5 Jul 2008
Developer, designer, engineer
Summary of Qualifications
Diverse background that includes the following:
- analyzing data and systems
- creating and implementing (creative and logical) solutions
- project planning
- scheduling
- teaching
- mentoring and tutoring
- working on teams and/or independently
- supervising
- researching
- designing and developing original Web sites and database-driven Web applications from scratch (Perl/CGI, (X)HTML, CSS levels 1 and 2, MySQL, and XML)
- authoring Help documentation (Microsoft HTML Help, WinHelp, POD, Unix man pages, LaTex and DVI, HTML)
- systems and software development using the software design process life cycle:
- defining requirements
- prototyping
- design (graphical and non-graphical user interfaces)
- testing and debugging
- maintenance
Strengths include written communication, thinking analytically and creatively,
learning quickly and independently (self-taught), multi-tasking, and self-starting.
Overview
Assisted the Newburg Middle School team with the building, design, and programming of their robot in the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition. The team placed 1st place in the State.
Started, organized, and led a drive at General Electric Appliances to provide non-perishable goods to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization that provides assistance to
those who suffer the effects of hunger, homelessness, and/or chemical dependency.
Computer Experience
Databases: MS Access 97/2000 and MySQL 3.23.58/4.1.1 servers
Hardware Installations: 3 CD-RW drives, 1 DVD combo drive, 2 sound cards, 4 modems, 3 harddrives, 1 power supply, 1 wireless
LAN with Wireless A + G Broadband Router and Wireless G Adapter
Languages: ASP, CSS levels 1 and 2, HTML 3.x/4.x Transitional, Perl 5.6.x/5.8.x, PHP 4, SQL, Visual Basic 6.0, XHTML 1.0 Strict, XML
Office Software: AbiWord 0.7, KOffice 1.3, MS Office (Word 95-2003, PowerPoint 97-2003, Outlook 98/2003, Schedule Plus 7.5, Project 2000,
Visio 2000, FrontPage 2000), OpenOffice.org 1.x/2.x (Writer 1.x/2.x, Impress 1.x/2.x, Draw 1.x, Calc 1.x/2.x, Base 2.x), StarOffice 5.2
Other Software: Apache (httpd) Server 2.0, Arena (simulation), EclipseHelp, Hitachi Flash Programmer 2.03,
HTML Help Workshop, Netscape Composer, NSIS 2.11, Pine, PixelToolbox
Perl Modules: CGI, CGI-Session, Config-Tiny, Data-Dumper, DBI, GDGraph,
HTML-CalendarMonthDB, Mail-Sendmail, Net-MySQL, Number-Format, Number-Fraction, PAR, PDF-Create, Pod-Checker, Pod-LaTex,
Pod-Man, Pod-Simple-HTMLBatch, Table, Text-Reform, Text-Table,
Tk,
Win32-OLE, XML-DOM, XML-Simple
Platforms: Linux Mandrake 7.2/10.1 and Red Hat Linux 7.1; MS-DOS, MS Windows 3.1-NT/XP (Home and Professional Editions); Macintosh System 6
Statistical Software: JMP, LINDO, LINGO, MiniTab 12.2, R (GNU 'S'), ReliaSoft's Weibull ++ 6,
SPSS
Text Editors: Crimson Editor 3.7, Pico, Gedit, vi, KWrite,
Kate, MS Notepad
Education
University of Kentucky
Post-baccalaureate, Computer Engineering, August 2002-May 2003
Completed undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, May 2003
University of Tennessee, GPA: 3.4/4.0
Engineering Dean's List 2 semesters
Relevant Courses
Computers: Introduction to Programming (Matlab); Simulation (Arena); Information Systems Analysis and Design (Access);
Program Design, Abstraction, and Problem Solving (OO C++); Algorithm Design and Analysis (C++)
Math: Calculus I/II/III, Differential Equations, Matrix Operations (Linear Algebra), Engineering Statistics,
Operation Research I/II, Discrete Mathematics
Honors and Awards
Dean's List, Summa Cum Laude, Summer 1999; Cum Laude, Fall 2000
UT Co-op Ambassador, 2000-2001
National Society of Black Engineers NSBE Fellow, 2000-2001; Torchbearer, 1997-2002
Robert Henry Hughes Scholarship Recipient, 1997-2002
Memberships
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 2000-2001
Acting Vice-President, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Fall 2000
GE Appliances' Co-op Committees, Fall 1999-Summer 2001
Committee Chair, Special Projects, Summer 2001
Web Site; Publications, Summer 2001
Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1999-2001
Webmaster, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Spring 2000-Spring 2001
National Society of Black Engineers, 1997-2002
TeleComPub Chair/Webmaster, National Society of Black Engineers, Fall 2001
Independent Projects
2007
- Freelance Developer
- January 2007-July 2007
Developed Web site and videos in
conjunction with a class taught on "Container Gardening." Redesigned Web site and added animated banner.
