Objective

To obtain a career as a software engineer/programmer in the Alpharetta, GA, area, and to learn more about programming, debugging, and design.

Education

B.S. in Computer Science and Minor in Mathematics

Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA | May 2011

• Graduation date: May 7, 2011.
• Current overall GPA of 3.16 (3.52 major GPA).
• Notable CS Courses:
  • Web Programming (ASP.Net with C#)
  • Senior Seminar (Ruby on Rails and Android development)
  • Software Engineering I & II
  • Java Programming
  • Database Design
  • Algorithms
  • Unix Programming
• Notable Math Courses:
  • Set Theory
  • Linear Equations
  • Operations Research
  • Calculus I-III
  • Statistics

High School Diploma

Camden County High School | Kingsland, GA | May 2006

• Honor graduate, ranking 73 out of 544 students.
• Cumulative overall GPA: 3.9 out of 4.
• Earned a College Prep seal with distinction, as well as a Technical Career seal with distinction.
• Courses included two honors math classes and AP Calculus AB.

Work Experience

IT Helpdesk & Desktop Support Technician | Feb '11 - May '11

Valdosta State University - Information Technology Department

• Helpdesk: Answer multi-line phones and assist clients with computer-related problems.
• Desktop Support: Tend to work orders to assist those clients’ issues that could not be resolved via phone.
• Duties included: troubleshooting software/hardware problems, driver and software installations, password resets, Active Directory migrations, delivering and setting up equipment, and other duties as assigned.

Administrative Assistant | Aug '08 - Aug '10

King's Gate Self-Storage | Valdosta, GA

• Performed various office tasks, including answering multi-line phones, sorting mail, filing, and sending/receiving faxes and emails.
• Managed the computers and software being used, and generated reports using Excel and Quickbooks.
• Recorded payments and invoices using QuickBooks Premier.
• Assisted customers with renting storage units, including finding the right unit, contract-completion, and handling rent.
• Responsible for sending out reminder emails and contacting over-due customers.
• Organized auctions, including sending legal notices and running auctions.
• Worked with U-Haul from June 2009 - August 2010 to reserve, schedule, and rent trucks and trailers to customers.

Intro to Java Programming I Grader | Jan '10 - May '10

Valdosta State University - Math/CS Department

• Graded CS 1301 (Java Programming) assignments for Dr. Sudip Chakraborty.

Notable Projects

Beacon Heights

• Beacon Heights is a fictional theme park for which we, a team of three, developed a client-server system for.
• The client side was an Android application to provide easy access to show times, attractions, and amber alerts to customers.
• We also created as a "FastPass" system to reserve tickets for "popular" attractions.
• This Android application was developed using the Eclipse IDE and written in Java.
• The server side was a website built using Ruby on Rails.
• The website also included administrative features, such as updating FastPasses, events, users, attractions, and amber alerts.
• Sqlite 3 was used for data persistence.

SkyBox SMS

• SkyBox is a Sector Management System (SMS) for pilots and Air Traffic Controllers to manage aircraft flying through a sector above a city.
• I worked on a team of five to design and develop this client-server system in a Software Engineering course.
• This project was coded in Java using the Eclipse software development environment.
• I assisted with the analysis, design, and coding phases.

Turtle Shell Self-Storage

• Turtle Shell Self-Storage is a fictional Self-Storage facility Chris Youmans and I designed and developed a database scheme and website for.
• This website would assist in managing customers and storage rentals.
• We used Oracle 10g Express for the database.
• The website was created with ASP.Net in C#.
• SQL statements were implemented for generating complex reports and editing data.

Simplex Method Implementation

• I implemented the first phase of the Two-Phase Simplex Method, which is used to solve linear programming problems, using ASP.Net in C#.

Organizations and Skills

• Member of local Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) chapter, 2 years.
• Green Belt in the Japan Karate Association/American Federation (JKA/AF).
• Member, Secretary, and then President of local Mathematical Association of America (MAA) chapter, 3 years.
• Relay for Life committee member and participant, 2 years.
• Junior Officer Training Corps (JROTC) leader and cadet, 4 years (Air Force and Navy).
• Very detail-oriented and motivated to work hard.
• Possesses oral and written communication skills and works great with a team.