Travis Emmitt

                      http://travisemmitt.com/contact/

Objective:

Full-time or part-time employment in application and/or web development, ideally within a telecommuting environment.


Qualifications Summary:

- B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science
- 15+ years of software development experience in PC, Linux, UNIX, and VMS environments
- 10+ years of web development experience (Apache, PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- 10+ years of technical writing experience (design documents, test procedures, user manuals)
- Primary languages: C/C++, FORTRAN, Java, JavaScript, PERL, PHP, XSLT
- Additional languages: Assembly, FoxPro, Pascal, Python


Education:

Master of Computer Science - August 1999
University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA

- Area of Research: Information Retrieval
- Courses: advanced algorithms, biological sequence analysis, computer architecture, computer theory, distributed interactive simulation, distributed operating systems, probability, programming languages, software engineering
- GPA: 3.9 / 4.0

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science - May 1995
College of William and Mary - Williamsburg, VA

- Specific CS courses: algorithms, compiler construction, database programming, graphics
- Other science: astronomy, geology, oceanography, organic chemistry, physics, psychology
- GPA: 3.2 / 4.0 (Computer Science: 3.5 / 4.0)


Work Experience:

CareerPerfect - Bellingham, WA  (April 2003 - present)
Lead Developer

- Maintain, overhaul, and expand their large commerce-based web site and intranet
- Configure, modify, and manage their internal forum and wiki
- Convert front-end and back-end sites to W3C-compliant XHTML/CSS
- Assist in management of web servers (Linux) and testing machines (Linux, Windows, OSX)
- Perform developmental work using: PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Apache
- Assist design work using: Macromedia Fireworks, OpenOffice.org, GIMP

Boxer Learning - Charlottesville, VA  (January 2000 - December 2002)
Computer Programmer

- Developed Java applets for interactive demonstration of mathematical concepts
- Developed Java servlets for tracking and managing users' activities and account information
- Created and maintained a large set of intranet pages pertaining to applets, servlets
- Wrote and improved specifications documents, testing documents, user manuals
- Majority of work in Java, XML/XSL, JavaScript, PERL, MySQL, Struts on Windows, Linux

Simpson Weather Associates - Charlottesville, VA  (1990 - present, part time)
Computer Programmer, Field and Lab Assistant

- Developed software for analysis and display of real-time Doppler lidar signal data
- Developed software for visualization of air quality and stereoscopic profiling models
- Assisted integration of multiple graphical applications under a single GUI
- Assisted construction, testing, and operation of Coal Car Load Profiling System
- Interpreted meteorological data records, performed stereoscopic photogrammetry
- Responsible for company web site construction and management
- Majority of work in FORTRAN, C, X-Motif on Windows, UNIX

University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA  (September 1997 - August 1999)
Teaching Assistant, advisor: Kevin Sullivan
Research Assistant, advisor: Jim French

- Developed and evaluated information retrieval algorithms over the TREC testbed
- Co-author on papers; see http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cyberia/papers.html
- Majority of work in PERL, C on UNIX

Rockwell / Boeing - Arlington, VA and Anaheim, CA  (July 1995 - May 1997)
Computer Programmer (DoD security clearance)

- Developed and improved GUI applications used in CAD of naval ship topsides
- Developed utilities facilitating documentation and porting of source code and data libraries
- Assisted analysis, demonstration of Theater Ballistic Missile Defense scenario modeling
- Responsible for writing and updating several user manuals and software design documents
- FDDI enhancement: test planning, COTS integration, and message database revision
- Responsible for office web site construction and management
- Majority of work in C/C++, X-Motif, FORTRAN, FoxPro on VMS, UNIX, Windows

College of William and Mary - Williamsburg, VA  (1992 - 1994)
Computer Programmer, Office Assistant

- Assisted in electronic processing of donations for Gifts Office
- Database programming with Datatrieve in VMS
- Developed survey tabulation software for Counseling Center

Additional Computer Skills:

- Created several hobby-related web sites; see tripalot.com
- Manage home office network consisting of Linux and Windows PCs
- Primary editors: UltraEdit, Dreamweaver, OpenOffice.org, vi
- Multimedia editors: Macromedia Fireworks, Sony Vegas, Cakewalk Sonar, Cool Edit
- Other frequently used tools: ssh, rsync, make, shell scripts, batch files

Personal Interests:

- Music composition, performance, recording, production, distribution, discussion
- Creative/critical/technical writing, game development, information architecture
- Hiking, biking, kayaking, jogging, cross-country skiing, swimming, tennis, golf
- History, nature, travel, photography, psychology, environmental science


References are available upon request

Last modified: 2009-06-19