Education

Fall 2001 – Fall 2007 » University of Wisconsin – Madison » B.S. in Computer Engineering

• Emphasis in VLSI Design Automation
• Processor Design with Xilinx FPGA using Verilog and VHDL

Skills

• 4+ years experience with web languages HTML, CSS, Javascript/Actionscript, PHP, and MySQL
• 3 years experience with Java, C++, and hardware description languages VHDL, and Verilog
• 2 years experience with Python, and Shell scripting
• Familiar with Microsoft’s Office products and Adobe Photoshop
• Familiar with operating systems Windows, Mac’s OSX, and Linux

Work experience

Research Data Archivist

Summer 2005 – Fall 2008 » UW Space Science and Eng. » Madison, WI

• Developed an automated system to back up old scientific data from one media format to another.
• Created a website that used AJAX to search and display active records of data.

Web Designer and Administrator

Spring 2004 » College of Agricultural and Life Sciences » Madison, WI

• Assisted in maintaining the CALS Student Council Website using a custom CMS created with PHP and MySQL.
• Helped other CALS club members by teaching them the skills necessary to maintain and administrate a website for their respective clubs.

Student Housing Employee

Fall 2001 – Fall 2003 » Frank’s Place – Cafeteria » Madison, WI

• Gained customer service-oriented skills and maintained a professional relationship with customers and co-workers.

Information Systems Intern

Summer 2001 » City Hall » Beloit, WI

• Saved the department money by salvaging functional parts from older computers.
• Learned fundamental IT problem solving skills including basic security and server maintenance.