Summary

Dedicated and pedantic student and developer interested in both theoretical and applied computation, linguistics, engineering, and mathematics with experience in software development, systems administration, and mathematics tutoring.

Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst (Computer Systems Engineering / Mathematics (Linguistics minor), expected graduation 2014/2015)
Falmouth High School, Falmouth, MA (Grades 11-12)
Beverly High School, Beverly, MA (Grades 9-11)

Relevant Courses

Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
Data Structures & Algorithms
Circuit Analysis I
Calculus 1 & 2
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Abstract Algebra

Work and Volunteer Experience

Computational linguistics researcher for the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Linguistics Department since Summer 2011.
Software Support Consultant at University of Massachusetts Amherst's Office of Information Technology since Fall 2011.

Programming Languages, Frameworks, and Systems

Extensive BSD and Linux experience, moderate Windows, OS X and Plan 9 experience
Proficient in: C, Python, Perl, Go, rc, Scheme, and bash/zsh scripting
Frameworks: Catalyst (Perl), Django (Python), Flask (Python)
Experience with: Apache 1 and 2, Lighttpd, Squid, rysnc, rsnapshot, UnrealIRCd, SSHD, UNIX administration tools

Software Development

Currently developing a computational linguistics tool in Python to perform tasks related to Optimality Theory for the UMass Linguistics department.
Designed and constructed an SQL/Perl/Catalyst-based donations tracking system for Youth with a Mission in Perth, Western Australia
Designed and constructed a SQL/Perl/Catalyst-based content management system for Town Crier in New England
Designed and constructed an open source one-time pad generator and message encryption/decryption system
Designed and constructed an open source markdown parser for small websites
Developed a small UTF-8 compliant IRC daemon/server
Developed a small Gopher server
Developed a small IRC client libary for the Go programming language
Developed an audio transcoding application for making mp3 and Ogg files out of FLAC files
Developed a Python/Flask/SQLite-based microsite for generating, displaying, and managing tournament brackets
Designed a chat protocol for multi-conversational-threaded communication and implementation in Go
Currently developing a Python/Django/SQL-based web frontend for bittorrent trackers
Contributed patches to various open source projects in C

Systems Administration

Managed a small network of UNIX computers deployed group collaboration software for Create International in Perth, Western Australia
Managed a medium size network (100+) of UNIX and Microsoft Windows computers and deployed a Squid HTTP cache for Youth with a Mission in Perth, Western Australia
Managed several personal desktops, servers and laptops running Linux and BSD, for HTTP, IRC, SSH, and various other services

Humanitarian Aide

Traveled to Kerema, Gulf Province in Papua New Guinea for several weeks and helped start a local grassroots movement to eliminate corruption and improve living conditions through fair trade practices and the peaceful elimination of tribal superstitions through education.

References

John McCarthy, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, South College 231, Amherst MA 01003 (+1.413.545.6830)
Rajesh Bhatt, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, South College 224, Amherst MA 01003 (+1.413.577.0797)
Adam C. Emerson, Technical Consultant/Distributed Filesystem Developer, The Linux Box, 310 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (+1.734.717.4624)