Matthew B. Brophy
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SKILLS
Systems: Mac OS X (10.6), Windows (XP, NT, 98, 95), Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora,
RedHat), UNIX (Sun Solaris)
Programming Languages: Java, C++, Perl, C (w/OpenMP and MPI), VBA (MS Excel, MS Access)
Web Languages: JavaScript, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, Java Servlets, JSP, PHP, XML, XSLT
Web Technologies: AJAX, Java Stripes framework, MochiKit, jQuery, Apache Tomcat, CGI
Cloud Technologies: Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3)
Semantic Web Languages: OWL, RDF
Databases: MySQL, SQL Server 2000, MS Access, PostgreSQL
Other: MapReduce, Version control systems (SVN, CVS), Agile programming (Scrum)EXPERIENCE
Expert Consultant - Software Rights Archive, LLC. vs. Google Inc. et al
May 2009 to August 2009May 2010 to January 2012
Reviewed source code and documentation related to system architecture and algorithms of
search engines owned by Google, Yahoo! and IAC (Ask.com) to evaluate patent infringement
claims
Consulted with legal counsel regarding crawl-to-query pipeline including key algorithms
and system interfaces
Guided legal counsel through source code level depositions with software engineers
Master's Degree in CSE - Lehigh University
Fall 2008 to May 2010
Thesis: OWL-PL: A Presentation Language for Displaying Semantic Data on the Web
Independently developed a database-driven web application to facilitate the hiring
process for new CSE faculty members using the Java Stripes web framework
Additional areas of study included Semantic Web, WWW Search, Web Applications, Pattern
Recognition, Parallel Computing, and Robotics
Web Programmer - Software Consulting Services - Nazareth, PA
January 2008 to January 2010
Worked in an agile Scrum environment developing web-based modules to interface with
backend applications in the newspaper industry.
Used technologies including generative programming and frame-based macro preprocessing.
Web Programmer, Webmaster, UNIX System Admin - http://www.brophy.org
2002 to present
Installed, configured, and currently maintaining various Web sites, hosted at sub domains
of brophy.org
Initially installed and maintained on my own Linux server hardware
Web sites now hosted at GoDaddy.com and on virtual servers in Amazon's EC2 infrastructure
Mail now hosted via Google Apps
Integrated with Google calendar
Web Programmer - http://www.victorypicks.com
February, 2007 to February, 2008
Developed and maintained a commercial, database driven web application:
Built on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) architecture
Extensive use of AJAX, XML, JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, PHP, and SQL
Interfaced with PayPal to accept electronic payments
Included separate, restricted member and administrator only access zones
Served as the DB admin, DB programmer, front and back-end web programmer
IT Advisory Associate - KPMG LLP - Philadelphia, PA
Summer 2005 (Intern
)
September 2006 to January 2008 (Full-time)
Assisted in planning, execution, and documentation of IT audit and attestation
engagements
Led small teams in client engagements, as well as executed individual engagements
Junior System Administrator - Lehigh UniversityCSE DepartmentJanuary 2003 to May 2006
Installed hardware and software in department machines, working in UNIX/Linux/Windows
environments
Programmed various system administrative functions, including an automated password
cracking program to detect and alert users of weak passwords
Team Member - Lehigh University Integrated Product Development Program
Spring/Fall 2005
Programmed a custom Excel add-on in VBA to perform a regression analysis on data
extracted from a MS SQL Server database and graph the results for an engineering firm in
Harrisburg, PA
Team Member - WUME (Web Usage Methodology and Evaluation) Laboratory - Lehigh University
Fall 2002
Assisted in the research and programming for the Finding Relevant Website Queries paper
published at the 12th International World Wide Web Conference
EDUCATION
Lehigh University College of Engineering and Applied Science/College of Business and
Economics
Master of Science, Computer Science and Engineering, May 2010, GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Business, May 2006, GPA: 3.32/4.0 (cum laude)
Honors: Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, The
National Dean's List