- Education:
- Scholarship:
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- Computer Languages (more than 1000 lines written):
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HTML,
JavaScript,
Java,
ActionScript,
PHP,
SQL,
CSS,
Bash,
XML,
XSLT,
C,
Perl,
Python,
C++,
DCL,
VAX Assembly,
VB
- Computer Skills:
- Operating Systems: Linux, VMS, Windows
- Applications: Emacs, Subversion, Adobe Photoshop, The GIMP, Microsoft Office Suite, 3D Studio, Maple, PortSentry, TripWire, Nessus, CVS
- Server Administration: Samba, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Appletalk, X-Windows, WU-FTP, Sendmail, Bind, DHCP, IPTables
- Work Experience:
- Sun Microsystems • Summer Internship — 2008
- Vanderbilt Human-Machine Teaming Laboratory • Ph.D. Student — 2007 - Present
- Marijuana Policy Project • Web Administrator — 2006 - 2007
- Peace Corps • Information and Communications Technologies Volunteer — 2003 - 2005
- Assigned to Cisco Academy at University of Nouakchott teaching CCNA preparation courses in French, managing enrollment and scheduling classes
- Built new configuration for the Girls' Mentoring Centers and set up imaging system to deploy this around country (~50 systems in 12 cities)
- Helped with webdesign for local NGOs as well as a full redesign of ecodev.mr and cisco-academy.mr
- TTU Education Department • online portfolio system designer — 2001 - 2003
- Designed web based portfolio and student assessment system
- Configured Linux server to run supporting software along with backup systems
- Miltec Corporation • co-op — 2000 - 2001
- Maintained and reworked existing 3D flight visualization program
- Designed and implemented replacement simulation application in Java3D
- Created XML based documentation generation system
- Built and configured Linux system to run company intranet
- Received Department of Defense Secret Clearance
- Remax Real Estate • contractor — 1999
- Installed networking hardware and cabling connecting offices
- Configured Windows based NAT and DHCP server
- Wrote Perl program to generate HTML listings from existing database via ODBC
- TTU Education Department Computer Support • fileserver administrator and helpdesk — 1999 - 2001
- Answered support calls on PC/Macintosh systems running Windows and MacOS 8 - 9
- Installed and maintained Linux based fileserver supporting Windows and AppleTalk clients
- TTU Honors Program • server administrator — 1999 - 2004
- Built, configured and maintained OpenLDAP, Sendmail, Apache, and Bind on a Linux server running multiple virtual hosts
- Configured quotas and access methods along with user maintenance and system security
- Software Automation and Intelligence Laboratory • research assistant — 1998 - 2001
- Researched 3D modeling and simulations of robotic manufacturing systems
- Programmed simulations involving distributed intelligent agent interactions in Java
- TTU Helpdesk Expert (that really was the title) • helpdesk — 1997 - 2003
- Supported users working on Windows NT and VMS in a variety of applications
- Wrote utilities in C and DCL to track lab status and verify worker attendance
- Highest paid helpdesk worker at TTU, ever
- TTU System Operations • technician — 1998
- Installed network wiring and new systems in computer labs
- Welmont Health Systems • helpdesk — 1998
- Answered support calls for hardware and software issues on Windows
- Foreign Languages:
- Conversational proficiency in French (more advanced proficiency in technical language)
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