WORK HISTORY
|
Top |
Data Processing Specialist
|
|
-
Duties include: successfully completing assigned and self-initiated projects
with minimal supervision; researching projects, determining the best possible
solution, and structuring that solution in the current system; analyzing
program specifications and developing the necessary programs or modules that
satisfy the project request; developing and executing test plans to get
results.
-
Responsibilities include:
-
Lotus Notes Development (3+ years and completed Lotus Notes Dev. I/II/III
classes)
-
Workstation issuance development for Windows 95/NT workstations
-
Coordinating Year 2000 tool acquisition, evaluation, and purchasing
-
Packaging and delivering State Farm developed workstation code to external
vendor using FTP (awarded a Special Achievement Award)
-
Visual C++ and Visual Basic development (2+ years)
-
State Farm Insurance Companies for five years, and then some
|
Instructor
|
|
-
Duties included issuing and grading all homework, quizzes,examinations, and
programs.
-
Instructed a class in programming for engineering and sciences which involved
algorithm development, structured programming techniques, WATFIV FORTRAN, and
numerical and graphical applications related to engineering and scientific
problem solving.
-
Programs were written for execution by a mainframe computer running
CMS/VM(VMS).
-
Designed, developed, and instructed an introductory course to Windows 3.1, Word
for Windows 2.0, and Quattro Pro for Windows 4.0, which demanded extensive
knowledge of the software involved.
-
University of Mississippi for a year and a half.
|
Night Auditor
|
|
-
Duties included checking in customers, answering the telephone, ensuring
customer satisfaction, and balancing the accounts for the front desk, the
restaurant, and the lounge.
-
Holiday Inn of Vicksburg for 7 months.
|
Electronic Warfare Systems Specialists
|
-
Duties included removing, repairing, and replacing defective electronic
equipment on airplanes.
-
Supervised teams of four to five people.
-
SECRET security clearance.
-
Rank of Sergeant upon exit from service.
-
Awarded the 'Airman of the Month Award' for *inventinga break-out box to
expedite troubleshooting of aircraft electronic equipment.
-
Awards: AF Outstanding Unit Award; AF Good Conduct Medal; AF Longevity Service
Award
-
Honorably Discharged
-
United States Air Force for four years.
|
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
|
Top
|
-
Web design and development using HTML and FrontPage (3+ years).
-
LAN setup and support for home network (1+ years).
|
CERTIFICATIONS
|
Top
|
-
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) certification in Visual Basic
6.0.
-
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification.
|
EDUCATION
|
Top
|
Master of Science in Computer Science
|
-
University of Mississippi.
-
Relevant course work in advanced Computer Science studies included: Advanced
Artificial Intelligence; Theory of Concurrent Programming; Natural Language
Processing; Functional Programming; Computer Architecture and Design; Fractal
Programming; Advanced Fractal Theory; Program Semantics and Derivations.
-
Wrote and defended a thesis on fractals called 'Analysis of the Characteristics
of Diffusion Mechanisms for Fractal Growth Phenomena.'
-
Member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, an honor society in the Computing Sciences.
-
Overall GPA: 3.8 on a 4.0 scale.
|
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
|
-
University of Mississippi.
-
Relevant course work: programming classes in Pascal, C, ADA, Assembly, FORTRAN,
Expert Systems, and Prolog; Introduction to Technical Writing; Technical Report
Writing and Presenting.
-
Programmed in mainframe and network environment.
-
Worked with a team for IBM in developing and delivering the AP Plot Package
(Letter of Appreciation available upon request).
-
Designed and developed a forms processing package for Mr. William P. Lee, of
Mississippi Power & Light.
-
Familiar with the MS-DOS and UNIX operating system.
-
Overall GPA: 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
-
Computer Science GPA: 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.
|
Associates in Avionics Systems Technology
|
-
Community College of the Air Force.
-
Relevant course work: 66 out of 98 semester hours were gained through technical
training.
-
32 hours were earned in local community colleges and universities while working
full time for the Air Force.
-
Overall GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
|
REFERENCES
|
Top
|
|
|
