OBJECTIVE
A position in software engineering or a related field in which I can combine my end-user knowledge with my experience in application development to create powerful cutting-edge software.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant
The University of Georgia June 2001 - May 2002
o Collaborated on the design and implementation of an ASIC chip as part of a professor's research on hardware acceleration for physical modeling of deformable objects.
o Built transistor-level logic for an ASIC design using Magic, the VLSI CAD tool, for layout and Spice for simulation.
o Wrote VHDL for floating point divider using the Alliance design tool. The collaborative design was sent to MOSIS for fabrication.

Software Engineer Intern
XLR8, Inc., Duluth, Georgia
May 2000 - August 2000
o Technical support to user base via Internet-based and phone-based communication on all of XLR8's products. This included all of the company's upgrade cards as well as software, including MACh Speed Control, Interview, and software for the Point&Scroll mouse.
o Maintained and developed internal software to provide greater flexibility. This software was used to generate serial numbers used for XLR8 products.
o Localized the Point&Scroll software to two additional languages. Point&Scroll software is now available in English, German and French.
o Researched and developed Mac OS X functionality for the current version of the MACh Speed Control application.

Program Director
Atlanta Mac Users Group (AMUG)
December 1996 - December 1997
o Organized monthly general meetings for a base membership of 800.
o Publicized and attracted members and non-members to monthly meetings.
o Served as a voice on the AMUG Board of Directors. Helped give direction to the User Group and provided tangible offerings to the Macintosh community.

Service Technician
CompUSA, Duluth, GA.
February 1996 - June 1999
o Provided CompUSA customers with technical support for a wide range of products.
o Diagnosed and repaired customer computer equipment in a timely manner. This included all operating systems, peripheral devices and system platforms.
o Worked as a team player to achieve individual and team completion goals. This was achieved by completing work efficiently without incurring customer returns.

Computer Sales
CompUSA, Duluth, GA.
August 1995 - February 1996
o Helped CompUSA customers find and purchase computer systems to fit their needs.
o Achieved individual and team sales goals.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE
o Engineered a compiler for a given subset of C called micro-C to specifications.
o Created software in C to solve NP-complete problems using evolutionary computation methods. The software solved such problems as the N-Queens problem and the subset sum problem.
o Designed a large scale dynamic web application using Java servlets and a database in a team environment. The team completed the software engineering process from start to finish though the use of UML in Rational Rose.
oProgrammed and tested PLCs and a microcontroller as part of embedded systems curriculum.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming Languages And Frameworks
    ASP, C, C++, Cocoa, Java, Javascript, MIPS Assembly,
    Objective-C, Pascal, Perl, PHP4, PPC Assembly
Operating Systems
    Mac OS/Mac OS X, UNIX, DOS, Windows 3.11/95/98/2000/XP

EDUCATION
The University of Georgia
    Degree: B.S. in Computer Science with Minor in Music

CERTIFICATIONS
    Yamacraw Certificate in Software Engineering, VLSI Systems Design, and Embedded Systems.

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
o Play the Saxophone in Classical and Jazz styles
o Backpacking and Hiking