PETER KATSANIS

      121 Green Hill Road                      peter@peterkatsanis.com
      King of Prussia PA, 19406                www.peterkatsanis.com
      (610) 337-3199                  


                                 OBJECTIVE

Obtain a full-time position in the field of software development whereby I can
both utilize my educational background and expand upon my knowledge base.


                                  SUMMARY

· M.S. Computer Science; May 2002 graduation.
· Bachelors of Science in Computer Science with minors in Mathematics and Psychology.
· Proficient with Java, C, Unix, Perl / CGI, and HTML.
· Areas of expertise include network and distributed programming, web technologies
  (Servlets, Perl / CGI), and systems programming (UNIX).  


                                 EDUCATION

M.S., Computer Science; May 2002
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
GPA: 3.5/4.0
    
    · Coursework 100% complete.
    · Currently completing independent project on Servlets and web technologies.    
    · Recipient of full academic scholarship and assistantship (20-30 hrs/wk).
    · Coursework: Distributed Systems, System Programming in UNIX and C,
      Advanced System Programming, Design and Implementation of Computer Games 
      using Java, Linguistics of Programming Languages, Operating System 
      Concepts, Theory of Computability, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, 
      and Computer Organization.
    
B.S., Computer Science with minors in Mathematics and Psychology; Dec. 1999
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
Major GPA: 3.4/4.0
    
    · Hardware-oriented courses: Computer Organization and Design 
    · Software-oriented courses: Data Structures and Algorithms, Principles of 
      Programming languages, C and the UNIX environment,  Database Analysis 
      and Design, Networking and Distributed Computing, and Introduction to
      Computer Programming I and II.
    · Mathematics: Calculus I through Calculus III, Combinatorics, and 
      Linear Algebra 


                                   SKILLS

· Proficient with Java, C, Unix, Perl / CGI, and HTML.
· Extensive experience with ADA 95 and, the functional language, Scheme.
· Working knowledge of Bourne / Korn / C shell, Visual Basic (for Windows CE),
  and MySQL.
· Other programming experience includes awk, DOS (batchfile), Borland Pascal,
  JavaScript, and Assembly.
· Familiarity with Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Unix (Solaris 2.5+),
  Linux (Redhat 6.0+), Mac OS 9, and Mac OS X.
· Experience with Photoshop 5.5, Illustrator 9.0, QuarkXpress 4.0, 
  Dreamweaver 4, and FrameMaker 5.5.6.


                                 EXPERIENCE
                                 
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Graduate Assistant (6/00 - 8/01) -- Teachers Assistant

    · Assisted students with "System Programming in UNIX and C" (Spring '01),
      "Software Development and Systems" (Spring '01), and "Distributed Systems"
      (Summer '01) course material and laboratory assignments.
    · Graded all programming assignments for System Programming in UNIX and C,
      Software Development and Systems, and Distributed Systems.
    · Modified bourne shell and awk scripts to partially automate grading and
      report generation of student assignments.
      
Graduate Assistant (1/01 - 5/01) -- Junior System Administrator

    · Conducted full and incremental system backups.
    · Wrote custom bourne shell scripts to monitor student computer usage, and
      to email idle students.
    · Developed HTML based front-end for displaying web cam pictures using 
      Perl / CGI.

Research Assistant (6/00 - 5/01) -- National Science Foundation (NSF) grant

    · Constructed custom Perl / CGI scripts to display selected MySQL data over
      the web using HTML.
    · Created new tables and modified old tables using the MySQL commandline.
    · Gathered information from various sources to offer background data for
      the study.

Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
Teachers Assistant / Grader (8/98 - 5/00) 

    · Assisted students with "Introduction to Computer Science I" (Fall '99),
      "Principles of Programming Languages" (Spring '99 and Spring '00), and 
      "Data Structures and Algorithms" (Fall '98 and Fall '99) course material
      and laboratory assignments.
    · Graded programming assignments for Introduction to Computer Science I, 
      Principles of Programming Languages, and Data Structures and Algorithms. 
    · Helped maintain Data Structures and Algorithms (Fall `98) web page.   
      
Sapho Enterprises, Wildwood, NJ
Web Designer (5/01 - Present) 

    · Redesigned company web page (http://www.quebecnjshore.com).


                        AFFILIATIONS and ACTIVITIES

President (1998 - 2000), Association for Computing Machinery, Student Chapter
Member (1998 - Present), Association for Computing Machinery, National Organization


References available upon request (peter@peterkatsanis.com)