William Alexander Hamilton
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Objective: Seeking internship or full-time position in computing.
Education
Texas A&M University
Major: Computer Science w/ Math Minor
Date of Graduation: May 2010
GPA: 4.0
Rockport Fulton High School
Graduated: 5/06
GPA: 106.215 Rank: 1/220
Coursework CPSC-313 Intro to Computer Systems
CPSC-314 Programming Languages
CPSC-315 Programming Studio
CPSC-411 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CPSC-438 Distributed Object Programming
CPSC-441 Computer Graphics
CPSC-462 Microcomputer Systems
CPSC-463 Networks & Distributed Programming
CPSC-489 Parallel Computing
MATH-470 Intro to Cryptography
Skills/Certifications: Java, C++/C, Tcl, PHP, Ruby, HTML/XML, JavaScript/AJAX, Verilog, and HaskellCisco Certified Network Associate course semesters 1 & 2.
Publications
Hamilton, W., Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A. Synchronized Communication and Coordinated Views: Qualitative Data Discovery for Team Game User Studies, Ext Abs ACM Computer Human Interaction 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 4-9, 2009, in press.
Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W., Blevins, A. Emergent Team Coordination: Non-Mimetic Simulation Game Design from Fire Emergency Response Practice, Proc ACM Group 2009, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, May 10-13, 2009, in press.
Toups, Z. O., Kerne, A., Hamilton, W. Motivating Play through Score, ACM Computer Human Interaction 2009 Workshop on Engagement by Design, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 4-9, 2009.
Previous Work Experience
Interface Ecology Lab at Texas A&M University
Aug 2008 – Present
Manager: Dr. Andruid Kerne Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Job Description: developing a location aware game for teaching team coordination in java and working with GPS systems and signal processing applications
Cisco Systems
May 19, 2008 – Aug 8, 2008
Manager: Cythia Chou Position: Intern
Job Description: worked as a development engineer developing a testing client for policy provisioning protocol software.
May 21, 2007 – Aug 10, 2007
Manager: Dr. Dan Edeen Position: Intern
Job Description: worked as a test engineer in the Cable Business Unit, set up test-beds, and developed several utility application
Honors/Awards
Texas A&M University Department of 2009
Computer Science & Engineering
Undergraduate Research Excellence Award
ACM Collegiate Regional Programming Contest
5th Place 2007
6th Place 2006
Eagle Scout 11/04/02
Activities
Texas A&M ACM Programming Team 2006-2008
Texas A&M Computing Society 2006-Present
Interests
Networking
Programming
Sailing
Music (Choral & Violin)
Car Restoration
Hunting & Fishing