Louis Van Zandt
Oak Brook, IL ***** 630-***-****
https://louisvanzandt.com/
********.*****@*****.***
Education
Master of Science
DePaul University - Chicago, Illinois
Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence Bachelor of Arts
Elmhurst University - Elmhurst, Illinois Management Professional Technology Experience
May 2023 – Present
C++23 & ChatGPT
Notes documenting my exploration into modern C++.
Jan 2023 – Apr 2023
Körber (“Contractor on Ford Motor Company Project”) C++ Software Developer port of an Oracle Database
application to an updated Oracle Linux distribution. Tools used on project GCC, VSCode, make, C++, Pro*C, Subversion source control, Mantis bug tracking, Xming. Feb 2019 - Present
C/C++ Programmer, Music Composer,
Sound Designer and Audio Engineer
CMake, GCC, GitHub, Linux, Windows, VSCode, Visual Studio, JUCE Framework, Reaper tools and platforms used.
Building a software based musical instrument VSTi (virtual studio technology instrument) using C++ and the JUCE Framework. Bash scripting to map samples of sounds based on pitch and velocity to correct keys on keyboard.
Sep 2001 – Jan 2019
C++ Software Developer / Caregiver
Full time caregiver for parents (both suffered from dementia). Active during this time period with Linux/Windows platforms. C++, LISP and Smalltalk, Python programming languages. Jul 2000 – Aug 2001
Lucent Technologies (Bell Labs)
Software Developer C++ programmer
Solaris Unix C++ coding and scripting with bash.
C++ coding:
Implementation of 3G UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) wireless standard which ran VOIP on a telecommunication software switching system called Softswitch.
bash scripting:
Created bash scripts to stress test a proprietary memory resident database to simulate various call (VOIP) work loads for the 3G UMTS Wireless network. The database would ultimately be deployed to a proprietary RTOS (Real-Time Operating System). Many of the tools used on this project were unique to Bell Labs. Jan 1999 – Jul 2000
Whiplash
C++ Developer / Object Database
Worked on a travel reservation system which was built on top of an Object Oriented Database tied in to Sabre for bookings on the back-end.
May 1998 – Dec 1998
Hollyer & Schwartz
Web Developer ASP, Visual Basic, C programmer
Created a intranet pension website for CNA insurance employees. Aug 1996 – Apr 1998
AT&T
C programmer / Q&A Tester / Windows Developer
Was responsible for the branding of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Default homepage, links, animated GIFs, registry settings, color schemes needed to adhere to the strict AT&T WorldNet branding guidelines. Q&A tester on both mac & pc.