Message to Recruiters

Hello, technology headhunter! I am contacted by several recruiters a week, and sometimes multiple each day. To save us all some time, please read on...

I deliver world-class work, and require world-class compensation (my GitHub and Ohloh profiles speak for themselves). It's probably not worth contacting me regarding packages worth less than $200k per annum. Equity stakes without external valuations will be considered valueless. I am available for consulting on a per-project basis at negotiated fees, or a flat $2k per diem.

Résumé

• My résumé is available here.
  • This link is kept up to date. There is no need to contact me for a current résumé.
  • No, I do not have a "Microsoft Word" aka "doc" or "docx" version, nor do I have any way to create one.
• If I discover that you have altered my résumé, I will blacklist you.

Desired work

• Please note that I am an expert systems programmer focused on high-performance computing.
  • I am not interested in system administration, business logic, databases, mobile development, user interfaces, or web programming.
  • I am interested in major algorithmic challenges, demanding performance requirements, and exotic computer architectures.
• I am generally uninterested in (and poorly suited for) software development outside the UNIX environment.
• Open Source-friendly candidate employers, especially those with a track record of supporting Open Source projects, will be strongly preferred.

Contacting me

• I am always open to discussing new opportunities, and encourage you to contact me.
• I request that your initial contact come via email to nickblack@linux.com, or via LinkedIn.
  • Do not call me without my explicit permission. I will blacklist you.

Lead generation

• The majority of people I could comfortably recommend are already happily employed, because they're awesome.
  • I will happily pass along your job description and contact info, but will not pass info the other way. Sorry!