Work Experience Software Engineer at Avid Technology Inc., Tewksbury MA
June 2006 through present
  • Maintained and supported 3rd party C++ APIs for Avid Workgroups 4 and Avid Interplay
  • Wrote tools to detect and correct errors in media metadata using C++ and COM
  • Implemented buisness logic for a web-services API using Java
Programmer Intern at Mad Doc Software, Lawrence MA
Summer 2005
  • Implemented interfaces for real-time strategy game demos in C++
Game Artist at Mad Doc Software, Lawrence MA
January 2003 through August 2003
  • Created concepts, models, textures, animations and icons for Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna.
Character Builder and Artist at Zoesis Studios, Newton MA
July 2000 through August 2002
  • Created models, textures, and backdrops using Mirai and Photoshop.
  • Modified development tools using C++, Perl and CVS
  • Brought 3D characters to life using C++ and a LISP-like behavioral language.
Education Masters Degree in Computer Science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA

August 2003 to May 2006
  • Conducted independant, original research to complete Master's Thesis
  • Designed a 2x2 experiment, designed and developed a test application, conducted user-studies, and analyzed the resulting data using SAS
BS in Computer Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA

September 1994 to May 1999
  • Studied theoretical computer science and graphics
  • Mentored freshman computer science majors
Computer Skills Artistic Software: Photoshop, 3D Studio MAX, Mirai
Languages: C/C++, Java, Perl, LISP, SAS