sn⁴⁺ ions in K₂ MnSnS₄; Phys. Rev. B55, 11056 (1997)

Awards

• 2004 - Sloan-C Award for Most Outstanding Effective Practice, for LON-CAPA
• 2003 - Winner, ComputerWorld Honors 21st Century Achievement Award, for LON-CAPA
• 2000 - Frontiers in Education Conference Best Paper Award, D. A. Kashy, G. Albertelli, E. Kashy and M. Thoennessen, Teaching with ALN Technology: Benefits and Costs, Journal of Engineering Education, 89, 499 (2001)

Skills

• Computer Languages: Perl, Python, C, C++, Tcl/Tk, Ruby, Javascript, Java, SQL, PHP
• Web Technologies: mod_perl, HTML, CSS, XML, DOM, RSS, CGI, Apache
• Operating Systems: Unix (Linux, Digital Unix, IRIX, Solaris, HP-UX), Mac OS X, Windows
• System administration: Digital Unix, Debian, Redhat (Fedora and Enterprise), SuSE (openSuSE, and Enterprise) running high availability web services