  |
|
PhD Candidate in Computer Science, UC San Diego
| Anticipated Graduation 2008 | GPA: 3.95 |
Advisor: Scott Baden
BS in Computer Science, Brigham Young University
| Graduated April 2001 | GPA: 3.89 | Minor: Psychology |
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Networking & Security
- Cognitive Psychology
- Proficient with C/C++
- Parallel programming techniques & languages (MPI)
- Windows, UNIX, and LINUX environments
- Familiar with Assembly, Java, Perl, PHP, Scheme
- Web Technologies (EJB, HTTP, JSP, Servlets)
- SQL-based Databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc.)
Experience
UCSD Computer Science & Engineering Department
Research Assistant, December 2003 - present
- Research: graph-based execution of parallel programs
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Assistant Level IV, June 2003 - September 2003
- Researched integration of Perl with Globus 3 Grid Infrastructure
- Developed the Cosmic Web Portal which assists computational astrophysicists in running Enzo on SDSC's supercomputer
UCSD Computer Science & Engineering Department
Teaching Assistant, September 2002 - December 2003
- Taught weekly discussion sections
- Tutored students during office hours
- Evaluated students' work & proctored exams
NTT/Verio
Technical Support Level 1, January - August 2002
- Supported & managed Unix-based web servers
- Investigated & solved or escalated problems
- Responded to customers by phone and email
Work
- Graduate Student Rep., UCSD TritonLink Executive Committee
December 2003 - present - Mesa Housing Family Rep., Affiliated Housing Advisory Committee
September 2004 - present
- DOE HPCS Fellowship finalist (1 of 12), 2005
- Golden Key National Honor Society
- BYU Trustees Scholarship (four year full tuition)
- BYU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences Dean's List, 8 semesters
- Resume: Standard and Word Document versions
- My CSE Home Page