pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) (01/29/88)
I am a 3rd year undergraduate seeking summer employment in a field related to computer science: I am especially interested in applications of computers in science, particularly in the biological sciences. A resume follows. --- PETER WISNOVSKY 222A 1901 Hall 179 Prospect Avenue Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08540 Princeton, N.J. 08544 (609) 924-9457 (609) 734-6109 Objective Summer employment in a field related to Computer Science, with a special interest in applications of computing to other fields of science such as biology. Relevant Academic Experience I am currently a Junior at Princeton University working towards an A.B. degree in Computer Science. By the end of the spring 1987-1988 term I will have completed the following computer science related courses at the University: * Theory of Automata and Computation: theory of mathematical models of computing devices through the study of abstract machines and corresponding formal languages. * Computational Geometry: introduction to the study of geometric algorithms. * Compilation Techniques: algorithms and concepts of translator systems; the course-work centers around writing a compiler for a programming language of the student's design, using the tools provided by the Unix operating system. * Data Structures: fundamental computer algorithms and data structures in the Pascal programming language. * Discrete Mathematics: the mathematics of integers and algorithms, geared towards CS majors. * Computer Systems Organization: organization of computer system hardware and software, including the VAX Unix Assembler and C programming languages and the Unix operating system. * Artificial Intelligence and Human Cognition: an introduction to AI topics and the LISP programming language. In addition to course-work, the Department of Computer Science requires all A.B. CS Juniors to complete an Independant Work project on a topic to be agreed upon by the student and his or her advisor(s), in two one-term parts: my first-term project was a simulation of natural selection in trees, using fractal models and light-gathering efficiency as the agent of selection; my advisors on this project are Professor Andrew Appel of the Computer Science Department and Professor Henry Horn of the Biology Department. The project was written in Think Technology's LightSpeed C compiler for the Macintosh. I also took the following course at Princeton High School: * Advanced Placement Computer Science: instruction in the Apple II Pascal programming language in preparation for the Computer Science Advanced Placement exam (my score on this exam placed me in a sophomore-level computer science course upon entering Princeton). Relevant Employment Experience I am currently employed by the University as the on-site consultant for an AppleTalk local-area network in my dormitory. April 1987 - August 1987 Worked for a group of astrophysicists at the Institute for Advanced Study developing tools for modeling collisions of galaxies, with an emphasis on writing tools for display of images, and on the generation of images from spatial information using geometric algorithms; in C on Sun workstations. February 1987 - April 1987 Student Site Manager, Engineering Quadrangle Information Center, Princeton University Computing Center. Responsible for the operation of the site, supervision of student consultants and the training of new or narrowly-trained consultants in accordance with a published core curriculum. January 1986- February 1987 Student Consultant, 87 Prospect Information Center, Princeton University Computing Center. Primary duties included: assisting students and faculty members in the use of a variety of software packages on a number of different operating systems, including Macintosh, VM/CMS on an IBM 3081, Unix on a VAX 8700 and MS-DOS on IBM Personal Computers. In addition to assisting users in the Information Center, some consultants also give lectures at the Computing Center in areas of expertise: I have given lectures on both Text Processing using Microsoft Word and Communications with the Macintosh. Summer, 1985 Worked on a project for International Cyber Machines, Inc., to implement a phonetic character system for Chinese language and related tools on a Macintosh in C and Pascal. Winter 1983 to Spring 1985 (full-time during the summers and part - time during the school years) Retail sales, Clancy-Paul Computer Store, Princeton University Store division (Apple Macintosh and IBM Personal Computer systems). I was especially involved in dealing with the Apple University Consortium project. Fall 1982 to Fall 1983 (summer and school year) Retail sales, Harry Strauss and Sons (Commodore, Apple II and IBM PC compatible computer systems). --- Thank you for your consideration. -- Peter Wisnovsky pswisnov@phoenix.princeton.edu BitNet: pswisnov@pucc Please use mail: this news feed is VERY unreliable.