I am currently in my fifth year (of a five year program) at Rochester Institute of Technology where I am matriculated in the BS/MS Computer Engineering program and expect to graduate May 2010. I am a nerd in the sense that I actually enjoy learning, understand the jokes on slashdot and reddit, and spend most of my day within arm’s reach of a computer. I don’t just sit in my room all day though – I love to play sports, get out, meet new people, and I know how to have a good time. It took me a while to adapt to using the word “nerd” to describe myself, but it is pretty hard to not be a little bit of a geek with the amount of technology in today’s world. Everything in moderation.

I am a very action oriented person. I love doing projects (both individually and with a team) and I take my work pretty seriously. The “Work hard, play hard” mantra fits me well. On campus at RIT, I am involved with a few organizations: Computer Science House, Tau Beta Pi, and IEEE. I enjoy taking on leadership positions when possible.

Work Experience:

Sun Microsystems: I was the Campus Ambassador to RIT for Sun Microsystems, Inc. This was a part time position in which I worked as an evangelist for Sun’s open source technologies on campus. I received training on Sun’s technologies, gave technical demos/talks, provided hands-on student learning, and connected RIT students to Sun’s global online communities. This was a great position that allowed me to learn a lot and spread my knowledge to others. The best part, I was able to provide free food at every talk I give.

Intel: I worked at Intel in Santa Clara, CA for a co-op block from June through August 2008 on the Platform Architecture team in the Ultra Mobility Group. There I worked on a project to help with the re-architecting of the north complex (memory interconnect) of a next-generation system-on-chip platform. My work involved creating Verilog modules to model the behavior of the north complex and using these modules to evaluate the performance of interconnect generation tools.

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices): I worked at AMD in Austin, TX for two co-op blocks from June through November 2007 on the functional verification of a floating point unit module for the Bobcat project, AMD’s next generation low power, high performance, embedded microprocessor. This was a great experience for me and my first exposure to the CPU design industry. I learned an exceptional amount and contributed quite a bit of tests, bug reports, tools, and utilities to support and increase the productivity of our efforts.

GE MDS (Microwave Data Systems): While taking classes during my first two years at RIT, I worked part time at MDS as an Intern to the Wireless Systems Group integrating microwave radio-based systems with various equipment (routers, switches, servers, muxes, etc) to meet customer expectations.

RIT CS Department: I was a grader for two courses within the CS Department: CS4 taught by Professor Matt Healey and Operating Systems taught by Professor Roxanne Canosa. It was a great opportunity to learn common mistakes and some nifty tricks from the student submissions for the labs and projects in C and C++. I provided feedback to the students on how to improve their coding style, design, and performance.

RIT CE Department: I currently work for the Computer Engineering Department at RIT as a TA for Hardware Description Languages and Freshman Seminar lab sections. I explain the lab, offer assistance to the students, and grade their completed assignments/reports. Additionally, I am a mentor for freshmen CE students. I meet with two groups of approximately six students once a week to help them become acclimated to college life and to offer homework assistance.

Contact me:

I am currently looking for a full-time career starting in September 2010. My start date is flexible, depending on when I complete my thesis. If you are interested, take a look at my resume and contact me via phone or email. The best time to call is between 10am and 7pm EST.