2006
- Freelance Developer
- November 2006-January 2007
Created program to download files from Web servers using Perl, Net-FTP, File-Copy, and XML-Simple.
Designed template for each of the local 12 council districts using The GIMP. Coded the design into XHTML and CSS for the 12 council
districts (WIP) and wrote a program to create the
Web sites and upload the files via FTP. Tools included Perl, Net-FTP, File-Copy,
and XML-Simple.
Developed program to convert from HTML 4.01 Transitional to XHTML 1.0 Strict using Perl. The
script has command-line options: convert all HTML and CSS files in a directory (using relative or absolute path) or specific filenames
separated by commas (with relative or absolute directory path if in another directory). Created a module to serve
as a wrapper for command-line program and submitted it as a
distribution to
CPAN.
- Freelance Developer
- July 2006-January 2007/March 2007-Present
Produced family tree and biographical/genealogy data viewer (WIP) that uses XML as a backend to store family data. Tools include Perl with Tk GUI Toolkit, Data-Table, PDF-ReportWriter, XML-Simple, and The GIMP.
- Freelance Developer
- July 2006
Created e-sleep journal/log using Perl with Tk GUI Toolkit, XML-Simple, and Data-Dumper.
- Freelance Developer
- May-June 2006
Programmed 6 scripts using Perl to
- convert file from CSV to XML,
- convert between image formats using Perl and ImageMagick,
- automate creation of thumbnails from images in a directory using Perl and ImageMagick,
- open multiple Perl scripts in Gedit that matched a search term,
- automate searching of CPAN for modules using Perl and LWP-UserAgent (recursively calls itself to create HTML pages of all the search results),
- automate searching of Free ZIp Code Lookup to acquire city and state from zip code
- Freelance Developer
- May 2006-July 2006
Debugged, optimized code, and added additional functionality to the console personal budget manager (WIP).
- Freelance Web Developer/Webmaster
- February 2006-Present
Developed 4 Web sites using Perl/CGI, (X)HTML, CSS levels 1/2, The GIMP, MySQL and/or XML. Initial development on Linux Mandrake 10.1 with Apache Web Server.
- Redeveloped and updated PHP site to include more features, better UI and navigation, added more graphics. Tools
included Perl/CGI, XML, HTML, CSS, MySQL, and The GIMP.
- Redeveloped original Web site to include more graphics, a better menu navigation system, and updated content. Tools included Perl/CGI,
HTML, CSS, MySQL, and The GIMP.
- Developed Web site for the BBSN family in conjunction with their
reunion Web site. Tools included Perl/CGI, HTML, CSS, MySQL, XML, and The GIMP. Updated Web site
to be XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
- Developed Web site to highlight and promote their family Reunions. Tools included Perl/CGI, HTML, CSS, MySQL, XML, and The GIMP. Updated Web site
to be XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
2005
- Freelance Developer
- November 2005
Developed Perl script to recursively delete temporary files and folders older than a user-defined time (from command line) or default age.
- Freelance Developer
- October 2005-November 2005
- Redesigned and improved original survey to make it easier to answer questions and provided inspiration when needed.
- Freelance Developer
- August 2005
- Created "Happiness Survey" using Perl with Tk GUI Toolkit, NSIS, and The GIMP.
- Freelance Developer
- May 2005
Developed 3 Perl programs to backup MySQL database, a table or table based on query results, and incrementally (InnoDb only).
- Freelance Developer
- February 2005-December 2005
Redesigned and improved tutoring management system developed for Kentucky State University, which included new features, better UI, additional graphics, 2 searches, user customization, and automatic backup of database. Tools included Perl with Tk GUI Toolkit, The GIMP, MySQL, HTML Help Workshop, POD, and NSIS.
2004
- Freelance Developer
- November 2004
Converted the PHP scripts for filling out PDF forms electronically using Pdftk to
Perl. The Perl version is slightly different than the original PHP version and does not have any of the buggy code.
- Freelance Developer
- October 2004-February 2005
Updated application by integrating with it supporting programs for
LCM and GCF to make it a software suite,
added Help Documentation (Windows 95 Help File) and graphical representation of fractions. Tools included
Perl with Tk GUI Toolkit and EclipseHelp.
- Freelance Developer
- March 2004-December 2005
Developed console personal money manager software (WIP). Tools included Perl, MySQL, HTML,
and CSS.
