About Me

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This is a brief summary of my academic and professional history.

I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Assumption College in the spring of 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science.

After graduating, I took a position at Roger Williams University in the fall of 2007 as a Computer Support Technician I. I quickly demonstrated that I was a skillful, dedicated and hardworking employee and subsequently received several promotions in a short period of time; going from a technician I to a technician IV in less then three years.

At Roger Williams University, my primary responsibility was to assist and resolve any technical computing issues of the faculty and administrators. The clients I supported included the president, vice presidents, and their administrative staff, the College of Architecture and Engineering deans, professors and their administrative staff.

The clients I supported were the most demanding at the university and required me to be able to provide fast and effective solutions to a multitude of issues, many that I had never encountered previously. This pressure honed my ability to work effectively under pressure, and to be able to quickly research a problem and find a solution.

When I was not actively supporting my clients I was engaged in learning new technologies in an effort to streamline the department’s workflows and to reduce the labor-intensive processes by implementing unsupervised solutions. My computer science background and keen ability to problem solve and easily learn new topics allowed me excel in learning and implementing new technologies.

In my final year at the university I started to take on more roles of a junior system administrator. However, the lack of creative output required in information technology encouraged me to return to my computer science education and attempt to advance the skills necessary to change career paths and become a skilled software developer by attaining my Master’s Degree.

I began my graduate school career in the fall of 2008 at UMass Dartmouth as a part time student. In the spring of 2009 I began taking courses at Bridgewater State University and was accepted into the matriculating program in the fall of 2009 as a part time student. In the spring of 2010 I left my position with Roger Williams University and became a full time graduate student.

In the summer of 2010, I performed a three-month internship with Harris Corporation as a Software Developer Intern. The experience at Harris was stressful with many deadlines and high expectations of a graduate intern. However, I was experienced in dealing with stress and I was able to excel. With my little time and lack of previous knowledge with the product, I was able to make contributions to the project, which will actually be shipped with the final product release.

I enjoyed the internship, as it was a creative outlet that required a high degree of problem solving. This internship allowed me to demonstrate my abilities as a software developer and to show the quality and worth of my educational background.