CLINT LIPINSKI
Alexandria, VA
clint@acm.vt.edu
(703) 916-1860 (home)

OBJECTIVE:

To secure a position in a computer-related field: internet application development, web development, software development. Creative outlet a plus.

EDUCATION:

B.S., Computer Science, Virginia Tech, May 1997. In-major GPA: 3.0

SKILLS:

Languages: Perl, JSP, SQL, C, JavaScript, shell script/BAT, Pascal, Basic
WWW: HTML, dynamic content (using Perl/JSP), internet applications, automation
Operating Systems: UNIX (Solaris/Linux/FreeBSD), Windows (95/98/NT/2K), DOS, OS/2
Internet: TCP/IP, SNMP, FTP server administration, basic internet tools (sendmail, telnet, ssh, traceroute, Outlook, IRC, etc)
Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 7, Oracle 8.
Networking: basic LAN administration, ethernet/hubs, modems
Hardware: full PC assembly, hardware troubleshooting and upgrades
Enjoy learning new technologies, working with unfamiliar systems
Intuitive computer user -- started at age 5, internet user since 1991
Type proficiently at over 100 wpm, 99% accuracy
Excellent problem-solving skills. Creative-minded, including music skills
DSL connection to home (can work remotely when necessary)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

July 2000
through
October 2000

Technical Consultant (consulting for Cornell Technologies)
Capital Advantage.  Merrifield, VA
Duties: Assisting in the final development phase of CapWiz 6.0, a Perl-based, object-oriented, Oracle-driven political software product used by over 500 clients for automating messages to congressman and monitoring political events. (Company demo at: http://capwiz.com/demo/.)
Accomplishments: Redeveloped most of the "Mail Your Congressman" section, as well as part of the "Megavote" mailing list manager. Developed several different kinds of web objects, including modules to dynamically generate HTML based on input data, as well as modules which utilize SQL to manipulate political data residing in the Oracle 8 database.

January 2000
through
July 2000

Technical Consultant  (consulting for Cornell Technologies)
Cable & Wireless Internet Engineering Dept.  Reston, Virginia.
This position was nearly identical to my position at MCI from July 1997 through January 1999.
Duties: Developing web reports to support internal network capacity planning. Distributing internet link utilization reports to customers. Monitoring processes critical to reporting system. Determining the nature of and correcting system failures. Addressing customer email requests, problems, and complaints.

February 1999
through
October 1999

Internet Application Developer
Loki Technologies.  Bethesda, Maryland.
Duties: Improving company intranet using JSPs (Java Server Pages), converting JSPs from using flat file databases to MS SQL Server 7.0, developing client websites.
Accomplishments: Developed newsfeed web site for legal counsel association using Perl (http://www.acca.com/newsnet). Daily newsfeeds are parsed and stored in a Postgres database. Interface allows navigation through several legal categories and includes headlines from current legal events in 3 randomly-chosen legal areas. Developed web-based registration system for legal counsel association, using Perl and a flat-file registration database. Lawyers attending annual conference can log in, select classes attended, and credits are automatically calculated for each state they are a bar member of. (Demo at: http://www.acm.vt.edu/~clint/cgi/portfolio/1/register.pl.) Developed timesheet entry and reporting system using JSP and MS SQL Server 7.0, and migrated data from the previous system. Employees can securely record timesheets for multiple projects, while project managers build reports to assist with business operations. Developed a multi-project issue tracking system (JSP/MS SQL Server 7) for management of web-submitted issues and bugs, allowing clients to view issues related to their projects.

Technical Consultant  (consulting for NDCGroup, Inc.)
MCI Internet Engineering Dept. (now Cable & Wireless).  Reston, Virginia.
Duties: Automating the ISICS (Internet Statistics Integrated Collection System) reporting system via development of web applications. Distributing internet link utilization reports to customers. Developing new reports. Resolving report discrepancies. Ensuring all SNMP data was collected. Monitoring processes critical to reporting system. Determining the nature of and correcting system failures. Addressing customer email requests.
Accomplishments: Using Perl, automated new report registration and report change requests (such as changing distribution lists, customer names, delivery frequencies and formats). Created secure customer website to generate realtime graphical port utilization reports. Created and added weekly, hourly, and "raw data" internet utilization reports. Created and maintained "mini-ISICS", a rapidly-deployed emergency Perl-based backup SNMP data collection system. Using mini-ISICS, collected critical customer data missed by the overloaded ISICS 2.0 system. Added automated internal problem tracking to report delivery system, including customer form emails to explain common report problems. Integrated generation and delivery of port utilization graphs using GIFs sent via MIME email attachments. Developed email-based password request system for internal website. Created news flashes system to send messages to all report recipients. Wrote monitors to check the status of all reports, as well as double-checking critical statistics and flagging any discrepancies. Developed sanity-check scripts to ensure that flat file databases do not have orphan entries.

Summer: 1995

TSM Corp.  Manassas, Virginia.
Developed technical documentation for the Navy's Seahawk attack helicopter. Used a proprietary military markup language similar to HTML to create pages, and a VAX VMS mainframe to compile each page into a printable format.

Summer: 1994

IBM (Loral)/TSM Corp.  Manassas, Virginia.
Developed interactive hypertext CD-ROM version of the 1900-page Fisher Scientific Catalog. Used proprietary OS/2 HTML language and browser called TV/2. Verified hypertext links, scanned images. Using scripting, GREP, regular expressions, and macros, developed a document error-checking system that greatly increased productivity and allowed our deadline to be met. After leaving for college, my group submitted the system and it later won an internal IBM award for best timesaving idea.

HOBBIES:

Personal web page: Although I cannot work on it full time, I have a rough, personal web page at http://www.acm.vt.edu/~clint. It includes personal media catalogs, a media search engine (with top searches list), usage stats, wedding & house pages, etc.
Audiovisual skills: cd mastering & duplication, complex A/V hardware setups, A/V format conversion (vinyl records and CDs to mp3, VHS to digital video, etc), sound editing & enhancement (CoolEdit/SoundForge), guitar, drums, basic musical composition.
Maintained and modified C source code for single-user internet-accessible bulletin board system (Aug 1992-May 1994, WWIV 4.21, 800 users).

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