Matthew Kava

Contact Information

Email: kavama@mnstate.edu

Objective:

An internship / job in a Computer Science-related position.

Education:

Bachelor of Science – Computer Science – May 2011
Minnesota State University Moorhead – Moorhead, MN

Relevant Coursework:

Computer Programming I / II
Advanced Programming
Network Data Communications
Linux Development
Foundations of Computing
Architecture
Ethics in the Information Age
Calculus I / II
Discrete Mathematics

Computer Skills:

Languages: C\C++, C#, PHP, SQL (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL), Shell Scripting (Willing and able to learn more as necessary)
Operating Systems: UNIX/Linux, Windows, Macintosh

Work History:

System Administrator Assistant

9/2007 – 1/2008
Minnesota State University Moorhead: CSIS Department – Moorhead, MN
•Managed and developed applications for a web environment
•Managed and maintained Linux servers and related services

CSIS Department Computer Lab Assistant

9/2007 – 1/2008
Minnesota State University Moorhead: CSIS Department – Moorhead, MN
•Maintained Windows and Linux computer labs
•Solved IT problems for lab users

Martial Arts Instructor (Tae Kwon Do)

Northwest Martial Arts – Barnesville, MN 3/2001 – 4/2008
Northwest Martial Arts – Moorhead, MN 10/2007 – Present
•Instruction of students (all ages and ranks)
•Running normal classes and tests for belt promotion
•Leading entire program when head instructor is not available
•Learning leadership, time/people management, and delegation skills

Software Developer

NAU Country Insurance Co. – Software Development Branch (Fargo, ND)
5/2009 – Present
•Developing in a C#/Visual Basic environment
•Writing and maintaining queries and packages for Oracle/MSSQL
•Working independently and with a group of peers
•Presenting results of assigned projects to peers
•Meeting deadlines for software release and projects

Activities:

Student: Tae Kwon Do (Northwest Martial Arts) 9/1998 – Present
Maintaining servers for personal use (website, IRC) 3/2007 – Present
Administrating and managing personal IRC network (NFNet.org) 4/2007 – Present
Secretary: Association of Computing Machinery (MSUM Chapter) 9/2007 – 5/2009
Student Member: National Association of Computing Machinery 3/2009 – Present
Member: Barnesville High Knowledge Bowl Team 9/2005 – 5/2007
Member: Barnesville High Track Team 3/2005 – 5/2006
Alumni: Barnesville Leadership program 10/2006 – 4/2007

Volunteer Work:

Managing gaming events of 60+ attendants; coordinating event prior to, during, and afterwards
Assisting with coordination of Tae Kwon Do tournaments
Assisting CSIS (CS, CIS, CIT) students with homework and tutoring
Contributing time and effort in the open source community

References Available Upon Request

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