Resume

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• Education
• Organizations
• Work Experience
• Special Skills and Interests

Education

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• Boonville Elementary School

  • 1985 - 1994, K-8th grade
  • Academically Gifted - 1990 - 1994
  • Beginner and Advanced Band 1991 - 1994
  • High School Marching Band 1993/94
  • Graduated in 1994 in top 10% of class

• Starmount High School

  • 1994 - 1998, 9th-12th grade
  • Marching Band 1993/94 - 1998
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) 1996/97 - 1998
  • Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society 1996/97 - 1998
  • Advanced Keyboarding Award 1996/97
  • Algebra III/Trigonometry Award 1996/97
  • Technology Assistant Award 1997/98
  • Computer Applications I Award 1997/98
  • Danforth Award 1998
  • Student Taught Computer Applications II - Mrs. Haynes 2nd semester 1998

• Surry Community College

  • Fall 1998 - Summer 2000
  • Honor Graduate Spring 2000
  • Associate in Arts
  • Associate in Science
  • Cumulative GPA - 3.5
  • 1998/99 Mathematics Competition - 2nd Place
  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges Award
  • Microsoft Office Applications and Mathematics Tutor

  Courses

  • 1998 Fall Semester Classes

    • Calculus I
    • Expository Writing
    • Western Civilization I
    • Introduction to Computers
    • Introduction to Programming and Logic
    • College Student Success

  • 1999 Spring Semester Classes

    • Calculus II
    • Argument-Based Research
    • Survey of Operating Systems
    • COBOL Programming
    • General Psychology
    • Physical Fitness I

  • 1999 Fall Semester Classes

    • General Physics I
    • Public Speaking
    • Survey of Economics
    • World Literature I
    • Abnormal Psychology

  • 2000 Spring Semester Classes

    • Calculus III
    • General Physics II
    • Western Civilization II
    • Art History Survey II
    • Educational Psychology
    • Introduction to Literature
    • Weight Training I

  • 2000 Summer Classes

    • Linear Algebra
    • Differential Equations

• Appalachian State University

  • Fall 2000 - Summer 2005
  • M.A. Mathematics, May 2005
  • Thesis: Developing a Free Educational Tool and Instructional Material for Applied Mathematical Modeling Courses
  • B.S. Computer Science, August 2005
  • B.S. Applied Mathematics, Minor Statistics, Magna Cum Laude Spring 2002
  • Technical Support Services, Walk-in Technical Support
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • CSEMS Scholar

  Courses

  • 2000 Fall Semester Classes (Undergraduate)

    • Computer Science I
    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Probability with Modeling Applications
    • Introduction to Real Analysis

  • 2001 Spring Semester Classes

    • Computer Science II
    • Theoretical Computer Science
    • Image Processing
    • Cryptology
    • Graph Theory

  • 2001 Summer Semester Classes

    • Statistics and S

  • 2001 Fall Semester Classes

    • Applications of Math
    • Mathematical Statistics I
    • Data Structures
    • Assembly Language and Machine Operation

  • 2002 Spring Semester Classes

    • Numerical Methods
    • Mathematical Statistics II
    • Programming Languages
    • Computer Systems I

  • 2002 Fall Semester Classes (Graduate)

    • Complex Analysis
    • Linear Algebra
    • Cryptanalysis Research
    • Teaching Apprenticeship - Calculus for Biology Majors
    • Seminar in the Pedagogy of Math

  • 2003 Spring Semester Classes

    • Partial Differential Equations
    • History of Mathematics
    • Seminar in the Pedagogy of Math
    • Teaching Apprenticeship - Ordinary Differential Equations
    • CSEMS Seminar II

  • 2003 Summer Semester Classes

    • Real Analysis I

  • 2003 Fall Semester Classes

    • Real Analysis II
    • Advanced Differential Equations
    • Seminar in the Pedagogy of Math
    • Teaching Apprenticeship - Linear Algebra
    • CSEMS Seminar III

  • 2004 Spring Semester Classes

    • Thesis
    • Independent Study in Abstract Algebra
    • CSEMS Seminar IV

  • 2004 Summer Semester Classes (Dual Enrolled)

    • Applied Neural Networks

  • 2004 Fall Semester Classes

    • Thesis
    • Computer Systems II
    • Software Engineering
    • Database Systems
    • CSEMS Seminar V

  • 2005 Spring Semester Classes

    • Thesis
    • Senior Seminar in Computer Science

  • 2005 Summer Semester Classes

    • Introduction to Geology

• Florida State University

  • Fall 2009 - Dept of Statistics
  • Spring 2010 - Dept of Scientific Computing

  Courses

  • 2009 Fall Semester Classes

    • Statistics in Applications I
    • Computational Methods in Statistics I
    • Distribution Theory

