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Brian Smith, Seattle, WA
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Plan: I am pursuing an education at the University of Florida, expecting to graduate in 2004. I intend to graduate with a degree in computer science and physics or English and to move on to graduate studies.

 

Education:

  • August 2002 · transferring to University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  • June 2000-July 2002 · University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    Honors Program. Currently majoring in history (medieval focus) and in English (creative writing focus). 3.16 cumulative GPA; 3.70 in computer science and 3.90 in English.
  • August 1997-May 2000 · Walter L. Sickles High School, Tampa, FL
    Earned a high school diploma with a 5.9 weighted GPA, 3.86 unweighted GPA. Ranked 4th in a class of 580. Graduated with honors. National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta (math competition club), Founder, 3 years President. Tampa Tribune Honors Scholar. National Merit Scholar. Forum of Gryphons (student government) Treasurer. 6 AP classes - 5 senior year (AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, AP English: Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology), and 1 junior year (AP US History).

 

Experience:

  • July 2000-present · Student Access and Computing Group, UW, Seattle, WA
    • February 2002-present: Web Team Member. Performed various roles (including team lead, head programmer, head designer, etc.) on various web sites for our department and other departments throughout the UW. Heavy emphasis on coding (mostly in Perl) and on aesthetic design skills.
    • July 2000-February 2002: Student Lab Consultant. Assisted clients with computing difficulties; taught workshops on computing on campus for freshman orientation; led workshops on hardware and software for the GEAR-UP program. Also did some web work and, during this time, have become proficient in the use (and repair) of PCs, Macintoshes, and UNIX machines. During Spring 2001, I taught a 10-week seminar on Linux for beginners to a group of 6 other staff members. My current project involves leading the team that is redesigning and centralizing the entire workshop and training process--the walk-in workshops we offer to students, staff, and faculty each quarter.
  • January 2002-present · DrakNet, Cedar Park, TX (telecommuting)
    Tech support staff. Helped customers with web hosting-related issues, from password resets to domain installations to DNS screw-ups.
  • August 2001-present · History News Network, Seattle, WA, unpaid internship
    Article editing and posting; preparing articles for the web; brainstorming of new projects, ideas, and articles.
  • May 1999-May 2000 · Henry H. Smith and Company, Algonac, MI
    Web design and data entry specialist. Used pcANYWHERE, Peachtree Accounting, MS Office, and did web design using standard text editors.
  • October 1999-April 2000 · Academic Assistance Center, AOL, volunteer position
    Tutored in high school mathematics, high school English, and middle school science. Also served as a queuekeeper and teacher aid.
  • August 1997-present · Raven's Claw Publishing, Odessa, FL and Seattle, WA
    Self-employed web design; have produced web sites for Sickles Mu Alpha Theta, and for individuals. My current projects are the College of St. Bunstable (the SCA group on campus) and Elsewhere's Unlimited, the art of Ruth T. Lampi of Bellingham, WA. Through this, I've taught myself HTML, cascading stylesheets, PHP, the basics of Perl, and basic Java and JavaScript.

 

Relevant Classes:

  • Spring 2002: CSE 373 - Data Structures and Algorithms. In C. Still taking.
  • Spring 2001: CSE 143 - Computer Programming II. In C++. 3.6.
  • Summer 2000: CSE 142 - Computer Programming I. In C. 3.8.

Publications:

Awards:

  • Dean's List, Summer 2000 and Winter 2001
  • National Merit Scholar
  • Citibank Employees' Scholar
  • Sickles Award for Excellence in Mathematics (award issued to one student per department)
  • Sickles Award for Excellence in Language Arts
  • Several "gold" and "silver" medals for dedication in work at the Academic Assistance Center
  • Myriad awards from math competitions in Mu Alpha Theta, including 2nd place in the nation in Novice Potpourri at the 1997 National Convention at the University of Washington.



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