HEATHER LYNN VAN AELST

Contact Information

10 Wait St. #201 
Boston, MA 02120 
617-797-1055
hvanaels@cs.oberlin.edu
 
Education 

ArsDigita University, Cambridge MA, July 2001, GPA 4.0 
Post-Baccalaureate Computer Science 
   
Oberlin College, Oberlin OH, BA, May 2000, GPA 3.23 
Major: English (with Honors), Minor: Computer Science 

Computer Experiences 

Class, Group, and Individual Projects: 
SameJava, a Java implementation of SameGame 
kibTella, a Java Gnutella client 
MetaData Based Multicast File Resolution, a proposal in response to
  NFS RFP 01-63
Worldgeeks.org, a database backed web site/community centered around 
  open source use in lesser developed countries.  Now live, it was and
  is still being developed on an Apache/Postgres/Ruby platform; code
  is available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/worldgeeks.


Oberlin College Center for Information Technology 
Oberlin College, Oberlin OH (September 1998 - May 2000) 
Student Lab Consultant, Help Desk Consultant, Residential Computer Coordinator 
   Provided phone and desktop support to students and staff for
   Macintosh and Windows systems.  Promoted to Senior Help Desk
   Consultant (September 1999).  Trained and supervised other student
   Help Desk staff.  Wrote and implemented internal help desk policies
   and procedures.  Assisted students in setting up their computers on
   the campus network, including hardware and software installations. 

Co-Founder, Co-President, Treasurer, Oberlin Computer Recycling Program 
   Developed a proposal, proposed a charter, recognized by Oberlin
   College as a student organization, wrote a budget, received
   funding, and solicited and received donations.  Repaired and
   rebuilt older computers, supplied them to students who could not
   otherwise afford a computer. Supplied approximately 75 students
   with computers. 

Expediter, MediaMap, Cambridge MA (July 2000 - August 2000) 
   Answered technical support calls.  Entered, assigned, and tracked
   trouble tickets. Edited documentation. 

Computer Skills 

Programming Languages:		Java, Scheme, Ruby, SQL, C, TCL 
Software/Servers: 		Apache, Postgres, Emacs, CVS, ssh, etc. 
Operating Systems: 		Linix/Unix, MS Windows (3.1, 9x, NT), 
				MacOS (versions 7.1 - 9.0)