Computer Science Java Developer

Robert Gove

**** ****** ** ******* ****, MD ***** 336-***-**** ******@*****.***

http://www.cs.umd.edu/~rpgove/

Objective: Seeking a computer user interface development/evaluation position.

Education

The University of Maryland, College Park: May 2011, GPA 3.4

M.S. in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction concentration

Thesis: Usability evaluation of Action Science Explorer. Advisor: Dr. Ben Shneiderman.

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG): May 2009, GPA 3.81

B.S. in Computer Science and Applied Math (double major); Spanish Minor

Disciplinary honors thesis: Evolutionary Computation: Optimizing Resource Allocation in A. lyrata

Activities: Employed 25-35 hours per week while pursuing degree

Studied abroad in Spain for one semester

Relevant Coursework

Software Engineering Algorithm Analysis Human-Computer Interaction

Programming Languages Design Patterns Research Methods in Computer Science

Honors/Awards

UNCG Student Excellence Award 2007-2008, highest award for an undergraduate

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Computer Science, Class of 2009

First place in UNCG programming competition, March 2009

Patterson Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation at MAA SE conference, March 2009

First Place research paper in Social, Physical, and Applied Sciences in UNCG Honors Symposium

Member of Pi Mu Epsilon: National Mathematics Honor Society

Member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon: International Honor Society for Computing Sciences

UNCG Chancellor s List (six semesters) and UNCG Dean s List (seven semesters)

President s List, Alamance Community College (three semesters)

Relevant Experience

Graduate Assistant - UMD, August 2009 May 2010, August 2010 May 2011

Performed usability evaluation of Action Science Explorer software tool.

Graded projects and taught classes for Operating Systems and Intro to Computer Systems.

Public Sector Consulting Intern - IBM, June 2010 August 2010

Performed requirements gathering and software development for tools to automate client

processes. Used standard user interface design guidelines to maximize tool usability.

Surveyed software alternatives to SAS, and provided cost/benefit analysis.

Web Developer Intern - Skookum, May 2009 August 2009

Developed standards compliant website front ends from design specifications.

Integrated front-end interfaces into customized content management systems.

Java Developer - UNCG, May 2009 August 2009

Built analysis tool for spatial social networks in Java from algorithm and interface specifications.

Research Fellow - UNCG, January 2007 December 2008

Designed and programmed three computer simulations to test scientific hypotheses.

Student Technology Consultant - UNCG, January 2007 May 2008

Upgraded and maintained university web pages while adhering to accessibility standards.

Computer Skills

Systems: Windows XP/Vista; Unix/Linux

Software: Visual Studio; Eclipse; SVN; Git; Dreamweaver; Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint;

OpenOffice; Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Acrobat)

Programming: Java, C++, (X)HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, VBA, assembly, R, SAS, Matlab

Frameworks: JQuery, Swing, JUnit, Drupal, Android

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