Case Studies

• Following the Documentation in an Unfamiliar System

  An early-career interview scenario where multicast troubleshooting succeeded by applying fundamentals and vendor documentation, then validating assumptions carefully.

• Live Failover at Cowboys Stadium

  A high-stakes storage failover demo assembled under tight time constraints, including a venue power failure that became a real-world resilience test.

• Satellite WAN Throughput Tuning Under Hourly Transponder Testing

  Early 2000s satellite WAN validation with limited Telstar test windows: throughput shortfall traced to TCP window sizing across high latency, plus a deployment checklist lesson from a powered-off switch.

• SCSI SMART at 30 Minutes: Performance Cliff and Mode Page Fix

  A repeatable 30-minute error pattern under load traced to delayed S.M.A.R.T. activity on specific SCSI drives and resolved by disabling the triggering behavior via mode page settings.

• Unassisted Homebirth During Crunch Time

  A personal composure case study: an unassisted water birth in Houston during a high-pressure work period, handled calmly and methodically without disrupting commitments.