Education
Truman State University - Kirksville, MO
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science
2003
Cum Laude and Computer Science Departmental Honors
Work Experience
Senior IT Analyst – Telecommunications, St. Louis, MO
June ’03 to Present
- Lead team of 8 on-site developers, 5 offshore.
- Design, program, test, and deploy ordering and billing programs with an emphasis on Assembler, Java, and C.
- Design and manage development of a suite of Testing Automation tools for increased testing efficiency.
- Establish documented coding standards and rewrite existing programs to increase readability, efficiency, and ease of maintenance.
- Organize monthly company-wide Brown Bag Luncheons to increase employee knowledge-base.
Independent Game Developer- Self Employed, St. Louis, MO
March '88 to Present
- Ancient Undercurrents
2.75D Sidescrolling RPG Action Adventure written in C# with XNA - Zombie Dodgeball
2.75D Dodgeball game written in C# and XNA - Interactive Environment
3D interactive world with an emphasis in Physics written in C++ with DirectX - Programming Examples in C++, Java, and C# can be found at http://thatgy.googlepages.com/
Skills
- Programming Languages- C, C++, C#, Java, J2EE, Ada 95, Assembler, Cold Fusion, SQL, HTML, Lisp, Prolog, COBOL, PL/1, PHP, XML, JSP, Perl, Direct X, XNA, OpenGL
- Business Skills- System Analysis & Design, Software Engineering Concepts, Software Development Team Management, Software Requirements Documentation
- Art Program Experience- 3D Studio Max, Photoshop
Additional Experience
- Beta Tester – Various
Analyze Microsoft Vista, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studios, Turbine's Asheron’s Call I and II, Activision's CoD4, and SOE's Galaxies for programming errors. - Construction/Children Supervisor – The Appalachian Project
Repaired and rebuilt homes; provided children day camp in Drift, Kentucky.
Honors
- Recipient of Multiple Key Performer Award Bonuses
- Recipient of the Truman Presidential Scholarship
- Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship
- Recipient of the Bright Flight Scholarship
- Recipient of the Boeing Scholarship
- Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America