Chris Neasbitt
abo6ra@r.postjobfree.com
NIS Lab, *** Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
30602
Education
Ph.D.
Expected 2013, University of Georgia
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science
B.S.
2006, Valdosta State University
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Math and Computer Science
Institutional GPA: 4.0, summa cum laude
Teaching Experience
Aug. 2011 - Dec. 2011Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, Department of Computer Science
Instructor of Record for Data Structures
Responsibilities include giving two lectures a week, writing exams, interacting with
students during office hours, and holding non-office hour appointments with students
June 2011 - July 2011Instructor, Duke Talent Identification Program, Texas A&M Campus
Instructor for Robotics
Generated 120+ hours of instructional material for a robotics course geared toward middle
and high school students.
Gave two 3 week terms of instruction.
Developed instructional activities using Lego Mindstorms and Lejos
Aug. 2010 - May 2011Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, Department of Computer Science
Instructor of Record for Introduction to Computing and Programming
Aug. 2010-Dec. 2010, Jan. 2011-May 2011
Responsibilities include giving two lectures a week, writing exams, interacting with
students during office hours, and holding non-office hour appointments with students
June 2010 - July 2010Assistant Instructor, University of Georgia, Center for Continuing Education, Summer
Academy Camps
Instructed middle school aged students in basic Robotics and Computer Animation
Teaching tools include Lego Mindstorms and Alice
Aug. 2009 - May 2010Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, Department of Computer Science
Teaching Assistant for Programming Languages, Artificial Intelligence, Intro to Personal
Computing (Lab)
Responsibilities include grading assignments, holding office hours and administering labs
Professional Experience
Jan. 2012 - PresentResearch Assistant, University of Georgia, Department of Computer Science
Work with Dr. Roberto Perdisci in the Network Intelligence and Security lab.
Current work includes Clickbot Behaviorial Analysis and Fast Flux Network Detection.
Mar. 2010 - Sept. 2011Software Consultant, University of Georgia, Department of Chemistry
Performs maintanence on a Java-based in-house homework and testing software called JExam
Feb. 2007 - July 2009Programmer Analyst Associate, Valdosta State University, Office of Strategic Research and
Analysis
Implemented projects with campus wide scope such as the VSU instant messaging system
called Jive and SACS reaccreditation portal
Dramatically increased campus stakeholders access to data through the use of Oracle
Portal, Oracle Discoverer, and Oracle BI Publisher
Gained operational knowledge of Banner SIS and Peoplesoft HRMS
Worked in conjunction with all areas of the campus constituency including senior
administration, faculty, staff, and students
Jan. 2006 - Feb. 2007Unix System Administrator, Valdosta State University, Office of Information Technology
Co-authored emergency shutdown system
Worked on various projects such as the Chemistry Supercomputer Cluster, Jabber IM web
client implementation, and computer system inventory web application
Promoted to Student Assistant Manager after 9 months
July 2004 - Jan. 2006Student Assistant, Valdosta State University, Office of Information Technology
Wrote software which was incorporated into the Microcomputer Support Standard Operating
Procedure
Trained Microcomputer Support Manager in computer hardware repair and software
troubleshooting
Technical Qualifications
Certification:
CompTIA A+, July 2005
OS:
Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Slackware, SuSE)
Windows (95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, XP, Vista, 7)
MS-DOS, FreeDOS
Solaris (9, 10)
Programming Languages:
Java, Python, PHP, C, C++, Bash
Query Languages:
SQL, SPARQL
RDBMS:
MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Derby, SQLite
Business Intelligence:
Oracle Portal, Oracle BI Publisher, Oracle Discoverer, Talend Data Studio
Web Development:
LAMP, Drupal, JSP, Hibernate
Mobile Development:
Android, Blackberry
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