  • 2010 Spring Semester Classes

    • Did not complete courses
    • Pursued full time employment with Dept of Scientific Computing

Organizations

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• Boy Scouts of America Troop 653

  • 1990 - 2000
  • Scouter 1990 - 1998
  • Assistant Scout Master 1998 - 2000
  • Eagle Scout Award 1997
  • Felix Hege Memorial Scout Scholarship 1998

• Order of the Arrow, BSA

  • Ordeal Member
  • Brotherhood Member

• First Baptist Church, Jonesville NC

  • November 1998 - April 2001

• Trinity Baptist Church, Deep Gap NC

  • April 2001 - December 2003

• Appalachian Linux Users Group, Boone NC

  • Member, September 2002 - Summer 2009

• ASU Gaming Club, Boone NC

  • Advisor, March 2006 - Summer 2009

Work Experience

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• Camp Raven Knob Boy Scout Reservation

  • First Year Scouter Instructor
  • Summers of 1996 and 1997

• Starmount Crossing Cinema V

  • Customer Service (Cashier, Food Service, and Usher)
  • October 1997 - December 1998

• Platinum Propane - Administrative Assistant

  • Administrative Assistant
  • February 1998 - August 1998

• Movie Express

  • Cashier and Check out
  • July 1998 as extra help

• Surry Community College

  • Microsoft Office Applications and Mathematics Tutor
  • Fall Semester 1998 - Summer Semester 2000

• Reel Time Movies and Tanning

  • Cashier and Check out
  • December 1998 - June 1999

• Computers R Us

  • Computer Construction, Upgrades and Troubleshooting, Sales
  • June 1999 - December 1999

• Technology Support Services, Appalachian State University

  • Staff, Walk-In Computer Repair and Technical Support
  • Fall Semester 2000 - Spring Semester 2002
  • Spring Semester 2004 - Summer Semester 2005
  • Formerly known as Academic Computing Services

• Elk Shoals United Methodist Camp

  • Resident Camp Children’s Counselor
  • Summer 2001

• Carolwood, McCall, and Elk Shoals United Methodist Camps

  • Resident Children’s Camp Program Director
  • Summer 2002

• Department of Mathematical Sciences, Appalachian State University

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Fall Semester 2002 - Fall Semester 2003

• Technology Support Services, Appalachian State University

  • Supervisor, Walk-In Computer Repair and Technical Support
  • Fall Semester 2005 - Summer 2007
  • Formerly known as Academic Computing Services

• Technology Support Services, Appalachian State University

  • Enterprise Software Deployment and Administration
  • Summer 2007 - Summer 2009

• Technology Support Services, Appalachian State University

  • Part time long distance software administration
  • Summer 2009 - Present

• Department of Statistics, Florida State University

  • Statistics help desk tutor, Fall 2009

• Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University

  • Assistant Technical Support and System Administrator, Spring 2010

• Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University

  • High Performance Computing System Administrator
  • July 2010 to present

Special Skills and Interests

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• Computers (see Work Experience: Computers R Us, Technical Support Services)

  • In depth knowledge of Operating Systems:

    • UNIX, Linux, and BSD
    • DOS
    • Windows
    • Mac OS

  • Software building, packaging, and installation

    • Anaconda (Red Hat system installer)
    • RPM (Red Hat Package Manager)
    • RPMBuild and Mock packaging
    • YUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified)

  • Software:

    • R and S-plus
    • Matlab and Octave
    • Maple
    • LaTeX
    • Office Applications (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, Keynote

  • Programming:

    • C and C++
    • BASH shell scripting
    • Python and PHP
    • Experience with: SQL, Assembly, Java, PERL, FORTRAN, LISP, COBOL, and TCL/TK

  • Enterprise Applications

    • Zimbra collaboration and mail suite
    • OpenLDAP and Active Directory
    • Openfire Jabber / XMPP chat server
    • Plone and Drupal web content management systems (CMS)
    • Trac project management system with Subversion version control system
    • TechExcel ServiceWise helpdesk system
    • Cosign single sign-on server

• Typist

  • 56 words per minute (see Education: Starmount High School)

• Teaching

  • First Year Scouter Instructor (see Work Experience: Camp Raven Knob)
  • Student Teaching (see Education: Starmount High School)
  • Student Teaching (see Education: Surry Community College, Spring 2000 semester)
  • Graduate Teaching Assitant (see Work Experience: Department of Mathematical Sciences, ASU)

• Music

  • Trumpet (see Education: Boonville Elementary School and Starmount High School)
  • Guitar
  • Drums

• Ultimate Fighting Championship and Mixed Martial Arts fan