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evilmrhenry
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REAL NAME
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP
XXX-XXX-XXXX (home), XXX-XXX-XXXX (cell)
Summary:
• Four years of experience in development, with a focus on Python and PHP. Able and willing to learn new languages.
• Developed, released and maintained numerous open source programs.
• Significant experience under Linux and Windows. Network administration experience.
Education:
• Bachelor of Science degree from SMALL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, in Computer Science, May 2004.
• Associates of Arts degree from LOCAL Community College, CITY STATE, June 2002.
Experience:
• Associate Manager at LOCAL STORE from October 2008 to present.
• Co-founder and manager of SMALL FURNITURE STORE from January 2007 to January 2008. Created and maintained the Windows-based network and the company website.
• Part-time associate at TAX & ACCOUNTING FIRM from July 2006 to present. Performed payroll services and network administration.
• Cashier at BIG BOX RETAILER from July to August 2003.
• Paid tutor in Mathematics and Computer Science at LOCAL Community College from December 2000 to June 2002.
Major Open Source Projects:
• Endgame: Singularity, a simulation game written in Python, with assistance of two other main developers. Currently in hiatus.
• The Monster's Tower; an arcade game designed for the Pyweek competition, written in Python over the course of one week, using OpenGL libraries. Currently complete, with no plans for further changes.
• Killer Steam-Powered Robots from Dimension X; an arcade game written for a different Pyweek competition. Currently complete, with no plans for further changes.
• Dragon Hunt; a role-playing game written in Python, requiring self-directed effort over the course of several months. Currently complete.
• ToME: No Limits; a modification of the Angband variant ToME to increase the level limit to 100. This involved working within an established code base to add large number support. Currently complete, with no plans for further changes.
All projects listed have further information and source available at my website www.emhsoft.com.
Private Projects:
• Porting of the NCI2APT utility from Mastercam 9 (C++) to Mastercam X (Visual C++) for LOCAL ENGINEERING FIRM.
• Assorted PHP utility scripts for FURNITURE STORE and TAX & ACCOUNTING FIRM.
• Installation and customization of the PHP OSCommerce module for FURNITURE STORE. (Site now defunct.)
• Installation and maintenance of Quickbooks Point of Sale for FURNITURE STORE and LOCAL RETAIL STORE.
Basically, I'm trying to get a development job; I'm more or less in retail, but that is *not* what I want to be doing for the rest of my life.
Now, the questions:
1) I graduated two years early using the Running Start program. Is there a good way to note that?
2) I was working on a Master's Degree, but ended up dropping out due to time constraints. Is there a good way to note that?
Any other notes would be helpful.
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Got any recent experience in your field or projects that you've worked on? List those somewhere along with dates.
1) In the Educational section you can note your speeded up graduation with the Running Start program, something like "Bachelor of Science degree from SMALL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, in Computer Science, completed early on the Running Start program in May 2004".
2) Unless you plan on actively pursuing your masters (or going back to it) I can't think of an affective way to add it in.
Also, I don't know where you'd add this in but emphasizing your ability to adapt to a situation, work effectively in a team or on your own and being unafraid to ask questions are all good things to have as a developer.
I noted the running start program under edu, added the Skills section, and cut out the tutoring, cause I'm out of space, and don't want to go to a 2-page resume.
edit: You'll also need a cover letter.
You might also want to look up Functional Resumes since your experience really doesn't have a whole lot to do with the career you want to pursue, but your skill set does.
In the Open Source section you don't explain what you actually did on any of the projects. In your resume this and the Private Projects section should be the strong points where you layout your experience since you have very little job experience in the field, but currently you don't even really say what you did on most of them and on the ones you do it's a single line.
I got my Associate's at the same time as my High school diploma.
I've removed the running start stuff for now; that seemed to create confusion. With the addition of the new page, I dropped in a few smaller projects, and switched private and OS projects to make things fit on the page better.
I noted my involvement in the various projects, so that should be more explicit now.
Add in a personal sort of section, hobbies and interests or something like that to the bottom of page 2. Doesn't need to be long, probably about 3 points should do it. It helps pad the resume and I find employers like to know that you have a little humanity in you.
Plus it gives you a casual discussion point during an interview.
Be prepared to tailor this resume to the position you're applying for by the way.
I found when writing my resume that getting examples of friends already in the industry was really helpful.
So here's mine for reference. Spoilered for long
Systems Engineer and Analyst
Address
Skill Summary 6 years experience in software development, system analysis and web application design.
Software:
• Proficient with web service development and deployment using J2EE.
• Proficient with XML and related technologies including: XSLT, Xquery, Xpath, XML databases (Marklogic) and XML schemas
• Proficient with .NET development
• Familiar with assembly language, PERL, C, C++, UML, Python and LUA
• Software evaluations and technical proposals
• Software integration with COTS products in a production environment
• Object-oriented design and service oriented architecture.
• System security auditing
• Policy compliance and analysis
Clearances Top Secret/SI/TK, Lifestyle Polygraph
Education
• National Science Foundation’s Information Assurance Scholarship, 2002 & 2003 link
Experience Detail
Company Name,
Technical Support Specialist
• Create and manage Microsoft Sharepoint® team and customer portals
• Troubleshoot and resolve customer software, network and hardware issues.
Systems Engineer
• Designed analytic techniques to automate the correlation of target data across large disparate data sets
• Created user-interfaces with consistent themes and layout using style sheets and templates
• Implemented web services that allow system-to-system interaction based on web service standards
• Worked on bringing familiar commercial technologies such as shopping carts, dynamic reports and user-profiles to a prototype government analytical system
• Designed virtual environments for security force training and emergency planning using commercial visualization engines and modeling software.
• Provided training and customer support for clients of visualization and web products including walk-throughs, system documentation and trouble-shooting.
Digital Network Exploitation Analyst
• Pursued leads on high priority targets and developed operational and exploitation plans to reflect the needs of intelligence customers through the use of open source and classified research. Led computer network exploitation efforts against identified targets.
• Conducted analysis using multi-source data to understand global network topology and components for follow-on operations and intelligence needs.
• Engaged members of the U.S. and Second Party Intelligence Community in guiding target development to maximize exploitation of key SIGINT efforts.
• Led a team of voice collection experts to troubleshoot problems with voice collection systems. Tracked problems across multiple platforms, pinpointed failures and suggested solutions.
• Mentored new analysts. Introduced them to tools, techniques and procedures for global network and target analysis.
• Worked with military elements abroad and at home to develop requirements and fill information needs.
• Created network maps using multi-source data in support of multiple high-priority efforts.
• Attended classes through the National Cryptologic School including: Cisco Networking Wireless
Construction industry – awaiting clearance May 2004—July 2005
Information Technology Policy Editor and Trainer
• Responsible for writing and editing information security policy in compliance with NIST Federal Information Processing standards Publications and industry best practices.
• Designed and taught a training course for the VA-OIG's encryption programs and public key infrastructure.
• Conducted initial stages of security self-assessment on the OIG global database in compliance with NIST Special Publications 800 Series.
• Performed general workstation and network troubleshooting for local departments of Audit, Investigations, Management, and Data Analysis
Bullets are great but you really need to help out a hiring manager. Give them some ideas of what you're looking for. What you want to do. That first paragraph should grab a hiring manager and give them a very clear idea of what you're skills are. You want to entice them to read further. You should be selling yourself. And remember you are writing to a hiring manager. Not a techie or even the IT department so try to keep the technical details in but don't try to over complicate it.
As an example here is part of mine: