To secure a leadership position in an engineering or operations research field.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson,Arizona.
Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude and Honors, May 1999. Major: Systems Engineering, Software Option.GPA- 3.79
(8/95 - Present) Student, Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program Scholarship
Teaching Assistant
-Organized web page and equipment relating to a digital logic laboratory class.
(2/92 - 8/95) United States Marine Corps
Platoon Sergeant
-Held challenging leadership positions under stressful conditions in high-profile environments
-Performed routine and administrative duties requiring meticulous attention to detail
-(as a Field Radio Operator) Operated and maintained a wide variety of mission-critical communication and electronic equipment
(8/91 - 2/92) Sprint, Inc.
Office Assistant and Personal Computing Analyst
-Installed, operated, and conducted training in software and hardware components
-Troubleshooting user problems throughout the sales department
-Performed routine office duties
(8/89 - 8/92) Office of the Vice President, Rice University
Database Programmer
-Developed and maintained a networked database application (using dBASE III+) storing information critical to the department's operations
-Operated and maintained other networked office computer systems
(5/90 - 7/90) Arizona Department of Water Resources
Intern
-As a team member, gathered real-world field data from sites in Southeastern Arizona
-Developed new mapping and indexing systems that improved the department's efficiency
-Produced graphics and data presentations for an official State publication
-Received Governor's Internship Award for outstanding service
(8/89 - 8/92) Athletics Office, Rice University
Head Lifeguard
-Supervised training, maintenance, and scheduling
(3/87 - 8/89) Tokyo Express Restaurants
Crew Leader
-Supervised training, small kitchen crews, and business details
Secretary of the Navy's Distinguished Midshipman Graduate, 1999.Institute of Industrial Engineers and SIE Department Outstanding Senior,1998-1999. SIE Department's A. Wayne Wymore Award for Excellence in Systemsand Industrial Engineering. UofA NROTC Student of the Semester,Spring 1997. Navy League Outstanding Senior Award, 1999. USAA Spirit Award,1999.
Reuben Myron Winslow Scholarship,1998; Goodwin-Campbell Scholarship, 1997;Frank H. Buchella Scholarship, 1996; Spirit of Achievement Scholarship,1996, 1998.
Two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Two Good Conduct Medals, and Six Meritorious Masts, 1992-1998.
University of Arizona Honors Society
Tau Beta Pi EngineeringHonors Society
Semper Fi Club Treasurer,1996-97; President, 1998-99.
Proficiency in MS-DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000 workstation and server administration, Apple MacOS 7/8/9/OS X, and UNIX operating systems; Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, Excel, and other business applications; programming in Java, Pascal, FORTRAN, 68000 Assembly, C++, HTML, Delphi, Visual dBASE, dBASE III+, MATLAB; Windows PC and Macintosh hardware and networking set-up and maintenance.
Spanish, oral and written fluency. Japanese, basic conversational ability. Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.