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| EDUCATION | WaveRider 900 MHz training - May, 2003 Three day intensive hands-on training for WaveRider 900MHz wireless systems. Topics included theory of operation, site engineering, troubleshooting, RF propagation basics and system benchmarking. Rice University - May, 1999 to September, 2000 M.S. in Computer Science Co-taught senior level algorithmic robotics course. Thesis: "Path Planning with Medial Axis Hints" Publications on request. Rice University - August, 1995 to May, 1999 Computer Eng. (BSEE), Computer Science (BA) GPA 3.7 courses include: operating systems/concurrent programming, team programming, algorithmic robotics, digital design, languages, graphics. Senior project: Design and implementation of the electrical subsystem of a small tethered submarine. North Carolina School of Science and Math - August, 1993 to May, 1995 Co-taught programming seminar with two other students. |
| WORK EXPERIENCE |
Applied Network Solutions, Senior Application Developer - April, 2005 through present Lead developer for a wide variety of primarily web-based applications. Development of interactive GIS-enabled web application for the real estate sector, systems integration spanning multiple Windows and Unix platforms for real-time data transport. Independent Contractor - November, 2004 through present Contract with nonprofit ISP designing and implementing open-source integrated account management and billing system. Internews Network Afghanistan - January, 2004 to April, 2004 GIS trainer and head of mapping section in Kabul office for an international open-media non-profit. Developed ArcView extensions for predicting FM transmitter coverage based on Longley-Rice terrain models. Created nation-wide signal coverage maps for AM and FM radio and evaluated prospective transmitter sites. Trained four Afghan staff in applying ArcView and other packages to radio-mapping projects. Mountain Area Information Network - March, 2003 to January, 2004 Wireless network administrator for 900 MHz wireless broadband project. Included developing in-house web-based GIS system for geocoding customer addresses and correlating subscriber location with RF propagation predictions. Work included a significant amount of time in the field evaluating tower sites for 900 MHz and 5.8 GHz deployments as well as installing antennas at customer sites. Also directed tech support for wireless-related issues and trained installation and support staff in outlying counties. Self-employed - August, 2002 to March, 2003 Crafting handmade, affordable 5-string open-back banjos. Zocalo, site developer - February, 2003 to April, 2003 Contract for handling bug fixes and feature requests for OpenACS-based school administration website. Consulting software engineer, Innovai.com - November, 2002 to March, 2003 Developing marketing recommendation system for San Francisco-based startup. Postgres and Cloudscape database programming coupled with Java algorithm implementations. Sandy's Music - October, 2001 to March, 2002 Instrument repair and restoration, primarily guitars and early banjos. Instructor for claw-hammer banjo. 3GWT Consulting - January, 2002 to March, 2002 Independent contractor with small technical consulting partnership. Software development for database-backed websites. Work included developing a content management system for small organizations, authoring technical portions of proposals, and a document conversion service. ArsDigita University - January, 2001 to July, 2001 Teaching assistant and system administrator for non-profit post-baccalaureate CS program. Preparing short lectures, one-on-one assistance and tutorials. Lead a short course on general Unix literacy, as well as recitations on a wide variety of topics. Troubleshooting network issues and handling database and Unix administration. Rice Computer Science department - May, 1997
to May, 1999 Rice Computer Science department - August, 1996 to
October, 1996 Charlotte's Web - May, 1996 to August, 1996 |
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