Andrew Louis Barron
University of Virginia Class of 2015
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Objective
My objective is to push the boundaries of computer science, machine learning, and human-computer interaction in order to create
easily accessible, useful software systems to improve everyday life. I am particularly interested in Web app development, virtual
reality, and programming language research.
Skills
Programming Languages
Python, JavaScript, Java, C, C#, C++,
Rust, Swift, Ruby, Shell, SQL, PHP
Web Technologies
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, D3, Ruby
on Rails, Node.js, Heroku, MongoDB,
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Google App Engine,
Amazon Web Services, database schema
design and implementation
Software Development
UNIX/Linux, Git, Unity Engine, Eclipse,
design, prototyping, debugging
Personal Qualities
Passion for work, drive for perfection,
team communication
Research, Teaching, and Work Experience
NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, LARSS Intern
Hampton, VA (Jun 2013-Aug 2013)
* Intern for Engineering Directorate
* Worked on one of NASA’s Centennial Challenges, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Operations Challenge (UAS AOC)
* Developed standalone UAS AOC judge's station: scalable GUI application with wireless communications and telemetry display
from any arbitrary number of autonomous aircraft (Java)
NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER, LARSS Intern
Hampton, VA (Jun 2012-Aug 2012)
* Intern for Research Directorate, Safety-Critical Avionics Systems Branch
* Programmed serial port communications system for research-focused unmanned aircraft system (Java)
* Implemented wireless transmission of traffic data and other telemetry
* Contributed toward branch goal of autonomous UAS traffic avoidance via intelligent, real-time decision-making algorithms
U.VA. DEPT. OF COMPUTER ENG., Research Assistant
Charlottesville, VA (May 2014-Dec 2014)
* Continued development of Alpha Flow Characterization System with ESnet’s Network engineering Division
* Created network flow data pipeline to analyze scientific data transfer across ESnet: www.es.net (Shell, Python, Java)
* Developed dynamic data visualization interface to offer more fine-grained data analysis than commercial netflow tools
(Node.js, MySQL, JavaScript, D3.js, HTML5, CSS3)
U.VA. DEPT. OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, Teaching Assistant
Charlottesville, VA (Aug 2013-May 2015)
* TA for CS 1110: Intro. to Programming, CS 4750: Database Systems, and CS 6501: Topics in Computer Vision (graduate course)
* Tutored students during weekly office hours, taught and ran interactive programming lab sessions (Java, SQL, Python/NumPy)
* Graded programming assignments, written assignments, and examinations
U.VA. IATH, JUEL Intern
Charlottesville, VA (May 2015-Present)
* Employed by University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
* Software development for the Jefferson’s University Early Life Project: juel.iath.virginia.edu
* Creating interactive tours from historical 3D models of the University (Unity Engine, C#)
U.VA. MCINTIRE DEPT. OF MUSIC, Student Webmaster
Charlottesville, VA (Sep 2011-May 2015)
* Website administration, updates, and maintenance for U.Va. music department website: www.music.virginia.edu
* Daily collaboration with music faculty and promotions staff, server-side improvements and file management
* Assisted full site migration from "Web 1.0" static HTML to "Web 2.0" Drupal content management system (PHP, HTML, CSS)
Education
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Charlottesville, VA (2011-2015)
* Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. GPA: 3.4 (major), 3.1 (cumulative). May 17 2015.