Placement in a software engineering or web programming position that encourages thoughtful project planning and execution to produce a well-made product of high aesthetic and functional value.

Coursework:
'01-'02: Artificial Intelligence, Parallel Systems, Refactoring, Senior Seminar, Software Engineering; Ancient to Medieval Art, Early Modern Art: Symbolism to Surrealism, Surrealist Encounters

'00-'01: Analysis of Algorithms, Advanced Algorithms, Software Design and Development, Computer Networks; Renaissance to Modern Art, Modern Art 1945-Present; Foundations of Psychology; French Cinema

'99-'00: Data Structures (with Java), Models of Computing Systems, TCP/IP Networks; Statistical Methods; Astronomy; Analysis of Drama and Short Fiction; Principles of Art History, History of Photography

‘98-’99: Introduction to Computing, Algorithms, and Problem Solving, Elementary Structures and Formalisms in Computer Science, Algorithms and Computer Programming; Honors Calculus, Calculus II, Mathematical Modeling; General Physics I (with Calculus); College Writing II; History of the Civil War.

Research and Partnerships
Through a grant with the Morris Academic Internship (MAI) program, I assisted the UMM Computing Services department with development of web pages and web applications using ColdFusion. Other responsibilities included development of a new homepage for web kiosks around the UMM campus, and refinement of the new prospective student site which I helped develop in the fall and winter of 2001.

Past research activities include studies into the development of ant-based algorithms over distributed parallel computing models. My paper, "Ant Algorithm Parallelization", was accepted and published by the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS). I presented the paper at the conference and won "Best Undergraduate Student Paper" honors.

Through a grant with the Morris Academic Partners (MAP) program, I assisted Dr. Dian Lopez in her research with parallel and distributed computing models. In the 1999-2000 year, I set up a research lab with five networked Linux boxes. During 2000-2001, I continued to maintain the lab and develop algorithms and programs to help further along her research. In March 2001, a peer and I presented our research at the National Council for Undergraduate Research conference in Lexington, Kentucky.

Software and Languages
C#, Java, PHP, VBScript, ColdFusion, Scheme, XML/XSL, JavaScript, HTML, Batch Programming; IBM VisualAge for Java, Visual InterDev, VisualStudio .NET; Rational Rose; MS Office Suite; SQL Databases; Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Illustrator; Macromedia HomeSite, ColdFusion Studio and Server; Apache, IBM WebSphere; RealProducer Plus.

Computer Systems
Windows 3.x; Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0; Linux/Unix, DOS, Macintosh

Wahpeton (N.D.) Senior High School (WHS)
Graduated May ’98. Ranked 1 out of 130 students. GPA: 99.12%.
ACT: 34 composite

Clear Channel Television - Minneapolis, M.N.
June '02 - July '03
Web Developer. Part of a small team developing both backend logic and presentation pages for 40+ news-driven websites, online games, and wireless websites (HDML, WML, and XHTML) for various television stations. Used SQL Server 7.0, ASP.NET, and XML/XSL daily. Played an active role in the planning, design, implementation, and documentation of reusable code components.

Computing Services, UMM - Morris, M.N.
September '01 - January '01
Web Corps web development team. Received a variety of assignments having to do with web page design and creation in HTML and Javascript. Creation of a new prospective student site from designer-supplied Adobe Photoshop files.

Lutheran Brotherhood - Minneapolis, M.N.
June '01 - August '01
Summer intern; worked with three other interns to develop a web front-end to a SQL database. Extensive experience in object-oriented analysis and design. Development was done using IBM's VisualAge for Java within a company-modified IBM Jade frameworks environment.

Info-Link, Inc. - Morris, M.N.
September '99 - October '00
Duties included telephone customer support of dial-up internet access problems, computer software/hardware troubleshooting and repair, network/system administration at local schools, and web page design. Other past duties included rebuilding and installation of aged machines for use as small business routers.

Media Services, Prairie Yard and Garden - Morris, M.N.
October '99 - May '00
Webmaster for the companion web site to the highly ranked Pioneer Public Television show, Prairie Yard and Garden. Responsible for weekly updates to textual and pictorial content. Used Allaire's HomeSite for HTML coding, Photoshop 5.5 for image manipulation, Claris File Maker Pro for episode information, RealNetwork's RealProducer Plus for streaming video production, and Pinnacle's Aladdin video editing station for screen grabs.

Comstock Construction, Inc. - Wahpeton, N.D.
June '99 - December '00
December '98
June '98 - September '98
Designed and managed large contact database of building suppliers/subcontractors. Integrated database with WinFax Pro and Microsoft Word. Installed and supervised company’s internet/intranet communications system. Photographed various job sites and implemented the images in multimedia presentations and on the company web site. Created informational papers and advertisements using various software packages.

In the summer of 1999, I redesigned the web site, allowing for faster loading time and more content. With the assistance of Northland Productions, added feedback and application forms as well as password-protected pages. Using PageMaker 6.5, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Photoshop, designed a brochure promoting the company's Earthwork/Underground division.

Krohn's Images - Wahpeton, N.D.
Served as a photographer's assistant for weddings, family pictures, large group pictures. Carried equipment, set up cameras and flashes, processed film, and developed final prints for publication in local newspaper.

Freelance Photographer
Have photographed high school seniors, families, and commercial products.

City of Wahpeton - Wahpeton, N.D.
October '94 - June '98
Videographer/producer of local city council meeting television broadcasts.

Founding member and president of the UMM Running Club. Race director for the first and second annual Homecoming run, the Cougar Quad.

WHS
Appointed:
Photography Editor, Associate Editor, and Co-Editor of the Wa-Hi Headline. Cross-country team captain, two years. Track team captain, three years.

Elected:
Senior class President, junior class Treasurer, sophomore class Vice President

Participant:
Concert band, pep band, jazz band

Community
Assisted in the sandbagging effort during the ’97 flood; served as a computer lab assistant for the U.S. West Widening our World (WOW) Internet learning seminar in Wahpeton, N.D.

UMM Honors
Dean's List member for seven consecutive terms
Scholar of the College
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society member

WHS Honors
Named:
1998 NIPA "Photographer of the Year"; N.D. Academic All-State bronze team member; National Merit "Commended Student"; Outstanding Freshman, Junior, Senior; Member of National Honor Society.