Will's Résumé

Work Experience
- Synaptian Developer 2012
  - Ruby on Rails and jQuery for asset management company site.
- Johns Hopkins Welch Medical Library Sr. Programmer Analyst 2011
  - Revamping the SORD SSIS interface
  - Extending and adding an automated build to in-house HTTP spider
- Department of Happiness Director 2009 - 2012
  - Attempting to design software for a transparent supply chain
- Sun Microsystems Summer Internship 2008
  - Implemented a grid-capable collaborative filter for Project Aura
- Vanderbilt Human-Machine Teams Laboratory Research Assistant 2007 - 2009
  - Advanced courses in Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Statistical Inference, Algorithm Design, Introductory Robotics, Multimedia Systems, Computational Models, and Experimental Design
- Marijuana Policy Project Web Administrator 2006 - 2007
  - Designed and implemented campaign sites including a set of layouts for mpp.org's database of over 10,000 pages
  - Python programming to migrate sites from Kintera Inc's CMS
- Peace Corps Volunteer 2003 - 2005
  - Information and Communications Technologies Volunteer assigned to Cisco Academy at University of Nouakchott teaching CCNA preparation courses in French, scheduling classes and managing enrollment
  - Built new configuration for the Girls' Mentoring Centers and set up imaging system to deploy this around country (~50 systems in 12 cities)
  - Helped with webdesign for local NGOs as well as a full redesign of ecodev.mr and cisco-academy.mr
- TTU Education Department System Designer 2001 - 2003
  - Designed Java-backed web based portfolio and student assessment system
  - Linux server setup to run file-sharing, ghosting and backup systems
- Miltec Corporation Co-op 2000 - 2001
  - Maintained 3D flight visualization programs in VB and Java3D
  - Created XML-based documentation generation system
  - Built and configured Linux system to run company intranet
  - Received Department of Defense Secret Clearance
- Remax Real Estate Contractor 1999
  - Installed networking hardware and cabling connecting offices
  - Configured Windows based NAT and DHCP server
  - HTML generation of listings using Perl via ODBC
- TTU Education Department Computer Support Server Administrator and Helpdesk 1999 - 2001
  - Support calls on PC/Macintosh systems running Windows and MacOS 8 - 9
  - Installed and maintained Linux based fileserver supporting Windows and AppleTalk clients
- TTU Honors Program Server Administrator 1999 - 2004
  - Built, configured and maintained OpenLDAP, Sendmail, Apache, and Bind on a Linux server running multiple virtual hosts
  - Configured quotas and access methods along with user maintenance and system security
- Software Automation and Intelligence Laboratory Research Assistant 1998 - 2001
  - Researched 3D modeling and simulations of robotic manufacturing systems
  - Programmed simulations involving distributed intelligent agent interactions in Java
- TTU Helpdesk Expert 1997 - 2003
  - Supported users working on Windows NT and VMS in a variety of applications
  - Wrote utilities in C and DCL to track lab status and verify worker attendance
  - Highest paid helpdesk worker at TTU, ever
- TTU System Operations Technician 1998
  - Installed network wiring and new systems in computer labs
- Welmont Health Systems Helpdesk 1998
  - Answered support calls for hardware and software issues on Windows
Education
- Masters of Science in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University, December 2010 (3.6 / 4.0 gpa)
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Software and Scientific Applications emphasis and Mathematics minor from Tennessee Technological University, December 2002 (3.4 / 4.0 gpa)
Computer Skills
- Operating Systems: Linux, VMS, Windows
- Applications: Emacs, Git, Subversion, Adobe Photoshop, The GIMP, Microsoft Office Suite, 3D Studio, Maple, PortSentry, TripWire, Nessus, CVS
- Server Administration: Samba, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Appletalk, X-Windows, Sendmail, Bind, DHCP, IPTables
Computer Languages
- HTML, Javascript, Java, ActionScript, PHP, SQL, CSS, Bash, XML, XSLT, C, Perl, Python, C++, DCL, VAX Assembly, VB
Papers, Presentations and Publications
- Presented The Revolution Will Be Personalized; Grassroots Technology X; 2009
- Presented Riding the Light: The Development of Tennessee Tech's Online Portfolio System; Music City Java Conference; 2002
- Published Website Maintenance via CVS; 2001
- Published XML and XSLT Overview; 2001
- Presented Sugar and Snails: The development of gender and society; National Collegiate Honors Conference; 2001
- Published Java3D Overlays; 2000
- Taught VMS Basics; 1998, 1999, 2002
- Published Computer Skills; Honors Handbook Chapter; 1999
- Presented Toward a System of Ethics; Tennessee State Honors Conference; 1999
Organizations
- Dean's List; 1996 - 2002
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; 2002
- Student Environmental Action Coalition; 2001 (Webmaster)
- Habitat for Humanity; 2001; 2002 (Webmaster)
- Kappa Mu Epsilon (Math Honors Society); 1999 (President)
- Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership Honors Society); 1999
- Association for Computing Machinery; 1998 (Secretary), 1999 (Secretary)
- Honors Program; 1996 - 2002
- Honors Program Computer Committee; 1997, 1999 (Co-chair), 2001 (Chair)
Foreign Languages
- Conversational proficiency in French (more advanced proficiency in technical language)
References
- Available upon request

William James Holcomb

will@dhappy.org

will.dhappy.org

423-276-5405