Jason Tucker Application 2006

My name is Jason Tucker, and I'm applying for JSF membership.

About Me
I am an engineer for Comcast National Engineering & Technical Operations in New Jersey, USA. I began working for Comcast in April 2005, and since then I have been involved with their Video Communications project, primarily focusing on the XMPP infrastructure. I have a background in unix system administration, dating back to my time working for Adelphia Communications (1997 - 2000). I'm 31, married, and live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Testing / Troubleshooting
Since joining Comcast, I have been involved in testing our XMPP server platform (Antepo OPN), mainly focusing on capacity testing. I have worked closely with Antepo staff, and also with Sun to test on different types of servers. A good amount of OS, and especially JVM tuning was done (in conjunction with Antepo's application tuning), and we have seen dramatic increases in server performance over the past several months. I also work with our Q/A department on diagnosing bugs in our home-grown client appliation, specifically in regards to client-server behavior.

Code Contribution
In August 2005, I began looking at IDX-Tsunami (now known as Tsung)as a tool to help us with our capacity testing. Since then, I have been using it extensively, and have contributed a number of patches to the project, ranging from Solaris-compatibility fixes to jabber functionality enhancements and fixes. Tsung is a great tool... and it keeps getting better!

Why I'm Interested in JSF Membership?
Comcast is the largest cable television provider in the USA, with a rapidly growing data, voice and video network. I feel that this is an interesting opportunity for both Comcast, and jabber as a protocol. There will be a growing focus on "presence-enabling" applications on our network. I'm hoping to stay in touch with what the JSF is doing, and act as a jabber evangelist here at Comcast, lobbying for such things as say, federation with other open networks, and protocol-compliance for our applications.