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Greetings.
I am a recent graduate from Purdue University with a bachelor's
degree in computer science and a minor in biology, having returned to
school after several years of being a full-time programmer/analyst. I
am looking for an applications programmer position that will combine my
computer skills with my interest in the life sciences. Possible jobs
types could be:
-- graphics/simulation of chemical/biological structures,
-- liaison support programmer/analyst for biologists,
-- developing biologically oriented applications,
-- or some other niche that would intertwine my vocation (computers)
with my avocation (biology).
I have extensive experience in C, FORTRAN, BASIC, UNIX (4.3 and SYS V),
RSX with some experience in MACRO-11 and MC68000 assembly language, PASCAL,
LISP, RSTS and whatever else I can get my hands on. My computer work has
been on CDCs, PDP-11s, VAXen, SUN workstations, AT&T 3B2s, Motorola 6300s,
PC-compatibles and Macintoshes.
During my pre-school employment I worked with teams of programmers,
support people, and end users to develop specifications, documentation,
and code. Most of my work was with the applications side of inter-computer
communications (electronic mail and news/program exchange) along with
databases and user interfaces. My scholastic work has been in the area
of graphics, simulation, numerical methods, and the theory of computation.
While at college I have taken many biology and chemistry classes in
addition to my CS classes.
I am willing to relocate to any place outside the Midwest, except
southern California.
If you know of a job position that might meet my desires and job
skills, please pass along the above information and the following resume.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
-- Rick
Whom: Rick Westerman Phone: (work) (317)-494-4625
cgw@i.cc.purdue.edu (home) (317)-447-9584
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Richard Westerman
1704 Rainey St.
Lafayette IN 47905
(317) 447-9584
cgw@i.cc.purdue.edu
Job Objective
As a programmer/analyst integrating computer science with the life
sciences either in a research or application position, especially in the
areas of networks, user interfaces, and graphics.
Professional Work History
Jan. 1987 - present: Department of Botany, Purdue University, W.
Lafayette IN 47906. Student programmer. Maintain and upgrade a set of
programs that constitute a database of herbicide experiments. Work is
done on the RSTS operating system using BASIC. Design and convert the
database to run on Macintosh personal computers. The conversion is being
done via the OMNIS III database program and the 'C' programming
language.
Contact: Dr. Tom Bauman, Lilly Hall, (317) 494-4625.
1980 - Jan. 1987: Agricultural Data Network (ADN), Purdue University.
During my employment at ADN, I held several positions.
1980 - 1981. Troubleshooter: Answered phone calls concerning computer
problems from the 92 Indiana county Co-operative Extension offices.
Wrote programs to aid troubleshooting and to upgrade the ADN to
county electronic communications network.
1981 - 1984. Programmer/Analyst: Designed and implemented programs
for the country computers (DEC 11v03 mini-computers, RT-11 operating
system) and for the ADN communications computer (DEC 11/70, RSX,
FORTRAN and 'C' languages). Major projects included an electronic
mail system, design of a consistent user interface for the Extension
computers, and automated transfer of data between Purdue-based
computers. Maintained "in-house" programs as needed.
1984 - 1987. Student programmer: The same position as in 1981-84, but
with fewer hours. During this time, ADN was converting to UNIX-based
super-micro computers. Projects included communications and
operational work on UNIX Sys V and BSD 4.3 computers. Also upgraded
ADN's electronic bulletin board service.
Contact: Earle Nay, Smith Hall. (317) 494-8333.
1979 - 1980. Digital Software Systems, Lafayette IN 47901. Programmer.
Designed and wrote small business software for WANG mini/micro computers
(T- and VM-series). Products included accounting, inventory control,
financial planning packages.
Educational Background
1984 - 1987. Purdue University. Received a Bachelor of Science
degree in computer science with minors in biology and chemistry
December, 1987. Returned to college in order to formalize my computer
science knowledge and to explore in depth the biological sciences.
CS courses include the theory and analysis of algorithms, numerical
methods, interactive graphics (using SUN workstations), simulation
and modeling.
Biology courses include ecology, cell structure, basic and advanced
genetics.
1972 - 1974. Purdue University. Major in computer engineering. No degree
obtained.
1969 - 1972. North Central High School, Indianapolis IN. Awarded
National Merit Scholarship.
Systems and languages
Extensive experience in: RSX, RT, UNIX, 'C', BASIC, FORTRAN, Pascal.
Some experience in: RSTS/E, Macro-11 & MC68000 assembly language.
I am familiar with a variety of micro-computers, including Macintoshes,
PC-type machines (I have owned a Zenith PC compatible) and Atari
machines (I presently own an Atari ST computer and am the public domain
librarian for the local Atari ST users' group).
Personal
Home address: 1704 Rainey Street, Lafayette, IN 47905
Phone: home (317) 447-9584, work (317) 494-4625
Age: 33, married, two children.
References, university transcript, or typeset resume available upon
request.