B Michel
Senior Project Leader at USN
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorB Michel is a Senior Project Leader based in Manhattan Beach with over 25 years in software development and 17 years of applied systems engineering experience at The Aerospace Corporation. He has advanced from hands-on senior technical roles to directing system-of-systems engineering and leading project delivery across GPS, HPC, and computer systems research. A Reserve Commissioned Officer (CDR) in the USN, he brings disciplined program leadership and a culture-shaping mindset from both military and civilian organizations. He contributes to core open-source infrastructure—helping refactor libpcap for better CMake compatibility and improving Linux packet capture paths—demonstrating low-level systems and networking expertise. Known for bridging architecture and implementation, he turns complex, security-sensitive requirements into operational solutions for aerospace and defense customers. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic technical stewardship that balances legacy system constraints with modern engineering practices.
17 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
French
Github Skills (12)
cmake10
c-programming10
packet-capture10
libpcap10
network-programming9
linux-kernel9
system8
ip-filter8
architecture8
architectures8
c-language6
cprogramming-language6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
the-tcpdump-group/libpcap
Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
the LIBpcap interface to various kernel packet capture mechanism
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & System Architect
Back-end Developer & System ArchitectContributions:8 commits, 5 PRs, 27 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:B primarily contributed to refactoring and improving the `libpcap` library, setting CMAKE_C_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE for better CMake compatibility. Their commits include merging changes related to the library's core functionality, specifically addressing the activation of packet capture mechanisms on Linux, encompassing both raw and cooked sockets. Additional contributions included adjustments to `pcap-netfilter-linux.c`, `pcap-rdmasniff.c`, `pcap-usb-linux.c` and `gencode.c`, along with modifications to header files related to USB device descriptor probing.
bpfkernelmechanismbsd-packet-filternetwork-tools
bscottm/pthreads4w
Aug 2019 - Sep 2022
Builds Windows Native via CMake
Contributions:57 pushes, 2 branches, 2 tags in 3 years 1 month
cppcmakewindowsbuildswindows-native
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