Interests

I'm one of those people whose interests are far-ranging, and as soon I see something that interests me, I start to to dabble and experiment with it, as I wonder about the possible things I could create with it. This includes anything from web servers and static site generators to low-level programs written in C or Haskell. In addition to fiddling with front-end design, I love customizing my desktop environment with custom window managers and scripts. Let's not leave out all the hardware stuff like brain-computer interfaces, Arduinos, quadro-copters and Raspberry Pi's!

Education

  • University of Vermont, B.A. Computer Science, Graduated May 2013
  • Minor: German

Language Familiarity and Tools (adapting the programmer competency matrix)

  • Python (n)
  • Java (n2)
  • HTML5 (n)
  • C (2n but improving)
  • Haskell (2n, but want to improve)
  • CSS3 (log(n))
  • Twitter Bootstrap (n)
  • JavaScript (n2)
  • Git (n2 to n)
  • Jekyll (n)
  • Google Analytics (n)
  • SQL/MySQL (n2, want to improve)

Comfortable with all major operating systems. I prefer a Linux environment (I use Ubuntu) with a good text editor and the command line. I work well in teams and get a great sense of satisfaction from problem solving.

Professional Experience

  • Xenon Apps Web Developer Spring 2014

    • Volunteered to design and develop xenonapps.com, a group of volunteer programmers.
    • Generated a static site with Harp.js to host fast and secure web pages featuring company projects, roster and contact form.
    • Used LESS CSS framework to create sleek and responsive layouts for all web pages.

  • Brandthropology inc. Coding Intern 9/12 - 12/12

    • Helped work on company projects updating and implementing custom modules for Drupal 6 and 7, while also learning to use Git version control.
    • Used HTML, Javascript, CSS and jQuery to create and update web pages based on composites made by the graphic designer.
    • Routinely updated content and installed Google Analytics to monitor website traffic for client websites as well as the company's own site.

  • Vermont Housing Finance Agency IT Intern 6/12 - 8/12

    • Main project focused on migrating PDFs and respective metadata out of proprietary Canon ImageWare software into a SharePoint intranet site. Implemented custom Visual Basic scripts to accomplish this, as well as powershell scripts to operate on the data in SharePoint.
    • Updated website content and made improvements to the website's PHP code.
    • Provided general assistance to employees within the agency, including hardware and software upgrades, system log checks, presentation setup, and daily server backup checks.

  • Connor Homes IT Intern, Winter '11-'12, '12-'13

    • Reorganized master photo collection using metadata, allowing for rapid photo search by keyword.
    • Created a visual representation of completed projects by exporting data from Excel into Google Fusion Tables. XML was used to add additional information to data points from a spreadsheet.
    • General IT and website consulting.

My Reading List:

  • The C Programming Language, K&R
  • The Art of Computer Programming, Donald Knuth
  • Test Driven Web Development with Python, Harry Percival
  • Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!, Miran Lipovaca