Michael Joya Updated: Apr. ****

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absypt@r.postjobfree.com

Victoria, BC

250-***-**** cell

Canada V8R 4W5

250-***-**** home

Summary:

I'm a computer programmer and data analyst. My focus is on deriving meaning from data,

but I enjoy any tasks that involve mathematical modeling.

I'm flexible to working on a wide range of information technology and software

development tasks that include data management, quality assurance, testing, source code and

document management. If you need work in one of these areas by someone with a broad range of

computing expertise and the motivation to learn something new, please contact me.

Proficiencies:

Programming languages:

- Programmer of various languages for over 15 years

- Java, Scala, C/C++, Python 2&3, C#, Perl, Javascript, MATLAB 2009-2011, SQL 92/99

- 3 years experience teaching programming and logic to University students

Information Technology:

- Linux user of 10+ years: competent with bash script and UNIX text manipulation commands

(grep, sed, awk,

- 'git' and 'svn' as version control systems, including branching, tagging, and backups.

Web standards languages:

- HTML/CSS authoring and design, XML, XPath/XSLT

- 2 years experience as a server-side web application developer using the Java language

API and technical experience:

- Java Servlets / JSP JDBC, JUnit, MPI, OpenGL, CUDA,

- Small programs for GPU architectures

Software:

- MySQL, Apache, Eclipse IDE

Work Experience:

2009-2012 Teaching Assistant, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta

Conducted laboratory sessions for first and second year computing science

courses, graded papers and provided feedback to students on programming

and proof technique.

Contact: Dale Schuurmans, Professor: absypt@r.postjobfree.com

Contact: Guo-Hui Lin, Professor: absypt@r.postjobfree.com

2008 (Summer) Research Assistant, LCI Laboratory, University of British Columbia

Software development and support for the “Semantic Robot Vision

Challenge” team. Our entry won the CVPR '08 SRV Challenge in this year.

Contact: Jim Little, LCI Professor: absypt@r.postjobfree.com

2000-2002 Software Developer, XML Global Research & Development

Lead developer for the “GoXML Registry” project team. This product

implemented a set of new open electronic business standards in the Java

language. It supported compatibility with a variety of SQL databases and

the company's own XML database technology. Project tasks included

architectural design, technical / business liaison, and consultation with

executive management.

Contact: Lawell Kiing, former VP: absypt@r.postjobfree.com 604-***-****

2000 Software Support Developer, ecMarket.com

Tasks involved development of electronic payment processor modules in

Perl, development of automated installation and configuration utilities in

Perl and with Java servlet / JSP technology.

Contact: Mack Hardy, software development manager:

absypt@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

2009-2012 M.Sc. Computing Science, University of Alberta

Areas of study: machine learning (graphical models, kernel methods, stochastic processes),

optimization, signal processing

2004-2009 B.Sc. Computer Science, University of British Columbia

Areas of study: machine learning, machine vision, AI, neuroscience, computer systems

Scholarships:

2008 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award

LCI Laboratory: Application to robotic path planning for a computer vision application

Mike in his spare time:

- Although I'm a computer scientist by training, I've always been a mathematician at heart.

- I can read and speak French.

- I love to garden!

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