Eric Hawkes

Software I've Written

Back when I was in college, I wrote a Java version of a game called "SnakeByte," which people of a certain age will remember having played on the old Apple II+. Click here to load the applet and play. You may need to enable Java in your web browser.

I worked on ten (or so) releases of Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK), now called the Java2 Software Development Kit (J2SDK) or the Java Standard Edition Software Development Kit (Java SE SDK), or something like that. I really wish they would stop changing the name. You can download recent versions at the Sun Developer Network.

I worked on the last five or so versions of SonicWALL Email Security, which, unlike most software I've written, is not free.

Random Stuff

• My buddy, Brian Wilson , founded a company called Backblaze. Their software allows Windows users to automatically back up their files to Backblaze's data center over a secure internet connection. They provide unlimited storage - music, photos, email, anything you want - for $5 a month. They offer a free trial, and backups happen automatically, so why not try it? How are you doing your backups now? ;-)
• The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail have spent the past several years on the restoration and preservation of the creek, and in planning and developing a multi-use trail along the creek corridor. There is a road race every year to benefit this project.

Resume

In html and postscript. Probably out of date.

Employment History

• Software Engineer, MailFrontier, recently acquired by SonicWALL, 2004 - present
• Software Engineer, Javasoft (a division of Sun Microsystems), 1997 - 2004
• Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1991 - 1997

Education

• M.S., Computer Science, Stanford University, 2000
• M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Michigan, 1990
• B.S., Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University, 1989
• B.A., Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University, 1989