Jason J. Simas                                                 (805) 646-3000
                                                              jjsimas@acm.org
                                  http://chart2d.sourceforge.net/jjsimas/prof

Objective:
To obtain short-term  work  or  contracts  (not  to  exceed  four  months  in
duration) engineering software in Java.

Education:
1997.6-2001.8            BS in Computer Science and Philosophy (double major)
                                          California State University, Fresno
* Graduated August 2001 (summa  cum  laude)  with  a  4.00  CSci  GPA  and  a
  4.00 CSUF GPA.
* Built strong software engineering knowledge and skills through the study of
  SE and software systems.
* Conducted advanced studies in Software Engineering, Operating Systems,  and
  Databases.
* Conducted independent study in  Formal  Methods  for  engineering  critical
  software components.
* Conducted introductory  studies  in  Computer  Organization,  Architecture,
  Graphics, Theory, and AI.
* Built strong analysis and evaluation skills through the study of  reasoning
  and logic in Philosophy.

Employment:
2000.4-        Lead Software Engineer                 Chart2d.sourceforge.net
* Sole Engineer of an open source Java class library named Chart2D.
* Chart2D  is   a   library   for   visualizing   quantitative   data   using
  two-dimensional charts.
* Chart2D consists of 14,750 lines of program  logic  over  45  classes  with
  class inheritance six levels deep.
* Chart2D received 15,886 visits  in  January  making  it  the  most  popular
  library of its kind.
* Chart2D was written while I was employed as a student software engineer for
  my university.
1999.1-2001.5  Student Software Engineer Recruitment Technology Systems, CSUF
* One of only five student software  engineers  employed  by  my  university.
* Sole engineer of three applications and one library  consisting  of  18,500
  lines of program logic and 60 classes.
* Software artifacts provided data entry, data editing, or data  presentation
  functionality.
* Software artifacts were written in Java  and  SQL  and  accessed  a  remote
  Oracle database over a network.

Skills:
3 years        Java, Swing, Java2D  Wrote 25,000 lines of program logic; four
                                    applications and one library.
3 years        OO Design            Designed  70  classes  with   a   maximum
                                    inheritance of six levels deep.
2 1/2 years    Jbuilder Personal    Used   Jbuilder   to   implement,   test,
                                    document, and maintain Java code.
2 years        SQL                  Used  SQL  in  applications  that   read,
                                    wrote, or updated data in a DB.
2 years        C, C Library         Wrote  5,000  lines  of  program   logic;
                                    mostly homework assignments.
1/2 years      Various languages    Gained  cursory  experience   with   C++,
                                    Scheme, and Prolog.