CAREER OBJECTIVE

To develop powerful and user-friendly applications that will enhance workerproductivity.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dec. 1998-Present  Utah HealthInformatics -Software Engineer

I am in a team that maintains, upgrades, and develops database softwarein Clarion, a powerful and flexible language for database and general purposeapplications.  These manage the comprehensive and complex relationshipof different databases needed for movie production, sales, duplication,distribution, and collection.

Mar. 1998-Dec.1998  Feature Films forFamilies/ConsultNet-Computer Programmer

I was in a team that maintains, upgrades, and develops database softwarein Clarion, a powerful and flexible language for database and general purposeapplications.  The software manages the comprehensive and complexrelationship of different databases needed for movie production, sales,duplication, distribution, and collection.

Feb. 1997-Mar 1998  Universityof Utah, Computer Systems Laboratory - Research Assistant

My final project was Flick,an Interface Definition Language Compiler. I made the parser very robust,enabled one-way communication, and accelerated the decoding of a message.I helped develop the Mach code generator, did extensive testing, fixedmany existing errors, cleaned up code, and provided insight into how toimprove it in future versions. I became familiar and adept with the C,C++, Java, Lex, and Yacc Languages, the Unix operating system, the Emacseditor, and X windows.

Feb. 1997-Present  S. L. CountyYouth Services - Computer Consultant

I created a user-friendly client database for tracking and reporting. Thisinvolved researching the desired functionality and features, presentingdemos at intermediate steps, and responding to requests.

Aug. 1994-Jan. 1995  Stateof Utah, Planning and Budget - Programmer and Technician

I installed new hardware, helped maintain the network, helped convert spreadsheetsto HTML format, and did computer trouble-shooting.

June 1993-Jan. 1995  S.L. County Substance Abuse Services - Computer Programmer

I created, presented, and installed a division wide employee time trackingsystem as well as other projects. I automated accounting spreadsheets anddid computer trouble-shooting.

EDUCATION

1997-Present  University of Utah- Computer Science Major,Senior, 3.73 GPA SLC, UT

1992-1994  Salt Lake CommunityCollege - 4.0 GPA SLC, UT
1990-1994  EastHigh School - Graduated 1994 with Honors, 3.6 GPA SLC, UT

AWARDS RECEIVED

1993 InternationalOlympiad in Inform atics, International Bronze Medal Mendoza,Argentina

1993  U.S.A. Computer Olympiad, Top Four in NationKenosha, Wisconsin
1993  ACTComposite: 34 (Math: 36, Reading: 34, English: 30).
1993  American Computer ScienceLeague, Sixth Place Team in Nation Coventry, Rhode Island
1992-1993  Super-Quest:Super-Computer Project Contest,Top 20 in Nation Portland,OR
1992  International Internet Programming Contest, 13thPlace Team Internationally
1992-1993  ACM UtahHigh School Programming Contest, 1st Place 1993 & 1992Univ. of Utah
1991-1993  UCCE Annual State Programming Contest, 1stPlace 1993 & 1991 SLC, UT

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Programming Languages:  Delphi, OO Pascal, C, C++, Java, Clarion,Lex, and Yacc.

Environments:  Microsoft Windows 3.1/95/NT, DOS, Unix, andX windows.
Word processing:  Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Multi-Edit,and Emacs.
Foreign Languages:  Fluent in Spanish.

REFERENCES

Jennifer Smith  Feature Films for Families 5286 S. 320 West  Salt Lake City, UT 84107  (801) 284-7359

Shahla Hosseini Salt Lake County Youth Services  177 W. Price Ave.  Salt Lake City, Utah 84115  (801) 264-2273

Bill Gilmour Salt Lake County Aging Services  2001 S. State Suite #S1500  Salt Lake City , Utah 84190  (801) 468-2454

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