Resume

PROFILE
Dedicated IT professional with over six years of software and hardware hands-on experience. Solid understanding of programming, testing, and support. Strong background in troubleshooting and repairing hardware and software problems. Ability to work independently and as a team player. Strive to stay current, continue to learn, adapt to change, and eager to soar with your company.

CERTIFICATION
Sun Certified Java Programmer, March 2010

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Platforms: Windows XP/Vista/7/Home Server 2003, Mac OS X, Android
Languages: Java, C/C++, C#, VisualBasic, SQL, XML, HTML, UML
Databases: DbVisualizer, MS Access, Oracle, ProgreSQL
Software: Visual Studio, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Tortoise SVN, Alienbrain, OpenOffice, Norton, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Hardware: Processors, graphic cards, hard drives, RAM, routers, switches, modems, cables, printers

EXPERIENCE

National Information Solutions Cooperative, Bismarck, ND September 2008 - July 2010
Software Specialist
• Designed, developed, tested, and maintained the front and back end of user screens for their telecommunications software.
• Worked with and implemented object-oriented design and worked with large-scale enterprise client-server architectures.
• Primarily programmed in Java, used XML for user interface layouts, and Oracle for querying databases.

LifeStream Development Group, Bismarck, ND May 2005 - December 2006
Tester, Debugger, Database Administrator
• Tested and fixed issues with the new medical program being developed.
• Responsible for maintainance of the old medical program’s database.
• Primarily programmed in VisualBasic and used SQL for querying the database.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Degree in Game Development, June 2008
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL

PROJECTS
Meteorite Mayhem
Academic Project
Quality Assurance Lead
Shaders - GLSL
Render Engine - C++
Game Core - C++
Resource Gathering Strategy
Winter Park, FL February 2008 - June 2008

Arena!
Academic Project
Technical Lead
Tile System - C++
Weapon & Item System - C++
Inventory Back End - C++
Game State System - C++
Unit Editor Tool - C#
Tile/Level Editor Tool - C#
Dungeon Crawler, RPG, Hack-n-Slash
Winter Park, FL Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

My Pac-Man
Academic Project
Programmer - C++
Artist
My own version of Pac-Man
Winter Park, FL Jun 2007

Quenzar Caverns 68k
Programmer - C
Artist
Bismarck, ND Feb 2004 - Aug 2006

ASSOCIATIONS
IGDA International Game Developers Association

Knights of Columbus
Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow)