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A talented Software Engineer with in-depth programming and software development training.
• Knowledgeable in multiple programming languages.
• Completed a wide array of academic projects using a variety of tools and applications.
• Experience with procedural and especially Object-Oriented programming.
• Trained in AI, networking, database, algorithm design.
• Hard working, detail oriented, efficient multitasker.
Education
BS in Computer Science with a Mathematics minor, Troy University, Troy, AL (May 2011)
Technical Skills
Languages: C++, C#, Java, Objective-C, SQL, MySQL, Visual Basic, JavaScript,
PHP, HTML, XHTML, XML, MATLAB
Tools/Applications: MS Office, Access, PowerPoint, Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010, XNA
Game Studio 4.0, jGrasp, NetBeans, MySQL Server, Xampp, Wamp,
Notepad++, phpMyAdmin, Apple's Xcode and Interface Builder.
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X 10.6.6, Ubuntu
Projects
• Built a website that gives new car purchase recommendations, pulled from a database of
cars, based on user preferences using multiple web languages, including MySQL and
phpMyAdmin.
• Created a Frogger-type computer game using C# and Microsoft's XNA Game Studio 4.0
with the additional element of AI-embedded obstacles.
• Created a networked two-player card game Tonk, using TCP/IP protocols and
NetworkStreams with C# and XNA.
• Made a Java Applet that finds the quickest path around objects with the A* algorithm
using the jGrasp IDE.
• Wrote an Object-oriented University Registration System simulation in Java with jGrasp.
• Wrote multiple procedural programs in C++ with Visual Studios 2005, 2008 and 2010,
including a paycheck calculator, a program that reads, searches, and writes back to a text
file, and a theater seating assignment program.
• Developed an iPhone app for Troy University's school newspaper in Objective-C using
Xcode and Interface Builder.