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 2012
Minnesota State University Moorhead – Moorhead, MN
MSUM CSIS Department – http://mnstate.edu/comcis/

Relevant Coursework:

Primary Requirements:
CSIS 152 – Computer Programming I (Fa 2007, Dr. Rick Walker)
CSIS 221 – Foundations of Computing (Fa 2008, Dr. Abdu Bashir)
CSIS 252 – Computer Programming II (Sp 2008, Dr. Rick Walker)
CSIS 320 – Computer Architecture (Sp 2009, Dr. Abdu Bashir)
CSIS 340 – Software Engineering (Sp 2011, Mr. Michael Haugrud)
CSIS 349 – Network Data Communications (Fa 2009, Dr. Rick Walker)
CSIS 352 – Advanced Concepts in Programming (Sp 2009, Dr. Dan Brekke)
CSIS 430 – Operating Systems (Fa 2010, Dr. Sangho Park & Dr. Andrew Chen)
CSIS 435 – Compilers (Sp 2011, Dr. Andrew Chen)
CSIS 450 – Programming Languages (Sp 2010, Mr. Michael Haugrud)
CSIS 485 – Senior Seminar – Project: Pathfinding & AI (Fa 2011, Dr. Dan Brekke)

Electives:
CSIS 316 – Ethics in the Information Age (Fa 2009, Dr. Andrew Chen)
CSIS 335 – GUI Programming [Java Programming] (Fa 2010, Dr. Rhonda Ficek)
CSIS 360 – Linux Programming and Development Tools (Fa 2009, Dr. Rick Walker)
CSIS 440 – Computer Networks Software Concepts (Sp 2010, Dr. Rick Walker)
CSIS 469 – Internship (NAU Country) (Fa 2011, Dr. Dan Brekke)

Related and Other:
GDEV 190 – Introduction to Game Development [Classes first run] (Sp 2011, Dr. Andrew Chen)
MATH 234 – Intro to Probability & Stats (Su 2011, Dr. Wayne Chen)
MATH 260 – Calculus I (Fa 2007, Dr. Justin James)
MATH 261 – Calculus II (Sp 2012, Dr. Sayel Ali)
MATH 310 – Discrete Mathematics (Sp 2009, Dr. Jim Hatzenbuhler)
PHYS 200 – General Physics I [Calculus-based] (Fa 2009, Dr. Steve Lindaas)
PHYS 201 – General Physics II [Calculus-based] (Sp 2010, Dr. Steve Lindaas)
ENGL 387 – Technical Report Writing (Su 2011 Online, Ms. Dorian Harvey)

Computer Skills:

Languages:

• C/C++,
• C#,
• PHP,
• SQL (Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL),
• VB.NET,
• Java,
• Shell Scripting (Bash, Perl)

Operating Systems: UNIX/Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Willing and able to learn more as needed.

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

.NET 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:

Nintendo Freaks Button Mash – 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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