Joe Plante
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Objective
A position where my job just feeds my desire to inspire, innovate and problem solve.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Major: Computer Science
Received Degree in December 2006
Awards
First Place, AITP Programming Competition
Had to create a database with a GUI in JAVA (with buttons and edit boxes for example) in 2.5 hours
Held at the University of West Florida in February 2008
Training
Mobile Device Applications, August 2008
Covered training with J2ME and some JAVA middleware.
Targeted devices with limited RAM and processing power, plus some cases like a processor without a float-point unit
Specifically targeted cell phone gaming industry
Programming Skills
C/C++
Primary programming language (C++) used at the university for my degree
Implemented linked lists and other data structures like queues and binary trees
Familiar with the Win32 API and basic Direc3d 9.0c
Familiar with using the STL
TCP/IP
Token Ring: implemented reliability on a simulated unreliable network using UDP, and Link-state routing
Group project: created a chat client and server. This required creating a specification, and individuals in the group having to have our programs intercommunicate
Abobe (Macromedia) Flash
Ported a Flash CS3/9 project to Flash 8. Project ended up being used as example code for the class
Group Project: University had a contract to make a flash page for the FBI. This had the mouse as crosshairs and the player shot targets. I was involved with writing and coding
Assembly Language
Covered 1 semester of x86 and 1 semester of MIPS
JAVA
Used graphics, the console, and input boxes
Created Applets
SQL on Oracle
Knowledge of queries, table creation, and SQL scripting
Knowledge of ER diagrams
Other technologies
.html, Visual Basic .NET, and sprite rendering on Direct3D
Other Skills
Technical Writing
Took a class that covered memos, instruction manuals, proposals, and asking for information. Required to use Microsoft Wo
Math Skills
Calculus 3, Linear Algebra, and Calculus-based Statistics
Fine Arts
Studied music for 10 years, playing trumpet in concert, symphonic, jazz band, and show choir
Basic understanding of 2d art (in the sense of classic painting and drawing) concepts
Familiar with Blender, an open-source 3d modeling application