mikec@milton.u.washington.edu (Mike Csoppenszky) (03/09/91)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- M.S.E.E. From the University of Washington, Seattle (USA) seeks position related to one or more of the following (June graduate): Computer Architecture Parallel Processing Fault-tolerant Computer Architecture Computer Communications Networks I'm open to relocate ANYWHERE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir/Madam, I am a graduate student at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA), specializing in computer architecture, parallel processing, and computer communications networks. I expect to obtain my M.S. degree in electrical engineering in June of this year. I am very interested in attaining a position in one or more of the above areas. I am open to relocate anywhere in the USA or europe. After the completion of my undergraduate studies, I chose to join the electrical engineering department's FTCL (Fault-Tolerant Computing Laboratory) at the University of Washington. The FTCL is under the direction of Arun K. Somani, who is an active researcher in this field. As an example, a high-performance fault-tolerant 256 processor parallel computer is being developed for image processing applications using a hypercube topology. In short, the last few years of my education have been very research oriented. I have elected to do projects that have helped me gain experience in going from the theoretical development of a system or device to the actual implementation of a physical prototype. For example, as an undergraduate I worked on a project team led by an instructor, in which we developed a VLSI design automation system for custom high-performance Schmitt triggers used in VLSI circuits. More recently, I have developed an instruction set co-processor for vector oriented floating-point arithmetic. In addition, I have also worked for IBM in a development department concerning a multi-processor computer system (summer co-op position). I believe the practical experience I have gained from the projects I have undertaken, as well as my strong theoretical background, have created a solid foundation for the future research and development career I desire. Thanks very much for taking the time to read this, and I hope to hear from you soon. Please note: although my degree is in electrical engineering, I have also had extensive programming experience, from real-time programming to the development of SPICE-like circuit simulation programs. (NOTE: Resume attached below). Sincerely, Mike Anthony Csoppenszky 4235 12th AVE. NE Apt #202 Seattle, WA. 98105 (U.S.A) TEL: (206)547-7628 e-mail address: mikec@u.washington.edu RESUME ------ OBJECTIVE Design/development position related to computer architecture, fault-tolerant computer architecture, or parallel computer systems. EDUCATION * UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA. Sept.1989-Present Candidate for M.S. degree in electrical engineering expected in June, 1991. Research Area: Computer architecture/parallel processing. GPA: 3.7/4.0 (Cumulative) * PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Portland, OR. Sept.1984-Aug.1989 B.S. degree in electrical engineering received in Aug. 1989. Additional coursework in computer science and solid-state physics. GPA: 3.5/4.0 (Major) 3.3/4.0 (Cumulative) WORK EXPERIENCE * IBM PRE-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER June 1990 - Sept.1990 Worked in a microcode development department where I was responsible for the code development of a rather substantial portion of a pseudo-random exerciser for a high-end multiprocessor computer system. * RESEARCH ASSISTANT (University of Washington) Oct.1990 - June 1991 Assisting professor Arun K. Somani in research relating to the development of computer-aided tools for fault management of computer communications networks. * RESEARCHER FOR APPLE COMPUTER CONSULTANT Fall, 1988 Collected information, and assisted in the organization of the engineering section of Apple's CD ROM academic software demo. PROJECTS * 32-BIT ASIP FLOATING-POINT VECTOR CO-PROCESSOR Developed an application specific instruction set processor for 32-bit floating-point arithmetic on n element vectors as well as scalar values. A subset of the IEEE-754 standard is employed. Having powerful vector operations on a co-processor such as this will increase the performance of application programs that make heavy use of vector based calculations. (University of Washington) * VIRTUAL MEMORY - MULTI-PROGRAMMED OPERATING SYSTEM Enhanced a bare bones operating system to include features such as: I/O and job execution operate concurrently, virtual memory, and multiprogramming. This project used C++ on top of a multi-thread programming environment. (University of Washington) * AUTOMATED DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF CUSTOM SCHMITT TRIGGERS FOR USE IN VLSI CIRCUITS Selected as one of seven students, out of a class of fifty, to work with our instructor to develop a VLSI design automation system. This system, when given the specifications of a desired custom Schmitt Trigger, will automatically design, test, and generate the layout of the device. The system will adjust itself to varying technologies. (Portland State University) LANGUAGES/OPERATING SYSTEMS C, C++ Apple Macintosh OS Pascal MS-DOS Fortran UNIX Intel Assembly IBM VM/CMS PL/MP HyperTalk (HyerCard) MAJOR COURSEWORK (graduate) Computer Architecture Fault-tolerant Computer Architecture Parallel Processing Computer Communications Networks HONORS Member of Eta Kappa Nu, the national electrical engineering honor society. PUBLICATIONS Csoppenszky, M., Hwang, J.N., et al. "Projection Pursuit Learning Networks for Regression". Published and presented at the International Conference on Tools for Artificial Intelligence, Washington D.C., Nov. 1990. Csoppenszky, M., Sand, M., et al. "Teaching Electrical Engineering Using HyperCard", Wheels For the Mind, an Apple Computer higher education journal prepared at Boston College, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1988, pp. 50-52. INTERESTS Tennis, piano, and karate. REFERENCES Available on request.