education
August 2008 to December 2008
Carnegie Mellon University
Masters in Entertainment Technology Candidate (Currently on official leave of absence)
August 2004 to May 2008
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bachelor of Science | Computer Science: Software Systems
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Awarded Highest Honors for University Honors project entitled "An Analysis and Evaluation of Current Noun Phrase Extraction Techniques"
- Overall GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
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skills
Computer Languages
- Proficient in C++, Java, VBA, SQL
- Familiar with LISP, C#, Python, C
Software
- Expert with Adobe Photoshop
- Familiar with Adobe Flash, 3D Studio Max, Adobe After Effects
Web
- Proficient in HTML, CSS, and Javascript
- Familiar with Actionscript
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experience
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January 2009 to Present*
User Interface Designer/2D Artist
*Note that in July 2009, I became a contractor, working in this same capacity, but from Pittsburgh
- Create 2D character art for use in game
- Create concept art
- Work directly with game designer to determine precise needs of each game screen
- Design information layouts to most efficiently communicate game information to player
- Create and optimize art assets and facilitate integration into the GUI programming framework
- Generate all iconography and optimize for maximum readability
- Test screens with users and iterate designs
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June 2008 to August 2008
Summer intern with the Applied Software Engineering Research (ASER) group
Text-based Event Analysis and Mapping System
- Engineered a Java desktop application for mapping and managing event information
- Designed the user interface and application functionalities
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August 2007 to May 2008
Teaching assistant | Fundamentals of Computer Science (CPSC 150) and Digital Logic (CPSC 305)
- Instructed introductory computer science students in Java
- Assisted digital logic students in designing and understanding circuits
- Provided one on one tutoring for students
- Graded all lab assignments for both classes
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June 2007 to August 2007
Summer intern with the Applied Software Engineering Research (ASER) group
Project title: "Using TFIDF Anomalies to Cluster Documents on Subject Matter"
- Investigated possible areas of research and formulated hypothesis
- Performed research on dimensionality reduction of the document clustering task
- Produced and presented a poster and presentation summarizing the work accomplished
- Produced a technical report for internal publication
During this internship I became particularly familiar with several machine learning techniques as well as certain Natural Language Processing tasks. Please view my research website to become familiar with the specifics of my research:
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/Internships/rams_07/websites/w_stcharles/
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July 2006 to August 2006
Summer Intern | Software Engineering
- Worked with managers to fully determine user specifications
- Designed and implemented work management database and GUI using VBA and Microsoft Access
This application is currently used at Sequoyah, Watts Bar, and Browns Ferry nuclear plants.
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June 2005 to August 2007
Co-founder | owner/ operator
- Designed and implemented web pages for customer needs.
- Designed company/ individual/ organization logos.
- Recorded company financial transactions.
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societies & honors
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