Christopher WaldRésumé
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Platteville, WI 53818
Hartford, WI 53027
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languages
Java
C/C++
Python
HTML5/CSS3
PHP5/JavaScript
i can...
Adapt
Innovate
Give public presentations
objective
To build a forward-looking career in the software industry by utilizing my education and experience while making industry connections and relationships.
education
Studying Software Engineering Sep. 2012 - present
University of Wisconsin - Platteville 3.2 GPA
Courses taken include:
Object Oriented Programming & Data Structures I & II - Taught in Java and C++ respectively. Taught containers such as stacks, queues, linked lists, and trees. Projects were a combination of group and individual work and had an emphasis on time tracking, scheduling, and proper commenting techniques.
Data Communication & Computer Networks - Discussed the layers of the Internet Protocol Stack. Also taught the basics of various application layer protocols including HTTP and FTP. Also taught Internet structure and DNS.
Object Oriented Analysis and Design - Focused on the Requirements and Design portions of the development cycle. Also taught the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Introduction to Software Engineering - A general overview of Software Engineering as a career. Used the waterfall model to develop a semester-long game assignment with a group.
Computer Architecture & Operating Systems - Computer Architecture portion taught the Assembly (Intel 8086) language. Operating Systems portion taught concurrency and thread synchronization in Java. Topics included semaphores, several aspects of deadlock, and mutual exclusion.
projects
July 2011
Java and XML based Android applicationFits shapes to a user's drawings by analyzing points and slopes
Scheduler
January 2012
Web/Server based schedule comparison running on client machines.
Jpong
September 2009
Pong remake literally played with windows using Java Swing.
programs
Eclipse, Git, SVN, NetBeans, Emacs, Linux, IBM Rational Rose, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, GIMP, Paint.net, Audacity
competitions
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
November 2011
Google Code Jam
April 2012
employment
Summers, 2011 - present
Assembly Line - Working in assembly but using skills learned to diagnose equipment and improve workflow.
certifications
American Red Cross:
CPR - AED for Lifeguards
July 2011 - July 2013
Lifeguarding/First Aid
July 2011 - July 2014
Contact