Education: Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University)

Graduation: May 2008
B.S. Computer Science, B.A. Economics
Minors: Mathematics and Statistics
Cumulative GPA: 3.61/4.00; In–Major GPA: 3.64/4.00
Notable Recognitions:

• Dean’s List, 7 of 7 semesters
• Recipient, Seay Scholarship: 2005–2006, 2006–2007

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Work Experience:

Protiviti

Vienna, Virginia: June – August ‘07

Technology Risk Intern

• Performed a policy audit and test of a bank, verifying policy compliance to FFIEC guidance
• Analyzed audit data with ACL, Access, and Excel, reporting to assistant managers with exceptions
• Designed an intern newsletter in Publisher, copy–edited content provided from other interns, and published to the Mid–Atlantic home offices. A copy is available here

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Virginia Bioinformatics Institute:

Blacksburg, Virginia: January ‘07 – present

Part–time Student Programmer

• Implemented genome sequence downloading tool, allowing users to download genomic data for multiple genomes or organisms. Used PHP to create archives (tar.gz or zip) on the fly from individual sequence files. Page available at the PATRIC website
• Assisted in launching new website: transitioned old PHP/XHTML pages to new stylesheets and databases

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Software Technology Laboratories

Corporate Research Center, Blacksburg, Virginia: March – December ‘06

Part–time Student Programmer

• Implemented, with a team of two other students, two web–based project management systems using (X)HTML, CSS 2, PHP 5, and MySQL
• Designed and supported database–driven drop–down menu tool with JavaScript, CSS, and PHP

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General Electric

GE Energy, Salem, Virginia: May – August ‘06

IMLP Summer Intern

• Designed, developed, and launched a new intranet website for the GE Energy: Salem, VA campus
• Moved website from a table–based layout to a flexible width layout written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Wrote for and edited GE IMLP Intern Newsletter, a company–wide biweekly publication

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Purcellville Computers

Purcellville, Virginia: June ‘04 – August ‘05

Sales Representative and Computer Technician

• Troubleshot and repaired computers with hardware and software problems
• Consulted customers on repairs: gave cost estimates, and discussed possibilities of data recovery or loss
• Assisted customers with questions about products sold or with questions about everyday computer use