Edgar Chisholm

HBO · Time Warner — Manager, Linux and UNIX Engineering

1996 – 2017 · 21 years

Led the engineering function responsible for UNIX and Linux infrastructure supporting HBO's production and broadcast operations. Responsible for team leadership, platform architecture, and the operational reliability of systems underpinning prestige programming delivery.

• Led a team of about 35
• Roughly 2,300 servers across cross-corporate Time Warner and HBO responsibilities
• 99.9% uptime

Moody's Investors Service — Senior UNIX Systems Administrator

1992 – 1996 · 4 years

Senior administration of UNIX systems in a regulated financial-services environment, where uptime and change control carry audit consequences.

AT&T Bell Laboratories — Technical Staff

c. 1982 – 1989 · ~7 years · Murray Hill

Worked during the formative period of UNIX on error-handling and support code across UNIX System III through System V.

• Contributed to UNIX System V Release 3
• Worked directly with Dennis Ritchie, carrying out the detailed implementation he specified — including STREAMS and core commands such as ls and cp.
• Modular and recursive systems design — the technical foundation later carried into the Fractl Theatre dramaturgical method

Bulletproof Productions — Founder & Director

Theatre and film production company. Full operational responsibility: budgeting, vendor management, scheduling, and delivery.