William Frederick Tracy
afishionado@gmail.comwtracy@calpoly.edu
I am currently looking for an internship in software engineering in northen California (I'm living in the greater North Bay Area).
Education
Santa Rosa Junior College - Received A.S. degree June 2006.
UC Berkeley summer session 2004:
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs using Lisp
California Polytechnic State University - Majoring in Software Engineering.
Discrete Structures
Teamwork
Statistical Methods for Engineers
Design & Analysis of Algorithms
Engineering Economics
Quality Engineering
Systems Programming
Technical Writing
Skills
I am familiar with popular Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix environments. I have experience installing and administering both Windows and Linux systems, successfully troubleshooting and fixing both software and hardware problems.
I have programmed in QBasic, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, MASM assembly, Python, Perl, and Scheme (Lisp). I am familiar with both Java and Unix APIs. I consider myself very knowledgeable about Java's Swing library in particular.
Related Activities
NBLUG (North Bay Linux Users Group) panel speaker.
Open Source Projects
I created CAS, an Open Source, web-friendly computer algebra system based on Hartmath. I have worked on Project Looking Glass, Sun Microsystem's three-dimensional Unix/Linux desktop environment, including rewriting their developer documentation. I have contributed to several Java libraries as well, including SkinLF (a library for making Swing programs "skinnable") and SwingFX (a set of reusable Swing components, not to be confused with Sun's JavaFX?).
Work Experience
Math Lab Assistant at Santa Rosa Junior College (Winter 2003-2004)
Assisted JC students using computers and software including Maple, Word, Excel, Photoshop, and Macintosh OS X.
Temporary Worker (Summer 2006)
Handed out road maps at AAA and helped customers plan road trips. Also prepared marketing leaflets for Barbara's Bakery.
Wine Cataloger (Summer 2007)
Rearranged a wine cellar for a private party and set up a web-based tracking system.