| OBJECTIVE: |
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| To obtain an interesting and challenging position in software development.
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| SYSTEMS: |
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| DOS, WINDOWS (3.x, 95, 98, NT4, 2000, XP), UNIX, LINUX, Xwindows, Mac OS
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| LANGUAGES: |
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| Java, C, C++, Perl, Scheme, LISP, Visual Basic, OmniMark, Prolog, Toolbook, JavaScript, SQL, (D)HTML, SGML, XML |
| EDUCATION: |
2001
-2002 |
Cornell University,
ITHACA, NEW YORK
2002 Master of Engineering in Computer Science
Overall GPA: 3.50/4.0 Major GPA: 3.61/4.0
Courses include Algorithms, System Security, Advanced Database Systems, Natural Language Processing, and Information Theory
Teaching Assistant for Honors Theory of Computing and Intro to Algorithms
Member of Ski and Snowboard Club
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1999
-2001 |
Cornell University,
ITHACA, NEW YORK
2001 Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science (Double Major)
Overall GPA: 3.62/4.0 Major GPA: 3.87/4.0
Courses included Honors Theory of Computing, Honors Real Analysis, Reasoning about Knowledge, Databases, and Electronic Imaging
Dean's List
Member of Ski and Snowboard Club
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1997
-1999 |
Rutgers University,
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
Overall GPA: 3.76/4.0 (4.0/4.0 in CS)
Courses included Operating Systems Design, Internet Technology and Abstract Algebra
In two years I earned 95 out of 120 credits towards a bachelor's degree
Dean's List, Rutgers College Merit Scholarship recipient.
Photographer and Darkroom Assistant for school paper, Snowboarder and Historian/PR Officer for ski team
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1993
-1997 |
Commonwealth School,
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Subjects included computer science (3 yrs), calculus (2 yrs), linear algebra, and physics (2 yrs)
1996 SAT: 770 verbal, 770 math
mock trials team, Harvard Model United Nations team, acted in school plays, tutored peers in math and physics, yearbook editor and photographer
| EXPERIENCE: |
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Summer
2001 |
Amazon.com,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Software Development Intern in Search Group
Improved indexing algorithm to speed up exact phrase match searches several hundred times
Implemented catalog and indexing changes that allowed items to appear in multiple indices
Redesigned indexing algorithm to support phrase matches across multiple spellings
Created several new indices
Maintained, improved, and debugged existing C code
| Summer
2000 |
Quia Corporation,
BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
Software Development Intern
Designed and implemented Java Servlets that access and update Oracle database
Redesigned class structure to maximize modularity and reusability
Designed and created tables in Oracle
Modified Perl scripts to access database records instead of files
Above server-side programs allow users to create, edit, and use games and quizzes at Quia.com
| 1996
-2000 |
Inera, inc,
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Software Developer
Wrote eXtyles 1.0 as a suite of VB DLLs, OmniMark programs, and VBA extensions to Microsoft Word to automate the conversion of documents to XML and enforce corporate styles
Developed highly interactive software in Visual Basic to assemble an electronic deliverables package consisting of text and graphic components of scientific journals
Designed and implemented in VB a Graphical User Interface to the SGML conversion software
Implemented and maintained a QA package for regularly and automatically checking the backwards compatibility of Inera's SGML conversion software
| Fall
1998 |
Busch Campus Computing Center, Rutgers University,
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY
Lab Operator
Helped students use computers (Intel, Macintosh, and XTerminals)
Regularly maintained computers and printers.
| Summer
1998 |
Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital,
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Software Development Intern
Designed and implemented the conversion of a Toolbook application to a web-based application
Selected dynamic HTML as an accessible target technology
Wrote generic conversion program in Toolbook
Customized conversion for particular application
Converted application from Toolbook to dHTML using my conversion program
| 1995
-1997 |
Commonwealth School,
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Bookstore Manager
Performed daily sales of books, school supplies, and photographic material
Initiated, approved, and verified orders from suppliers
Calculated students' accounts
Managed inventory through a database
| Summer
1995 |
Science Research Laboratory,
SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Research Assistant
Collected and analyzed x-ray data
Debugged programs
Proofread grant proposals
Created three-dimensional schematic diagrams of laboratory equipment
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| REFERENCES: |
| Available on request.
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