Luke Nezda
www.fatbread.com

Objective

A challenging software engineering position doing research, development, or quality assurance for a leading technology company.

Software Skills

LanguagesJava (J2EE, Swing) * C++ (STL) * C * SQL * HTML * JavaScript
Operating SystemsLinux * Solaris * UNIX * Windows 9x/NT/2000
Applications / ToolsMS Office suite * various databases (MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle) * Rational Rose * vi * make * regular expressions

Experience

08/99 -- 05/01 Nortel Networks, Richardson, Texas
Wireless Hardware Engineer Co-op
  • Created wireless phone controller system using a combination of hardware and custom Java software to automate physical end-to-end testing of wireless phone switches saving the company 90% per node over the vendor's proprietary offering
  • Developed procedures and software tools to test ATM switch performance and capacity
  • Implemented a Java-based GUI to simplify a complex software development environment which significantly enhanced developer productivity
  • Applied analytical and problem-solving skills to solve telecom problems
  • Gained extensive knowledge of computer, switching, and routing hardware and software fundamentals first hand in high-volume commercial environment
12/97 -- 07/99 Matrix Rehabilitation, Plano, Texas
Network Analyst
  • Administered and maintained client and server machines on a TCP/IP network
  • Automated repetitive processes via scripting and other techniques
  • Initiated performance analysis and implemented performance improvements on servers which increased customer satisfaction by decreasing response times
  • Demonstrated strength in understanding customer issues and providing usability solutions that exploited existing system features or, as required, upgrades
06/96 -- 12/97 Tiger Distributing, Richardson, Texas
Computer Technician
  • Built and repaired workstation and server PCs for commercial distributor
  • Developed and documented installation and troubleshooting procedures

Education

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Master of Science, August 2002, Computer Science, Overall GPA: 3.667
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Bachelor of Science, May 2000, Electrical Engineering, Overall GPA: 3.744

Coursework

Computer Science
Computer Algorithms and Data Structures, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Object Oriented Analysis & Design, Software Engineering, Database Design, Artificial Intelligence, Queuing Theory, Automata Theory
Electrical Engineering
Electromagnetic Engineering, Electronic Devices, Communication Systems, Digital Circuits, Digital Signal Processing, and extensive mathematics

Practical Projects

  • Implemented TCP/IP stack from scratch according to RFCs using C and C++
  • Wrote 3-tier distributed database utilizing Berkeley Sockets and hashing with various load balancing policies using object oriented methods with C and C++
  • Created ad hoc telephone network simulation with custom high-performance graph data structure and dynamic shortest path and minimum spanning tree -based routing using object oriented methods and Java
  • Developed airline reservation system with GUI and persistent database with multiple indices using Java and object oriented design process producing UML design artifacts
  • Designed and implemented full-custom digital board game using Verilog and PLDs