Computer Science Developer

Daniel Strommen

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Greenleaf, WI 54126 920-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Full-time employment, to begin Summer 2009.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin Madison, B.S. Computer Science with Honors, May 2009

GPA: 3.64

Languages: Java, C, C++, C#, VB, SQL

RELEVANT COURSE WORK

Computer Science: Operating Systems, Algorithms, Languages & Compilers, Networking,

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Game Development, Information Security,

Bioinformatics, Database Management Systems.

Mathematics: Multivariable Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra/Matrices,

Combinatorics.

Breadth: Linguistics, Literature, Latin, Spanish, French, Logic, Physics, Psychology

JOB EXPERIENCE

Financial Software Developer Intern

Bloomberg LP, Summer 2008

Migrated a financial analytical application from a legacy Fortran framework to a new, service-

oriented architecture using GTK, XML, and pthreads in C++. Incorporated user feedback

and modern best practices to enhance usability and develop additional features, driving

additional demand for the function on the Bloomberg platform.

Student Developer and Systems Operator

UW Center for Limnology, 2007 Present

Developed and maintained web-based, desktop, and portable (Pocket PC) applications for

data-gathering and information management, in Java/JSP/Servlets, C#, VB. Sun and Linux

server maintenance and migration. Oracle administration and optimization.

Computer Science Teaching Assistant

Wisconsin Emerging Scholars Program, 2006 Present

Facilitated weekly two-hour discussions for students enrolled in an introductory

programming class to review and expand on topics learned in lecture. Worked with other

team leaders to develop curriculum to reinforce the introductory Java programming course.

PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS

Multithreaded Development in Computer Science Education

Senior Honors Thesis, Ongoing

Studying the role of multithreaded development and finding ways to incorporate it into

undergraduate CS education, outside of a traditional Operating Systems course. Specific

focus on role of multithreading in algorithms, data storage, and parallel processing

applications.

Killing Skype Softly

Semester Project, Graduate Computer Networking, Spring 2008

Investigated the effects of a wide range of network conditions on Skype user experience, in

order to find an effective means of targeting and destabilizing Skype traffic on a network

level.

Zoopomatic2 and Z3

University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, 2007 Ongoing

Developed Zoopomatic2, an application for counting and measuring Zooplankton using live

video feeds or still images. Created a series of tools to streamline the data analysis and quality

control process and automate integration into the institutional data catalog.

Expanded the system into Z3, a framework for developing a controlled vocabulary and

custom data schema for counting and measuring in any scientific context, broadening its

utility to more than just Zooplankton.

Graph Visualizer

Semester Project, Honors Algorithms, Spring 2007

Created a graphical framework for visualizing the execution of graph algorithms for use as a

visual aid in an algorithms course. Implemented in Java using Swing and Java s threading

library.

SIGCSE 2008

Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education National Convention, Spring 2008

Co-led a workshop for professors on peer-led team learning (PLTL) at SIGCSE 2008. Ran a

mock discussion session with the professors to showcase different PLTL pedagogies and

methods employed by the Wisconsin Emerging Scholars program.

ACTIVITIES

ACM ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Competition), Fall 2007

Placed 13th in the region out of hundreds of teams. The competition challenges students to

design and implement algorithms to solve difficult problems involving potentially large data

sets or high degrees of computational complexity.

Computer Science Consultant, Summer 2007

Advised incoming freshmen on directions to take in the Computer Science program, and

authorized them to enroll in specific courses.

References available upon request

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